Aker Solutions was recently given the top honour, Company of the Year award at the Subsea UK awards. Over the last two years, the company has made a number of significant investments in the UK, specifically in infrastructure, technology and skills. The awards, which seek to celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals in the subsea industry across the country, were presented at a gala dinner during Europe’s largest subsea-focused exhibition and conference, Subsea Expo.
Apart from this, JDR Cable Systems was awarded the Global Exports award, for its rapid expansion into key international markets with its innovative umbilical systems. The firm, which designs, engineers and manufactures subsea power cables, production umbilicals, intervention workover control systems and end terminations, has recently seen strong growth in the Gulf of Mexico, South America, Africa and the Middle East.