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  www.eagle.org
Safety, Service, Solutions – These three goals define the activities of ABS. They are the bedrock upon which our commitment to set standards of excellence as one of the world’s leading ship classification societies is founded. From its World Headquarters in Houston, TX, USA, ABS delivers services and solutions to a worldwide client list through a network of local representatives working from more than 150 offices in 70 countries. The core competencies of this worldwide network of ABS professionals lie in the fields of survey, engineering and auditing. Backing these field representatives is an unequivocal commitment to research and development. ABS also operates with a decentralized management structure from three divisions to better serve our marine and offshore clients.
Offices:-
- ABS Americas Headquarters Houston, TX, USA
- ABS Europe Headquarters London, UK
- ABS Pacific Headquarters Singapore
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 www.bmtdsl.co.uk
BMT Defence Services is the leading independent centre of through life naval design and capability management in Europe, with expertise in platform design for surface warships, submarines and auxiliaries. A wide range of government and industry customers engaged in the development of technically complex, highly integrated systems rely on BMT Defence Services for its systems engineering and information solutions expertise. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMT Group, the ownership structure of our parent assures our independence of any manufacturing interest. BMT Defence Services is based in Bath and Weymouth in the United Kingdom.
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 www.bimco.org
BIMCO is an interest group and membership organisation offering practical and tangible services to ship-owners, managers, brokers, agents, operators, associations and other entities connected with the international shipping industry.
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 www.bpshipping.com
BP Shipping was formed in 1915 as the British Tanker Company, to carry products for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, the forerunner of British Petroleum. In its long history, BP Shipping has earned world-wide recognition in safety and operational development, including contributions and initiatives to develop and improve safety and environmental protection such as major oil pollution recoveries facilities, inert gas, crude oil washing systems, tin free anti-foulings, extension of double hull structures around bunker tanks and under cargo pumprooms, the early adoption of low emission main engines and continues its programme of reducing environmental impact through application of the ISO14001 standard.
BP Shipping is BP Group’s centre of marine expertise and provides marine assurance activities to the BP Group. BP Shipping also operates an international fleet of crude and product tankers, gas carriers, offshore support vessels, coastal vessels and commercially operates time charter vessels.
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 www.bctq.com
BCTQ is one of the world's leading fully integrated maritime consultancies with the capacity to offer the largest variety of maritime sector services and products. BCTQ possesses a worldwide team of professionals working on a variety of marine projects from roll on roll off, cargo, oil and gas, defence and port systems, to large commercial passenger vessels and large luxury yachts.
With UK offices in London, Southampton, Bristol, Isle of Man and Newcastle upon Tyne and international offices in Dubai and Sydney, BCTQ follows a continuous programme of identifying new market opportunities and as such is broadening its reach into new geographic areas across the globe. BCTQ is part of the Oceanic Investment Corporation.
Services provided by the company include:
• Naval Architecture and Vessel Design
• Marine Engineering
• Marine Expert Services
• Marine Safety Services
• Analysis and Technical Surveys
• Specialist Software
• Project Management
• Procurement
Address:
12-20 Calomile Street
London EC3A 7AS
UK
Beresford House
Town Quay
Southampton
Hampshire SO14 2AQ
UK
Tel:+44 (0)20 7929 2299 (London)
+44 (0)23 8033 9449 (Southampton)
Fax:+44 (0)20 7929 1650 (London)
+44 (0)23 8033 9440 (Southampton)
Contact:Maurice Peacock (London and international
Philip Codd (Southampton)
Email:www.maurice.peacock@bctq.com
www.philip.codd@bctq.com
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 www.converteam.com
A world leading company in power-conversion engineering, Converteam customizes solutions to convert electrical energy into productive performance, offering customers a broad range of solutions that harness the latest technology.
These solutions are based around three core components which we design and manufacture:
- Rotating Machine (motors and generators)
- Variable Speed Drives to control the speed of electric motors
- Process automation and controls for industrial and marine applications
Our teams serve specialized sectors as well as our core businesses in Marine, Oil & Gas and Offshore, Energy and Industry, providing effective responses to customers need worldwide. This broad offering runs from design-only to turnkey systems, installation and commissioning, and is backed by a full range of services with a global network. Our scope also covers consulting, manufacturing and system integration.
With over a century of recognized experience in electricity and power electronics to its credit, Converteam draws on a wealth of talent and along tradition in the international arena.
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 www.gl-group.com
The classification society Germanischer Lloyd, based in Hamburg/Germany, sets high standards in technology, safety and quality for the maritime and industrial sectors. As a technical supervisory organization with a global network it employes more than 2,500 personnel at 163 locations in 77 countries. Germanischer Lloyd is authorized by more than 120 flag states to perform statutory duties. According to the multi-year Port State Control (PSC) statistics of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding and the Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding Germanischer Lloyd has the lowest class-related detention rate among the 23 classification societies considered. Apart from maritime services, Germanischer Lloyd offers comprehensive services in the following business segments: Oil & Gas, Wind Energy, Civil Engineering & Fire Protection, Materials & Failure Analysis , Management Systems Certification, and Company Rating.
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 www.intecengineering.com
INTEC (SEA) provides engineering services to the Exploration and Production, Construction, and Transportation sectors of the energy industry worldwide.
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 www.lintec-group.com
Serving ship owners and ship managers since 1993, Lintec Testing Services Ltd offers a global submitted marine fuel-testing programme, with full support in the event of any off specification fuels.
Additional services offered, complementing the submitted sample programme, include the chemical screening of submitted samples, pre-testing of bunker fuel stems, bunker quantity surveys and additional, investigative, analysis.
Lintec's fuel testing service is operated through laboratory facilities in Rotterdam, Singapore and the U.K.
A key element of our service is the Lintec Priority Advantage Desk, (PAD), which ensures that the time from bunkering to the sending of results is minimised. This is unique to Lintec, and has proven extremely valuable in reducing reporting time. Samples are analysed and reported from our laboratories within the same working day they are delivered.
Results can be sent by e-mail, and/or fax, to the client's office, and/or the vessel concerned.
Any results which are off specification will be automatically supported by engineering and technical advice, both as written and immediate phone support.
Password protected access for retrieval of results is available to clients, using the Lintec website.
When appropriate, Lintec Testing Services Ltd issues bunker alerts to clients.
Statistical information on bunker fuel quality worldwide is issued to clients on a quarterly basis, with regional data issued monthly.
On a monthly basis, clients receive statistical information on the results of analysis carried out on their behalf.
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 www.lr.org
Lloyd’s Register is an independent risk management organisation that works to improve its clients’ quality, safety, environmental and business performance throughout the world. Our expertise and activities cover shipping, railways, other land-based industries, and oil and gas. We operate in over 100 countries and employ 5,500 people.
For more information email us at lloydsreg@lr.org.
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 www.noc.soton.ac.uk
The National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (formerly Southampton Oceanography Centre), is a collaborative Centre owned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the University of Southampton. NOCS is based at a purpose-built waterside campus in Southampton, and is home to some 520 research scientists, lecturing support and seagoing staff as well over 700 undergraduate and postgraduate students. NOCS is the national focus for oceanography in the UK with a remit to achieve scientific excellence in its own right as one of the world's top five oceanographic research institutions. NOCS delivers a diverse mission, which ranges from managing the national research vessel fleet and other major facilities, to programmes of strategic research for NERC, and academic research and education in ocean and earth sciences in support of the University's mission. NOCS activities also encompass major ocean technology development, long-term observations, managing international science programmes, promoting enterprise and knowledge transfer, providing advice to Government, business and charities, and the engagement between science and society.
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 www.pml.ac.uk
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is an independent, impartial provider of scientific research, contract services and advice for the marine environment, with a focus on understanding how marine ecosystems function and reducing uncertainty about the complex processes and structures that sustain life in the seas and their role in the Earth system. As one of the world’s first truly multidisciplinary marine research centres, PML delivers highly innovative research and solutions for national and international marine and coastal programmes. The research at PML is timely and highly relevant to UK and international societal needs and its research, development and training programmes have at their core the mission to contribute to issues concerned with understanding global change and the health and sustainability of marine ecosystems.
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 www.rina.org
RINA is a joint stock company, in charge of the operational activities of the Foundation Registro Italiano Navale, a private, non-profit making institution, established in Genova by a group of shipowners and underwriters in 1861 and one of the oldest classification societies in the world. RINA is one of the seven founder members of IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) and actively participates in all the working groups. RINA is the holding society of the RINA Group, and provides assessment, inspection, certification and research activities in accordance with national, EU and international laws relevant to materials, projects, technologies, products and installations, including the performance of work commissioned by Public Administrations and other Authorities.
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www.rolls-royce.com
Rolls-Royce is a global company providing power on land, at sea and in the air. In the marine sector Rolls-Royce is a world leader in marine solutions, with the broadest range of products, services and expertise supporting more than 70 navies worldwide and in service on more than 20,000 commercial vessels.
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 www.raengbest.org.uk
The Best Programme, via its education schemes, offers young people the opportunity to gain an understanding of engineering concepts and progress to enhanced career development at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Royal Academy of Engineering is actively seeking further partners who wish to invest in the future of the UK engineering industry.
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 www.maritimeindustries.org
The Society of Maritime Industries is the voice of the UK's maritime business sector promoting and supporting companies which build, refit and modernise warships, and supply equipment and services for all types of commercial and naval ships, ports and terminals infrastructure, offshore oil & gas, and marine science and technology.
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 www.solidswivel.com
The Solid Swivel Company was formed in 1910, following the patenting of a ‘New Style’ swivel for use with chain. The Product Range now covers a huge variety of fittings for chain, wire rope, and similar. Now, over 3000 items are made & supplied to 47 different Industries, worldwide. ‘Solid’ products are known throughout the world for their robust quality, strength and reliability. We are unique, due to the amount of processes & skills on one site. Raw material is cut, forged, blacksmithed, swaged, pressed, profiled, ground, machined, assembled, tested and packed at our factory. Credentials are; ISO 9001; 2000 Design, Manufacture & Supply of Lifting, Lashing, & Rigging Gear. LROS-Approved Manufacturer of Cable Fittings LROS-Recognized Proving House Industries supplied include; Construction Marine Mining Ministry of Defence Power Transmission Rail Safety
Well-known Products are; ANCHOR CABLE GEAR EYEBOLTS HOOKS LINK PLATES RIGGING SCREWS SHACKLES STOPPERS SWIVELS TURNBUCKLES
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 www.sams.ac.uk
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS): The mission of the SAMS group is to improve understanding and stewardship of the marine environment, through research, education, maintenance of facilities and technology transfer.
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 www.harris-pye.com
The Harris Pye Group, which was established more than 30 years ago, has built an enviable reputation as one of the world’s leading specialists in repair of marine and industrial boilers, including all associated steam systems.
“Operating throughout the globe, our emphasis is on cost effective repair, preventative maintenance and conversion work,” explains Mark Prendergast, Managing Director, Harris Pye Group. “We pride ourselves for being known as the 24-hour company. From a staff strength of only 10 in 1976, we have now employ 500+ in our United Kingdom head office, main stations in Dubai and Singapore, offices and repair facilities in Scandinavia, Portugal, Brazil, Bahrain, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan.”
In recent years Harris Pye has undergone substantial growth into activities that are complementary to their core business. This has been achieved by a combination of internal expansions and acquisition of existing reputable companies. Their expertise now extends into automation, control engineering and ship repair, manufacture of food grade stainless steel galley equipment and outfitting of ships, particularly in the cruise sector.
Having established themselves as leaders in their particular field of expertise, the Harris Pye Group has, over the last 10 years, further developed its service to the offshore oil industry with specific reference to both in situ repair, upgrade and conversion of rigs, semisubmersibles, trading tankers, FSU, FSO, and FPSO and FSRU units. A substantial number of conversions have been completed to the highest possible standards.
“Our philosophy is to provide a global service which meets the needs of our clients with a focus on supplying only top quality products and efficient customer service,” says Mark Prendergast.
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www.research.plymouth.ac.uk
The Marine Institute consolidates the ongoing marine activities in the Faculties of Science, Technology and Social Science and Business and a number of research groups and centres located in these Faculties belong to the University's Marine Institute. The MI’s multidisciplinary Science and Technology Plan offers innovative solutions to the difficult issues facing today's seas and coasts. The MI’s Aims: To undertake holistic research encompassing catchments, coasts and shelf seas; To foster a thriving, interdisciplinary research community and graduate school with world class capability; Through knowledge transfer, enable sustainable stewardship of seas and coasts and their natural resources; To build on existing University of Plymouth partnerships with our near neighbours in Plymouth To enhance external and international links with stakeholders and other organisations.
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 www.vkmcs.com
Victory Knights Management and Consultancy Services Pte Ltd has recently joined IMarEST as a Marine Partner. The company is a Lloyd's Registers ISO: 9001/2000 certified consultancy and management services company based in Singapore. It provides management services for education and consultancy to companies in the key areas of marine and defence technologies and logistics, management and marketing services for companies in these niche professions, with market penetration in the Asia Pacific and the Middle East, starting with Singapore as their hub. Managing Director, Mr. Nicholas Koh commented “What attracted us to the Marine Partners Scheme was the scope of maritime knowledge and experience offered by the IMarEST as well as the opportunities for networking in the maritime and offshore sector. In addition, we have the opportunity to value add back to IMarEST, an organization of professional distinction. With the high number of touch points amongst the marine community, joining the IMarEST as Marine Partner brings with it prestige as well as the recognition of our function to the larger community of doing common good for the marine profession”.
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 www.nexeninc.com
Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited (Nexen UK) is a subsidiary of Nexen Inc. a Canadian-based, global energy company growing value responsibly. We are strategically positioned in some of the world's most exciting regions: the North Sea, deep-water Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, offshore West Africa and the Canadian Athabasca oil sands.
Nexen UK is responsible for the company’s UK North Sea business. The company operates the Buzzard and Scott Telford fields. Buzzard is one of the largest fields to be discovered in the UK North Sea in over a decade.
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The Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association (SSA) represents UK companies engaged in building ships of all sizes, converting them for other uses, repairing & maintaining them and ultimately in disposing of them. SSA membership also includes key industrial suppliers, essential elements of the maritime supply chain, consultants, naval architects, sub-contractors and academics providing and representing a rich diversity of interests.
SSA represents its members to UK Government departments, the European Community, Regional Development agencies and those developing and setting standards/international legislation. In order to deliver this the Association has well established relationships with UK Government Departments, Agencies and participates in/Chairs a number of leading working groups and forums.
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www.thma.co.uk
The Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) is a project funded by the Yorkshire Forward Regional Development Agency and managed by SSA and the VEN Group. The THMA consists of approximately 40 engineering companies based around the UK’s busiest trading estuary – the collective ports of the River Humber and provides engineering services to the Commercial & naval marine, inland waterways, renewable energy, offshore oil & gas and nuclear sectors. The activity of the alliance members ranges from Ship building & repair, provision of marine electrical services to large fabrication facilities and suppliers of valves, hydraulics, rigging services, naval architecture, pumps, motors and much more. THMA is an alliance that delivers and has a client base that ranges from the MoD to Offshore renewable energy.
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 www.keppelom.com
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation, Keppel O&M is one of the largest offshore and marine groups in the world. It has a strategic network of 20 yards serving regions including the Americans, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Caspian Sea, Middle East and the North Sea. Keppel O&M has proven track records for On-time, On-budget as well as Quality and Health, Safety and Quality excellence in design and constructions of Offshore Rigs, Marine Repairs and Conversions as well as Newbuilding of small and medium sized specialised vessels. Believing that People is her most valuable assets, Keppel O&M adopts a holistic approach towards recruiting, developing and motivating talents.
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 www.conidia.com
Conidia Bioscience is engaged in the development, production and world-wide marketing of specialist rapid test kits for the detection of microbial contamination in hydrocarbon fuels and related hydrocarbon liquids (lubricants and hydraulic fluids). Kits for detecting microbial contamination specifically in marine diesels and heavy fuel oil in the marine sector will be available in the early spring 2009.
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Malaysian Maritime Academy (ALAM) is a well developed 30 hectares campus at pristine Kuala Sg. Baru, Melaka overlooking the busy Straits of Melaka. ALAM was established in 1977 as the Maritime Training Centre (MTC) and now fully owned by PETRONAS’s shipping subsidiary, MISC Berhad. ALAM also has a branch campus in Batu Rakit, Terengganu offering marine engineering courses.
ALAM is committed towards being a recognised leader in regional maritime education and training excellence. ALAM’s specialised education system is one of the most fulfilling in the region. A balance of professional regimentation with a challenging college environment, ALAM’s system unites classroom education, practical training and development of professional skills.
ALAM’s unique regimented education system is supported by modern state-of-the-art training facilities and expertise from permanent local and expatriate lecturers and instructors with professional qualifications and extensive working and teaching experience. ALAM aims to be the maritime academy of choice for young school leavers who dream of a disciplined and rewarding future.
ALAM offers a complete range of maritime related courses and to date, more than 125 different types of maritime courses are offered. New updated courses are continuously being developed to provide the industry with the latest in technological and legislative knowledge. Through strong participation in the IMO’s standards for training and watchkeeping sub committee, ALAM is able to ensure that all its training programmes are current and up-to-date.
ALAM has established formal links alliances with many leading maritime education and training institutions in Sweden, Australia, Norway, The Netherlands, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
ALAM had successfully guided thousands of young aspirants towards a rewarding and assured maritime future and will continue to propel forward as the nerve centre for maritime excellence.
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Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, or simply ClassNK, is a ship classification society. The Society offers a broad range of technical services aimed at promoting the safety of life and property at sea and protection of the marine environment. This includes the survey of the hull, engine and other shipboard systems of new and existing ships as well as other marine structures to ensure their full compliance with classification rules developed by the Society. ClassNK also conducts a wide range of statutory surveys and inspections on behalf of more than 100 Flag States. Other activities include technical consulting, appraisal and certification of ships and offshore structures, quality and environmental system assessments, as well as numerous cutting-edge R&D projects. All these services and activities comprise the total ship care approach taken by ClassNK to help ensure the comprehensive safety of ships throughout their operating lives and protection of the marine environment.
Currently, more than 7,000 ships totalling some 162 million gross tons are on the NK register. As such, ClassNK is the only classification society in the world to have surpassed the 160 million gross tonnage mark. Based in Japan, ClassNK supports clients 24/7 through a network of 104 exclusive surveyor sites across the globe.
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www.videotel.co.uk
Videotel provide maritime training materials for oil, gas and chemical tankers, container, refrigerated cargo, passenger and RO-RO ships, offshore operations, pilots, surveyors, port and terminal operators, and more.
We began making our training products for the marine industry in 1973, at a time when major shipping companies needed to improve their on board training and IMCO, the forerunner of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), wanted to see high quality training materials supplied to maritime colleges, especially in the developing countries.
Our 35 years experience means we know our industry and that we know how to deliver the best training to its changing needs. We produce training materials for the maritime industry. Our maritime training catalogue contains over 600 titles available in a range of formats and different languages, including CBT (computer based training) and online training solutions. We also provide tailored training management services, enabling you to keep up to date records.
Videotel take great care to produce accurate, up to date, quality training solutions targeted to meet real training needs. We carefully research our programmes and wherever possible filming takes place on board ships. With every production, our experienced in-house team seeks the highest levels of quality and accuracy, consulting industry experts at every step. Videotel are proud of the good relationships we have with our clients and are always looking to improve our services. We listen to requests and frequently make programmes to meet specific demands, addressing important and current issues in the maritime industry. What’s more, we continually update our material as regulations and operational techniques change.
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HSI is a unique company in the marine industry acting as a conduit between overseas manufacturers and markets that they would otherwise find unobtainable or difficult to penetrate. We at HSI realise that there is more to success than having a great product. The routes to market - especially export markets - are tortuous and require the in depth knowledge that HSI has at all levels of the marine industry.
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Bridging the interface between science, policy and delivery, Cefas provides evidence-based scientific advice, manages related data and information, conducts world-class scientific research, and facilitates collaborative action through wide-ranging relationships. Those relationships span the EU, government and its agencies, international fora, scientific institutions and research centres, universities, NGOs and industry. Through its alliances and partnerships it is able to draw in wider scientific, socio-economic and industry perspectives.
With over 500 staff, two UK laboratories, its own ocean-going research vessel, and over 100 years of experience Cefas is the UK’s largest and most diverse applied marine science laboratory providing leadership in many areas.
Its applied marine and freshwater science takes in freshwater environments to the open ocean, and includes both wild and farmed fish. It has leading-edge capabilities to collect, manage and interpret a breadth of environmental, biodiversity and fisheries data to address complex issues.
As an executive agency of Defra, Cefas’ work directly supports the delivery of that department’s Public Service Agreement targets and maps closely to departmental strategic objectives. It helps to:
• conserve and enhance marine and wider aquatic environments and ecosystems
• ensure sustainable use of natural resources, in particular fish stocks
• collect, interpret and manage data to underpin decisions and to support long-term monitoring
• protect society and the economy from the effects of aquatic contaminants and fish diseases
• promote adaptation to the impacts of climate change on the aquatic environment and ecosystems.
As a net-running-cost agency, Cefas’ work is delivered through contracts. Being commercially strong, with a clear business orientation in its delivery, it has a remit to exploit growing wider markets opportunity alongside its work for government. The margins it generates from contracts allow it to reinvest in its business and science, and so maximise the value of its unique knowledge and facilities to the taxpayer.
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Central Executive Network Ltd is a specialist security and training company for land and maritime requirements.
Our key people trace their earliest roots for work in hostile conditions to the early eighties. As a company that works mostly in life threatening conditions we have no choice but to comply with the highest levels of environmental health and safety procedures. Clients turn to us when risks or threats to their workforce, assets and production are real and imminent. No matter where we work or what our client requirements are, we will commit to the task at hand and deliver unparalleled services even in complex and difficult conditions. Previous security service requirements have tested our capabilities on many levels, sometimes when other companies have doubted the possibility of a successful outcome – we have succeeded.
Operations
We protect people, projects or critical assets primarily in and around the east and west coast of Africa however we can assist elsewhere on client request.
Our land operations include diverse levels of project security, VIP protection, base security and convoy protection. We have also proven ourselves very effective in maritime operations. We deliver protection services that counter pirate threats and attacks immediately and efficiently. We provide long range security and patrol vessels complete with logistics, operational strategies and personnel, as well as fast response vessels for security emergencies.
Training
For land operational training we have 40,000 acres of desert mountainous terrain and 2,580 acres of unspoilt rugged African bush teaming with wildlife.
For Maritime training we utilise our grounds on the east coast of Africa for offshore security training exercises, the area is surrounded by large wetlands which are used for waterway protection drills.
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UTC Fire & Security helps marine, commercial, industrial and residential customers manage 21st century fire and security challenges. Our knowledge of fire behaviour results in products and services to detect, prevent or suppress fire. Our electronic security technologies and services make systems reliable and effective. Around the world customers rely on us for peace of mind.
Our Marine brands include Autronica Fire & Security, Chubb, Kidde, Marioff, Gloria, Onity & Silvani offering
-Fire and Gas detection
-Water mist fire suppression
-Fire Extinguishing
-Fire fighting equipment
-Security and energy management
www.utcfsmarine.com
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