TEESSIDE’S Wilton Group has won a new contract creating 250 jobs.
Wilton Engineering Services Limited (WESL), part of the Port Clarence-based Wilton Group, scooped the UK North Sea contract with international integrated energy company, ConocoPhillips.
A leader in design, fabrication and construction services to the oil, gas and energy industry, WESL will fabricate a module for the Britannia field, creating up to 100 new jobs, with a further 150 sub-contract jobs, taking the total to 250 for Teesside. Britannia is a gas condensate field around 130 miles, north-east of Aberdeen.
The original main platform was built at the Wilton Group’s Port Clarence facility in 1995.
The team at Wilton Engineering will deliver the 2,200-tonne Long Term Compression (LTC) module in March 2013, which will extend the life of the Britannia gas field and enhance production from existing wells. The LTC module will be 30 metres long, 29 metres high and 18 metres wide.
Bill Scott, chief executive officer of Wilton Group, says: “Wilton Engineering is delighted to have been awarded the contract to work on this prestigious project. We are looking forward to developing an excellent working relationship with our client and are confident of delivering the project safely, whilst achieving all the project deadlines. To have this project carried out in Teesside will be a great boost not only to our workforce but also the wider local economy.”
Energy Minister, Charles Hendry, said: “This is great news for Wilton Engineering and great news for the UK economy with 250 quality jobs being supported over a prolonged period in the North of England.
“I am particularly pleased to see companies like ConocoPhillips acknowledging the excellent engineering and construction capability which exists on their doorstep and, in doing so, helping to grow the UK industrial sector.”
Wilton Engineering occupies a 50-acre construction yard with design and large fabrication facilities in Middlesbrough. In October, Wilton Engineering was recognised as the fastest growing large business in the North-east for the second year in a row after collecting the 2011 honour at the Ward Hadaway Fastest 50 Awards and in November its CEO, Bill Scott, won the North-east Business Executive of the year for 2011.
Today’s contract is the latest success for Wilton Group, which a month ago announced it had clinched a major order which would create up to 200 jobs.
In December, PD&MS Energy, part of Wilton Group, secured a contract with TAQA Bratani (TAQA), the UK arm of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC.