Mercy Ships
Every so often, you can be completely floored by learning of something new. For me, finding out about the work being done by Mercy Ships was one of those moments. Set up in 1978, this organisation operates the largest non-governmental hospital shipping fleet in the world, providing more than 80,000 urgent operations and healthcare to…
Read MoreUK’s underwater engineering project
There’s been another shot in the arm for the UK’s O&G sector this month, when a multimillion pound plan to develop an underwater engineering centre in Aberdeen received backing from the UK government. Hoping that the centre propels the UK to the top of the ‘blue economy’, companies are now being invited to submit business…
Read MoreEurope and Asia working together toward renewable energy progress
The recent agreement struck between India and Denmark for the development of renewable energy – particularly offshore wind energy – highlights the growing trend for Asian and European countries to do business in this sector. There are more than 4000 wind turbines in Europe, in 11 countries, accounting for over 10% of total electricity generated…
Read MoreWhat is the point of an offshore recruitment agency?
Sometimes it seems like we’re viewed as a necessary evil in the offshore industry, fighting for popularity ratings with estate agents or traffic wardens. But I’m not interested in eliciting sympathy. What I want to do is start a conversation. I’ve always viewed an agency as a broker with two bosses – the freelancer and…
Read MoreTaiwan’s Wind Industry
Taiwan is on its way to becoming one of the offshore wind industry’s most exciting players. With an ambitious target of sourcing 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2025, it’s an attractive prospect but investors were spooked when the goalposts were moved. For years the country has powered its factories using coal, but in…
Read MoreIMCA E-Portfolio – an update with Julian Nelson
For a long time, there have been mutterings about CVs, assessments and ensuring the professional development of freelancers and full-time staff is recorded fairly and comprehensively. As a result, mid-2018 saw the launch of the IMCA competency assessment portfolio. Eight months on we caught up with Julian Nelson, one of the key architects, to find…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day at Precise
March 8 – #BalanceforBetter This International Women’s Day, we thought we’d turn the spotlight on ourselves. It’s always easier to say what others should be doing, while perhaps glossing over what we need to do. As a recruitment company in the offshore energy sector, we’ve seen significant change in the make-up of our team…
Read MoreMental Health in the Offshore Industry
For an industry that’s expert at getting beneath the surface of things, turns out we could do a whole lot better at drilling down into mental health. Three-week (often longer), equal-time rotas, high-pressure environments, isolation yet limited privacy and confined spaces all combine to create an environment which can take its toll on mental health.…
Read MoreWhat makes a good freelance surveyor?
It is usually the simplest of questions that are the hardest to answer, another one of life’s ironies. Because if running an agency for a few years has taught me one thing, it is that one mans gold is another mans trash. However, if I had to describe the qualities I believe make a good…
Read MoreCost Reduction of Offshore Wind
If the future of offshore wind depended on catchily-named projects, we’d be doomed. Happily, it does not, and so we can scan the horizon with optimism at the news of the launch of the “Integrated Implementation of Industrial Innovations for Offshore Wind Cost Reduction” project, from Siemens. What it’s going to do is actually pretty…
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