Drone specialist sees headcount double
An Edinburgh-headquartered company whose advanced dr ones are used to inspect oil rigs, wind turbine sand electricity pylons has seen its head count double to more than 100 staff.
Cyb er hawk has also increased its yearly revenue by 51 per cent in 2020 after growing its footprint in key international markets.
The firm now has more than 100 staff members based in the UK, India, Qatar and three offices in the United States.
Its growth has been driven by a surge in demand for its dr one-based inspections and asset visualisation software, ihawk. The company has secured several contracts with major players across the oil and gas, power grid and construction sectors in 2019 and 2020.
Significant contract wins include signing a new five-year agreement in early 2020 with one of the world’s biggest stateowned oil and gas producers in the Middle East.
The firm also supported a major US utility firm with inspections of more than 50,000 transmission structures in California as part of its critical wildfire prevention and reliability campaign.
Chief executive Chris Fleming said: “Although we can all agree it has been a challenging year, our business has proven to be resilient.
“I’ m proud of our team, especially of those who have continued to work out in the field throughout the year for months on end, away from their families to deliver customer projects with unwavering levels of energy and enthusiasm.
“It is this dedication that has seen us help our customers maintain critical inspection services."