Sparrows swoops on Danish specialist

● Acquisition of Alpha Offshore will strengthen Scots group’s capabilities

part of the larger Sparrows Group delivers many advantages for us and our customers as we look to expand into new regions.

“Their worldwide footprint and reputation gives us access to skilled technicians all over the globe and will provide many opportunities, particularly in the US and Asia. The synergies between both organisations allow us to support each other’s plans for diversification and geographical expansion.”

In February, Sparrows announced its largest renewables contract to date with the supply of 103 turbine platform cranes for the East Anglia “One” offshore wind farm.

Earlier this month, the group secured a new five-year contract with Premier Oil for the provision of services across two of its North Sea assets.

The agreement will see Sparrows provide offshore crane operations and maintenance to the Balmoral floating production vessel and the Solan installation. The Solan field, located 96 kilometres northwest of the Orkney Islands, achieved first oil in April 2016. Balmoral is positioned 200km north-east of Aberdeen.

That contract came just weeks after Sparrows announced a three-year crane management services agreement with Chyrsaor.