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Big Grid deal for expanding energy group

Rapidly expanding energy infrastructure business, Fastflow Energy Services (FES), has secured another major framework agreement with National Grid.

The North East headquartered company is one of only five contractors to win a place on the grid’s five year asset health framework, through which all works required to upgrade its ageing transmission assets will be channelled.

FES has already been selected by National Grid to undertake upgrading and diversion works on gas transmission and security improvement projects on both gas and electricity sites.

Said Neil Armstrong, owner and Chief Executive with the Washington based Fastflow Group: “This is great news for our business which, within two years of launching, has grown to exceed a £10 million turnover and employ over 100 people. We are delighted to have successfully completed a rigorous procurement process which will open up some very exciting opportunities for us whilst, at the same time, further reinforce our relationship with NG.”

Projects currently being carried out by FES include two diversions of a 42“ gas pipeline to allow a new rail junction on the West Coast Main Line at Norton Bridge, Staffordshire; diverting around 610 metres of 4“ main at Great Dunmow, Essex for the construction of houses, a school and other amenities and the replacement of overhead crossings at Shreding Green in Buckinghamshire.

In addition, the Lancaster diversion for National Grid and the sleeves and crossings project for Northern Gas Networks at various locations across Yorkshire have been completed on time and within budget.

FES is headed up by former Great Britain Rugby League forward Tony Cottrell. Also a veteran of the pipeline industry, he has assembled a team of directors – working out of Warrington in Lancashire – which has over 80 years of relevant experience.

The business is part of the Fastflow Group which also includes a Washington based Pipeline Services (FPS) division, specialising in services for Northumbrian Water, Scottish Water and Anglian Water through the use of trenchless technology, a fully computerised work organisation system and an award winning trunk mains cleaning process.

Completing the group is the recently acquired, Oxford based, property maintenance operation DW Support Services. Clients include housing associations, London councils, government agencies, management companies, schools, universities and NHS trusts for which some 27,000 jobs are carried out each year.

The Fastflow Group provides work for over 600 people and is forecast to turn over approximately £60 million in the current financial year.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Paul Dobbie .