Under this project scope Aker Kvaerner will work with Anglian Water alliance team members to perform risk assessment of fire and explosion hazards, hazardous area classification, inspection of equipment in hazardous areas, and identification of remedial measures, at a number of Anglian Water sites, which accommodate a variety of water, wastewater and sludge treatment facilities. Aker Kvaerner is also providing DSEAR training to Anglian Water operations personnel. The project, with a value of GBP 500,000 to Aker Kvaerner, is scheduled for completion in June 2006.
"Concern for safety and the environment is a core value in Aker Kvaerner, and sharing expertise and best practice gathered from a wide variety of projects and industries is fundamental in helping us to meet and exceed our expectations," explains Mark Leggett, president of Aker Kvaerner's European Engineering Services business.
"Utilising people who have the latest knowledge gained from across our client base, we have experience of local, national and international regulations that can be shared. Having undertaken five pilot DSEAR compliance assessments for Anglian Water during 2004, we have accumulated a great deal of specialist knowledge and capability. This means we can advise on avoiding pitfalls early on and better support Anglian Water as it seeks to achieve legal compliance by the DSEAR compliance deadline," adds Lyn Fernie, Director of the Consultancy group within Aker Kvaerner's Engineering Services business.
Once performed the various technical assessments will be recorded directly onto a networked database accessible at all Anglian Water sites and offices. A range of customized reports will be available for different audiences at different locations. The innovative database approach to recording the assessments has been developed within the @One Alliance team and aims to deliver a cost-effective solution to maximising the number of sites that can be assessed.
The Consultancy group within Aker Kvaerner's European Engineering Services business is providing the services. Since its launch in May 2001, the Consultancy group has grown rapidly and now has specialists with environment, health and safety experience gained from a wide range of industries including water, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, nuclear and power, as well as from working within the regulators themselves. Capability also covers compliance across a number of sectors, together with total validation expertise for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. In addition, the group possesses maintenance and reliability technologies and know-how used to improve business performance and shape best practice.
With offices in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands, the group is working on a number of projects for external clients across Europe. These include BASF The Chemical Company, Huntsman and GlaxoSmithKline in the UK; BP and DuPont in Germany; GE Advanced Materials, SABIC and DSM in the Netherlands; and pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer, in Ireland.
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Media: Stein Inge Liasjo, VP Group Communications, Aker Kvaerner: Tel: +47 67 51 3094 Mob: +47 4640 2353
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1. AKER KVÆRNER ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Kvaerner"), is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The business within Aker Kvaerner comprises several industries, including Oil & Gas, Refining & Chemicals, Mining & Metals, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Power Generation and Pulp & Paper. The Aker Kvaerner group is organised into two principal business streams, namely Oil & Gas and E&C, each consisting of a number of separate legal entities. Aker Kvaerner is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these entities. The parent company in the group is Aker Kværner ASA. Aker Kvaerner has aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 35.6 billion and employs approximately 22,000 people in more than 30 countries.
2. AK Engineering Services is the trading name of Aker Kvaerner Engineering Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of AKER KVAERNER ASA and the legal entity responsible for the execution of the contract. AK Engineering Services provides total asset life cycle solutions including conceptual design, engineering, procurement, project management, construction and commissioning, through to operation and maintenance services, modifications and process improvements. Also offered are consultancy services in reliability, business modelling and environmental, health, safety and risk management. The environmental, health, safety and risk services are provided across all phases of the product lifecycle, including EHS compliance. This experience includes major legislative assessments such as COMAH, DSEAR / ATEX and IPPC, as well as safety and risk, environment and health, and land contamination assessments.
*The Skanska-Aker Kvaerner Joint Venture is one of six framework contractors partnering with Anglian Water on their current Asset Management Programme. Under this programme, the fully integrated JV provides project management for the design and construction phases, with Aker Kvaerner's Engineering Services' business providing engineering expertise for process and MEICA (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation) design, and Skanska Construction providing civil and structural design and construction for the water, wastewater and sludge treatment projects.
3. Anglian Water is part of the AWG Plc group. It is geographically the largest water company within England and Wales and serves 2.6 million properties across East Anglia and the East Midlands. Anglian Water's primary focus is to provide high quality drinking water and wastewater services with a total commitment to sustainable development. Operating in the driest region of Britain with around 600mm of rain in a year, Anglian Water supplies over one billion litres of water every day through its network of 36,000 kilometers of water mains and treats wastewater at its 1074 sewage treatment works. www.anglianwater.co.uk
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