A Norwich Airport-based helicopter company which transports offshore workers to production platforms in the southern North Sea has been awarded a multi-million pound contract.
NHV Helicopters has struck a three-year deal with global gas exploration company Tullow which will see it continue to fly offshore workers to the Schooner and Ketch gas production platforms about 100 miles north-east of Norwich. It comes after NHV, which has its UK base in the Klyne Business Aviation Centre in Norwich Airport, completed a three-month contract for Shell, flying maintenance crews to gas production platforms in the UK and Dutch sectors of the southern North Sea. Colin Hancy, NHV's UK commercial manager, said: "We have an excellent performance record with Tullow and are really pleased to have won the contract again. We're looking to expand our operations in offshore oil and gas and the wind turbine sector and this is a big vote of confidence by Tullow." NHV, which has been based at Norwich for three years, employs locally-based pilots who ferry technicians and engineers to the platforms in the morning and then fly out to collect them at the end of the working day. It has its headquarters in Ostend, Belgium, and operates in Europe, Africa and South America, providing helicopter services and transport operations for civil and military clients. It also does offshore hoisting and deck landings, passenger, freight and medical transport, search and rescue operations and pollution control. Pictured are Colin Hancy, centre, captain Luke Morgan, right, and co-pilot Craig Smith.
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