Service merger makes sense

Aberdeen firms Abersea Engineering and Raisepower have merged to form a new company Mesh Global, turning over about £7million a year.

Abersea, which won the gong for business success under three years at last year’s Elevator Awards, specialises in mechanical, electrical, software, bespoke system design/ manufacturing and project management and consultancy services for a wide range of clients.

It has teamed up with Raisepower, specialists in the refurbishment, assembly and testing of blowout preventer control systems for the offshore oil and gas industry, to combine their services into a more complete package.

Mesh Global, with operations in Aberdeen and Weston-superMare, has four directors

“This is a significant step for all involved”

– Barry Canfield and Scott Harper from Abersea and Mike Smith and Nicola Wilson from Raisepower – who each own 25% of the enlarged company.

Mr Harper said the firms had been working together for a while, so the formal merger made perfect sense.

He added: “This is a significant step for all involved as it has given both companies the opportunity to fast-track previous forecasted growth and at a reduced cost.”

Because the two firms’ services were complementary, the merger will deliver cost savings for clients who previously had to deal with two separate companies, he said.

The tie-up is expected to create more jobs at Mesh, which currently employs 19 people, and pave the way for new premises in the northeast.