Aberdeen head-quartered Ashtead Technology has announced a 23% rise in turnover and almost 40% increase in profits for the year ended April 2014. The subsea technology company, which specializes in the sale and rental of subsea equipment and associated services, has seen turnover increase from £22.2 million in 2013 to £27.4 million.
In the 12 months to April 2014, the company made its biggest ever annual investment in rental equipment with capital expenditure in the year rising from £9million in 2013 to over £10million, underpinning the goal of supplying customers with the latest technology from a market leading equipment rental fleet.
Operating profits increased by almost 40% to £13.6milion from £9.7million in 2013.
The company now employs 95 people in Aberdeen, London, Houston and Singapore with agents in Abu Dhabi, Perth (Australia) and Stavanger.
Commenting on the results Allan Pirie, chief executive officer of Ashtead Technology said: "These results reflect our achievements in retaining customers and attracting new business whilst positioning the company for continued sustainable growth across all our global bases.
"Considerable capital investment in our rental fleet, coupled with investment in our people and processes, has underpinned revenue and profit growth.
"Recognizing that our customers demand more than a quality equipment rental service, the development of our increased range of added-value services has enabled us to meet and exceed expectation and we are confident of building on these results as we continue to secure new business, particularly through the increasing demand for integrated equipment package support."
Ashtead Technology's service based growth strategy has recently resulted in the launch of the Ashtead Academy offering customers a range of training and a move into equipment sales reinforced by securing sales representation agreements with leading manufacturers such as Seabotix and ECA.
A globally recognized market leader in the rental of specialist subsea technology, Ashtead is committed to further improving and growing its range of value-added services which now include the supply of offshore personnel, equipment sales, asset management, calibration, custom engineering and training.
These accounts are for Amazon Group, trading as Ashtead Technology, which encompasses all global operations and the results from Ashtead Technology Limited which comprises the UK, Norway and Middle-east only.
