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Teesside engineering business bidding for work in Norway and Denmark

Teesside welding and engineering firm QA Weld Tech is looking to flourish in the Norwegian and Danish oil and gas market, after achieving verified supplier status to compete for work.

Recognised as a verified and compliant supplier on the Achilles Joint Qualification System (JQS), coupled with a growing international portfolio of work, the business believes it can establish a grip on the nearest export market to the North East.

The Teesside based firm, which operates from nine adjacent workshops comprising over 4600sqm from the Riverside Industrial Estate, has worked on large-scale global projects of late including Ichthys LNG Australia, Block 31 Angola and Quad 204 West of Shetland.

Launched in 1991, the Achilles JQS community was created to ease the procurement process in the oil and gas sector. The JQS is a supplier register and pre-qualification system used by Norwegian and Danish companies – including the likes of BP, Conoco Phillips, Statoil and Subsea 7 – to manage risk and ensure suppliers meet the industry requirements whilst having up-to-date and validated supplier information.

Speaking about becoming a compliant supplier on the Achilles JQS, Andrew Dean, Business Development Manager at QA Weld Tech said: “Recognised as the biggest oil producing country in Europe, Norway is very much a major hub for oil and gas activity.

“And as the nearest export market to the North East, it makes sense for QA Weld Tech to be bidding for and delivering work in these areas.

“There have been some very large and exciting discoveries made over the last few years in both Norway and Denmark and QA Weld Tech would very much like to play a role in delivering our leading welding and fabrication services on these major developments.

“Being registered as a verified supplier, we have demonstrated that we have the capabilities to meet the specified requirements and we are a trusted and compliant supplier.”

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