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The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of DNV 2.7-1/EN12079 certified containers, tanks, baskets, refrigeration containers, accommodation and engineering modules to the offshore energy sector, is pleased to announce a new partnership with - Alpha Logistics Services (EPZ) Ltd (www.alphaafrica.com), extending its reach across East Africa.

Alpha Logistics is a division of the Alpha Group – Marine Division, which provides efficient and cost effective solutions through its operational bases in Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Rwanda, DRC, Uganda and Mozambique.

The company has particular expertise in logistics (marine and land), supply base services, offshore engineering, rig erections and moves, drilling machine tools shop, plant hire, civil and structural works, fabrication services, subsea works and  innovative space solutions which aligns it well with the extensive product and service offering of Ferguson Group.

As part of the new agreement, Alpha Logistics will offer the complete product range of Ferguson Group and its IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore division.

The Group already has a partnership agreement in place with Dominion Gas in Ghana covering West Africa. Alpha Logistics will provide the full range of Ferguson Group products from is facilities in Mombasa, Kenya to provide support for a growing client requirement in East Africa.

Steven Ferguson, Chairman and CEO, Ferguson Group, said: “Our client centric approach means that we strive to provide a readily available service to customers across the globe. Appointing partners in strategic locations allows us to offer localised support teamed with reduced delivery times”.

“We have experienced steady growth in Africa and the appointment of Alpha Logistics now means that we will be able to service our customers in East Africa quicker and efficiently. Alpha Logistic has an impressive track record and has grown significantly since the company was launched in 2003, and we are excited to embark upon this partnership.

“International expansion has been a key focus for us in recent years and this is set to continue in the long term.”

Michele Esposito, Director, Alpha Logistics Services (EPZ) Ltd, said: “To provide real meaning to the word ‘Service’ in all that we do, to tailor operations to meet our clients target deadlines and budget constraints and to progressively update these services in line with the market for our customers”

The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of containers, accommodation modules and workspace modules to the offshore energy industry, announced today its move to new facilities in Singapore. The Group has relocated its Asian operations to a larger purpose-built facility at the Loyang Offshore Supply Base in the industrial area of Loyang, Singapore.

The new facilities allows the Group to offer its range of DNV 2.7-1/ EN 12079 certified offshore containers, refrigeration containers, accommodation and workspace modules to support the Asia Pacific region.

Simon de Koning, Country Manager at Ferguson Group Singapore, said: “Since establishing a presence in Singapore in 2009, we have experienced excellent progress and the launch of our new office and yard signifies the company’s rapid growth and expansion within the region.

“We have had exceptionally high demand for our range of containers and accommodation modules in recent months and the investment into the new facility enables us to continue supporting clients within the region.”

The relocation comes as part of the Group’s continued international growth, which includes recent expansion in Western Australia.

Steven Ferguson, Chairman and CEO at Ferguson Group said: “the company is working hard to ensure that we can offer localized support to the offshore sector through our network of global bases and international partners. The new facilities enables us to continue offering reduced lead times, readily available equipment and improved communication with our customers in the area.”

The Ferguson Group employs more than 170 people worldwide through its divisions serving the offshore container rental and accommodation modules markets. The group, headquartered in Scotland, has operations in all major global oil and gas locations.

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Issued on behalf of the Ferguson Group by ThinkPR. For further information, please contact Jenny Adams or Karen Clark at ThinkPR on 01224 623960 or email Jenny@thinkpr.co.uk or Karen@thinkpr.co.uk.

About the Ferguson Group:

The Ferguson Group is a privately owned group of companies headquartered in Aberdeenshire, Scotland employing more than 170 people worldwide. Established over 35 years ago the Group has been servicing the global oil and gas industry from its bases in the UK, Norway, Australia, Singapore and UAE and from partner bases around the world.  The Ferguson Group is a specialist in the rental of equipment to the offshore energy industry.

The Group’s product portfolio contains various types of offshore transportation containers, accommodation modules and workspace modules including; offices, laboratories, test cabins, MWD cabins, mud logging cabins, coffee shops and workshops. Ancillary modules such as recreation rooms, gymnasiums, locker rooms, galley/mess rooms, laundry rooms and medic suites are available to support larger accommodation complexes.

ASV Pioneer, the Group’s first accommodation service vessel, provides the highest quality offshore accommodation solution complete with office, galley, mess, medical and recreation facilities. The vessel has a large open deck space suitable for many applications in the offshore energy sector.

IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, the most recent addition to the Ferguson Group, provides refrigerated containers to the offshore sector. With short lead times, IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore’s global fleet of refrigerated containers are offered in sizes from 2.5 metre to 6.0 metre units, providing refrigeration and freezer solutions for offshore food transportation and storage.

The Ferguson Group is committed to providing the highest standard of products and delivering the best possible service to its customers. Its rental fleets are designed and manufactured to DNV 2.7-1/EN 12079 certification and it operates to the highest levels of occupational health and safety. The group’s management system reflects this and is demonstrated by the company’s achievement in receiving ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditation.

The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of offshore containers, refrigerated containers, engineering modules and accommodation solutions to the offshore oil and gas sector, is set to promote its extensive range of products and services at the 2013 Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (AOG) in Perth, WA.

The Ferguson Group is exhibiting at the event on stand K26 during 20-22 February, at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre.

Delegates will have the opportunity to meet with members from Ferguson Group Australia to learn more about the products available in the region, and globally, including a new type of refrigeration container from its IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore division.

IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, launches a new product to its range of offshore refrigerated containers.  The new 6m containers offer a unique flexible system allowing for single or dual temperature zoned compartments. James Scullion, Business Development Executive said: “Our product range is constantly evolving in line with client needs and feedback, and our technical team works hard to integrate regional requirements into our products.

“Our twin-zoned containers are new to the market and are already proving extremely popular, both with new and existing customers. Exhibiting at AOG 2013 will provide a superb forum for us to introduce the new features to visitors.”

Since its launch in 2011 the Ferguson Group’s accommodation service vessel, ASV Pioneer, has been involved in an offshore cable laying project and is now deployed in the Mediterranean Sea on a contract with Titan-Micoperi in support of the Costa Concordia Salvage operation.
ASV Pioneer provides an accommodation complex including 2 person cabins complete with en-suite facilities, galley, mess, Gym, medical and recreational facilities, manufactured to DNV 2.7-1/EN12079 standards.  In addition the vessel provides a large working open deck area measuring 1100m2 with a load capacity of 15 tonnes/m2.
Recent expansion in Western Australia has included relocating one of its four bases to new larger facilities in Perth, the next phase of group’s expansion is the development of a new base in Karratha which is scheduled to come online during the latter part of 2013. Furthermore the group announced the appointment of David Gagiero as Finance Manager at its Perth WA base, along with the renaming of its operating company from Ferguson Seacabs Pty Ltd to Ferguson Group Australia Pty Ltd.

Steven Ferguson, Chairman and CEO of the Ferguson Group, said: “This has been an exciting period of growth for us particularly in Australia. Expanding our international premises, and in turn the availability of products, is allowing us to truly meet the increasing needs of clients in the Asia Pacific region.”

Staff from Ferguson Group Australia will be on hand throughout AOG 2013 to talk about the Group’s recent expansion and its plans for continued growth in the region.

The Ferguson Group employs more than 170 people worldwide through its divisions serving the offshore container rental and accommodation modules markets. The group, headquartered in Scotland, has operations in all major global oil and gas locations.

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Note to Editors
Issued on behalf of the Ferguson Group by thinkPR. For more information, please contact Jenny Adams or Karen Clark on 01224 623960, jenny@thinkpr.co.uk or Karen@thinkpr.co.uk

About the Ferguson Group:
The Ferguson Group is a privately owned group of companies headquartered in Aberdeenshire, Scotland employing more than 170 people worldwide. Established over 35 years ago the Group has been servicing the global oil and gas industry from its bases in the UK, Norway, Australia, Singapore and UAE and from partner bases around the world.  The Ferguson Group is a specialist in the rental of equipment to the offshore energy industry.

The Group’s product portfolio contains various types of offshore transportation containers, accommodation modules and workspace modules including; offices, laboratories, test cabins, MWD cabins, mud logging cabins, coffee shops and workshops. Ancillary modules such as recreation rooms, gymnasiums, locker rooms, galley/mess rooms, laundry rooms and medic suites are available to support larger accommodation complexes.

ASV Pioneer, the Group’s first accommodation service vessel, provides the highest quality offshore accommodation solution complete with office, galley, mess, medical and recreation facilities. The vessel has a large open deck space suitable for many applications in the offshore energy sector.

IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, the most recent addition to the Ferguson Group, provides refrigerated containers to the offshore sector. With short lead times, IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore’s global fleet of refrigerated containers are offered in sizes from 2.5 metre to 6.0 metre units, providing refrigeration and freezer solutions for offshore food transportation and storage.

The Ferguson Group is committed to providing the highest standard of products and delivering the best possible service to its customers. Its rental fleets are designed and manufactured to DNV 2.7-1/EN 12079 certification and it operates to the highest levels of occupational health and safety. The group’s management system reflects this and is demonstrated by the company’s achievement in receiving ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditation.
www.ferguson-group.com

IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, part of the Ferguson Group, a specialist in providing refrigeration and freezer solutions for offshore food transportation and storage is pleased to announce its new 6m dual zone refrigerated/chiller container.

Following extensive market research IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore has developed a new 6m dual zone refrigerated/chiller container manufactured to DNV 2.7-1/EN12079 for the offshore energy sector. 

The new product offers a flexible solution, in one container, for transporting a range of perishable foodstuff that requires specific storage conditions. Capable of providing cooling in either a single or dual zone compartment simultaneously in a -30oC to +20oC ambient temperature range.  The IceBlue 6m dual zone refrigerated/chiller container provides temperature control for transportation and storage, suitable for use in a range of climatic conditions.

Offering a built-in easily moveable partition to convert the dual zone container from a single to a dual compartmentalized container with an independent controller that is configurable to separately regulate the temperature.

James Scullion IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore Business Development Executive said: “the IceBlue product range is constantly evolving in line with client needs and the new dual zone container is an exciting development that we are pleased to bring to the offshore market.  We have already had interest from existing clients and the new product will shortly be available from a number of our global bases.”

The new containers will be available from the Ferguson Group’s bases including: UK, Norway, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and Australia or through the group’s partners located in Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Malta, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Ghana, East Timor, New Zealand and Trinidad.

Steven Ferguson, Chairman and CEO of the Ferguson Group, said: “Since its launch in 2011 IceBlue has continued to expand its product offerings. Taking delivery of this new innovative product at each of our international bases is a major achievement for the company, ensuring that IceBlue is well placed to mobilise its range of refrigeration containers as quickly as customers require them.”

In the past month IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore has mobilised additional new containers to Singapore, Trinidad, Ghana and the Middle East and our UK and Norway bases continue to be very busy supplying refrigeration containers to North Sea clients – providing them with a range of refrigeration containers from 2.5m – 6.0m sizes.

Ferguson Group employs more than 170 people worldwide through its Ferguson Modular, Ferguson Seacabs and IceBlue divisions serving the offshore container rental and accommodation modules markets. The company is currently involved in a three-year investment programme across its operations to support the global expansion strategy.  The Group, based in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, has operations in all major global oil and gas locations.

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Note to Editors

Issued on behalf of the Ferguson Group by ThinkPR. For further information, please contact Jenny Adam at ThinkPR on 01224 623969 or email jenny@thinkpr.co.uk

About the Ferguson Group:

The Ferguson Group employs more than 170 people worldwide through its divisions serving the offshore container rental and accommodation modules markets. The Group, headquartered at Kintore, Aberdeenshire, has operations in all major global oil and gas locations to ensure the best service for its customers.

- IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, the most recent addition to Ferguson Group, provides refrigerated containers to the offshore sector. All the units are certified in accordance with DNV 2.7-1 and EN 12079 standards and are available from the Group’s worldwide bases.  IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore’s global fleet of refrigerated containers is offered in sizes from 2.5 metres to 6.0 metre units providing refrigeration and freezing solutions for offshore food transportation and storage.

- Accommodation and Workshop division have been building A60 offshore accommodation modules since 1976. Ferguson Group has a reputation for manufacturing the highest quality accommodation & workspace modules currently available in the global marketplace. All products are built in-house to the latest specifications and with this control over the production process Ferguson Group can guarantee the quality of the end product and delivery schedules. The product range includes a variety of A60 DNV 2.7-1 accommodation and workspace modules predominantly for the offshore market, and Modupack a unique and flexible panel system module suitable for onshore use. 

-The ASV Pioneer is Ferguson Group’s first accommodation service vessel. It is a versatile offshore accommodation solution, which is unique in the marketplace. Built to the highest quality and safety standards it offers unprecedented flexibility of accommodation configuration and a large open deck space capable of a multitude of uses to support the offshore oil and gas or renewable energy industries. ASV Pioneer has accommodation for up to 220 POB in well-appointed en-suite rooms, and is complete with office, galley, mess, medical and recreational facilities, to provide an ideal living and working environment.

- Containers, Tanks and baskets division has been serving the offshore container rental market for over 35 years and is now a major provider in the supply of specialist cargo transportation equipment.   Ferguson Group offers a significant global fleet of offshore containers, tanks and baskets, with divisions in the UK, Norway, UAE, Singapore and Australia.