Hydro Group Secures £2million Defense Contracts
Hydro Group Plc has secured £2 million worth of new defense contracts for 2015, the company announced, adding that the contracts came as a result of a £300,000 investment in its armored cabling line earlier this year.
The Aberdeen headquartered company, a global design and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for the subsea and defense sector, will showcase its new machinery and product offerings to the industry at the Underwater Defense & Security Conference in Portsmouth this month.
Graham Wilkie, Sales Director at Hydro Group said, “We are currently one of few companies in the U.K. to offer this cutting edge technology. The new armoring line demonstrates a significant advancement in our capabilities and skill set, and further enhances the scope of work we can offer the industry.”
The recent six-figure investment extends Hydro Group’s product line, equipping the company with armoring expertise, to offer custom-designed single and multi-layered steel armored cables in galvanized improved steel and corrosion resistant steels.
Last year, Hydro Group was awarded a £2million defense contract to aid BAE Systems in equipping the U.K. Royal Navy with its future long term nuclear submarine deterrent capability. The group’s expertise and experience resulted in it being selected to design, develop and qualify a range of connectorised through hull penetrators, highlighting the significant capabilities of Hydro Group’s engineers, and the product range the company offers., Hydro Group said.
“The demand for complex and challenging designs has grown in the last few years. This has resulted in our engineers applying their extensive knowledge and capabilities in materials and applications, developed over 30 years, to provide the highest quality solutions, designed for each environment,” concluded Wilkie.