James Fisher Acquires Hughes Sub Surface Engineering

James Fisher and Sons plc has acquired specialist diving, subsea and marine project company Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd (Hughes SSE), further enhancing James Fisher’s subsea activities and, through the combination of complementary capabilities, creating a comprehensive portfolio of services focused in the oil and gas, marine renewables, power generation and marine civil engineering sectors.

The expanded service offering enables customers to achieve further supply chain optimization and reduce contractual interface risks. The combination of assets, resources and locations will support project mobilizations at key strategic locations around the U.K. coast, delivering improved responsiveness and reduced costs, according to James Fisher.

Nick Henry, CEO of James Fisher, said, “The operations of Hughes Sub Surface are complementary to those of James Fisher and, combined, they will broaden our range of services to the market, particularly to the renewable energy industry offshore.”

Ian Hughes, managing director of Hughes SSE, said of joining the James Fisher group, “The opportunity this affords us to increase the scope and scale of projects we undertake for customers through access to the group’s wider resources is huge”