ARAMARK has won one of the biggest North Sea contracts in its sector, with TOTAL E&P (Exploration and Production). The five-year contract across three platforms has an estimated value of £27m.
ARAMARK, whose Scottish head office is in Dyce near Aberdeen, will be providing life-support services including catering, cleaning, laundry, janitorial services, maintenance, emergency response and heli-deck services. The contract was previously operated by ESS, part of the Compass Group, and covers the Elgin Franklin, Dunbar and North Alwyn platforms.
In addition, ARAMARK will be supporting TOTAL on a one-off project this year to deliver services on board the Safe Bristolia Accommodation Barge, for a 173-day period whilst she is alongside Elgin Franklin.
“When people are working offshore, their platforms are both their workplaces and their second homes,” says Mike Ball, Managing Director, ARAMARK Scotland and Offshore. “In this environment, staff will be at their most productive when they are healthy in body and mind, comfortable in their surroundings and feel well looked after.
“This premise was at the heart of our proposals for working with TOTAL, backed by our world-class health and safety track record.
“We are thrilled to have won this business, cementing our position as one of the leading suppliers of outsourced services to the offshore industry.”
About ARAMARK’S offshore division
The division looks after thousands of employees who work on offshore gas and oil installations and in the marine industry. Hotel and catering services and facilities management are the key activities but the company also provides anything from heli-deck management and equipment provision to gym equipment maintenance and architectural accommodation refurbishment.
ARAMARK’s offshore team is headquartered at Dyce, near Aberdeen, but its services are provided across the UK, Denmark and the Middle East.
The team recently achieved 100% in its assessment for the British Safety Council’s International Safety Award 2013, scoring 60 out of a possible 60 and receiving the award with a ‘distinction’. It also received the council’s Sword of Honour in November 2012, making it the only company in its sector to win this healthy and safety accolade.