Arco, the UK and Ireland’s leading safety experts, has opened a specialist centre to help oil, gas, and renewables sector companies minimise risk and maximise productivity across demanding onshore and offshore operations.

Strategically based in Aberdeen, the new £500,000 centre offers access to Arco’s more than 140 years’ safety experience through best-in-class safety training, face fit testing and respiratory servicing and product decoration services.

The centre also provides offshore kit drops which means any order placed before 3pm can be delivered the same day from its 13,700 sq ft base near Aberdeen airport.

Each week up to 100 kit bags are dispatched from the Aberdeen centre to the North Sea and beyond as Arco supports workers across the globe, including Africa and the Middle East.

The centre’s launch comes after the safety specialists announced in November a 37 per cent rise in pre-exception EBITDA in the past year to £11.4million - a third year of progressive improvement across financial, operational, innovation and service parameters, despite a challenging economic backdrop.

Alex Richards, Arco's Energy and Export Director, said:

“We've been keeping customers in Aberdeen safe for nearly 40 years, and this new centre signifies more than just a move to a new site."

"Our £500,000 centre enables access to Arco’s more than 140 years’ safety experience through best-in-class training, respiratory servicing, face fit testing, and same-day offshore kit drops."

“We supply highly certified PPE selected specifically to combat hazards faced offshore, onshore and across complex industrial environments."

“Our people are energy sector specialists, with deep understanding of industry regulations, working conditions and operational challenges. That knowledge allows us to provide informed guidance, the right solutions first time, and a level of service customers can rely on."

“By keeping people at the centre, and offering products dedicated to the energy industry, we’ve built long-standing partnerships that help protect workers, reduce risk and maximise productivity across Aberdeen’s energy community.”