Corporate Spotlight: MacArtney Record Growth in North AmericaFollowing a major expansion which others, such as MERMAC and COR-saw new MacArtney of? ces open MAC winch and handling systems, in every coastal corner of the North Mac API harsh environment connec-America and added several new faces tors, MacArtney NEXUS multiplexers to the team, MacArtney is looking to and LUXUS Cameras and Lights hold experience record breaking growth a vast potential.” within North American markets for As part of a broad response to this in-underwater technology. This marks a crease in complete solution demand, key contribution to the overall strate- experienced industry professional gic ambition of the MacArtney Group Scott Allen has recently taken the to double turnover between 2010 and helm as System Sales Manager with 2015. MacArtney in Houston. Adding fur-This positive forecast is especially em- ther strength to the MacArtney team, powered by a booming oil and gas sec- MacArtney has secured the talent of tor operating out of Houston, Texas, Scott Walters to function as Item Sales where the regional headquarters of Manager. Long-time MacArtney em-MacArtney is housed. “We are step- ployee, Rafael da Costa Lima, will unique to the French market for un-derwater technology, the new facility ping up efforts to accommodate the take on new tasks as Internal Sales/increase in demand for complete so- Project Manager, strengthening the represents a notable extension of the MacArtney France service portfolio. lutions to take on complex challenges ability of the Houston team to manage Empowered by the newly installed within various underwater technology and deliver large projects and complex pressure vessel system with a height related industries,” said Lars Hansen, system solutions. of 1,100 mm, an internal diameter of President of MacArtney in North 650 mm and a pressure capacity of up America, and continued: “While some MacArtney Adds to 600 bar - the test facility is able to of the underwater technology products Pressure Test Facilityand systems offered by MacArtney, MacArtney France added a modern submit underwater connectors, cables, moldings, junction boxes and other like SubConn connectors, have grown and fully equipped pressure test facil-to reach a position as world-leading, ity to its workshop in Rousset. Being types of equipment to extensive ocean depth pressure tests. For optimal ac-curacy, the pressure vessel system is capable of preprogrammed and fully computer controlled operation with all measurements undertaken and record-ed in real-time. To ensure ? exible connectivity to equipment tested inside the tank, six penetrator passes are incorporated into the vessel lid. Moreover, an overhead crane with a capacity of 4,000 kg en-sures that even very heavy or unwieldy equipment can be pressure tested. The MacArtney France pressure test facil-ity offers reinforced safety operations and is available for rental on an hourly or daily basis, with all testing per-formed by fully trained and certi? ed Photo: MacArtneyMacArtney technicians.MacArtney France’s new Pressure Test Facility.www.seadiscovery.comMarine Technology Reporter 83MTR #2 (82-96).indd 83 MTR #2 (82-96).indd 83 2/22/2014 2:17:16 PM2/22/2014 2:17:16 PM