Forth and Tay members
XL Global Group
Business type: Engineering
Contact: Stuart McKibben, Business Development Manager
Address: Unit 4, Orchardbank Industrial Estate, Forfar DD8 1TD
Email:
Countries worked in: United Kingdom & Canada
XL Group, consists of 8 separate and specialist divisions, allowing us to offer a multi-discipline Engineering service to our clients.
Our experience has been developed across a range of industry sectors, from our origins in Oil & Gas, through to Petrochemical, Timber, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing and Public sector / Local Authority support.
Our primary services and divisions applicable to the Forth and Tay cluster include:
Automation XL - A Vendor neutral system integrator with capabilities ranging from instrumentation and motion control products, through to turnkey PLC and SCADA system support and Integration. Rope access Technicians (Electrical / Mechanical / Instrumentation). Electrical Switchgear and Control room support. Electrical, mechanical and instrumentation services.
Aquidata XL - Remote monitoring / Command and Control systems.
Access XL – Machining shop services, Mechanical and fabrication services
https://www.xlg.co.uk/
Capabilities
Established supplier with significant experience supplying the sector
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Offshore Labour Services
- OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Training & provision of technicians to carry out BoP maintenance
Good capacity and some experience in supplying the sector
- Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Aux Systems including power supplies & navigational aids
- Pre-Construction Development Phase (DEVEX): Front End Engineering & Design Studies
- DEVEX - Project Management & QA Services: Project Management & Programme Management
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Export & Array cables & components
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Electrical system including backup generator, switchgear, transformers & converters
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Structure & facilities including foundation, helipad, platform access, crane, control room, accommodation, navigation aids & safety systems
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Electrical system including backup generator, switchgear, transformers & converters
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Buildings & other facilities management & security
- CAPEX - Balance of Plant - Manufacture / Supply Services: Offshore Equipment Services
- OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Onshore Electrical
- OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Lifting, climbing & safety equipment & inspections
- OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Training & provision of wind turbine electricians
Capabilities to supply, but no/limited experience in the sector
- OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Offshore substation maintenance
- OPEX - Operations & Maintenance: Testing and Certifications
Ambitions to diversify in the sector
- DEVEX - Project Management & QA Services: QA Management & Document Control
Other services offered
- Supply of instrumentation and motion control products, through to turnkey PLC and SCADA system support and Integration. Hydrogen systems, metering skids and offloading systems design, supply and installation
Case studies
Supporting a client in the Manufacturing sector who required a flexible and proactive maintenance partner capable of offering a broad range of tecnicians and professions through a single source. Whilst not a 'wind' project, this case study clearly shows the ability of the XL Group to support a wide range of requirements, and to support a customer with reccomendations and guidance from insepctions that has allwoed them to minimise site issues and subsequent downtime troubles.
Contract type: Ops and maintenance outage support
Value: £50,000
Electrical, mechanical manpower and equipment provision. Critical support was required to support infrastructure including: Pumps / rotating bed, shakers, vessels, pipework, exchangers, valves change out and maintenance, switchboard upgrades and function testing.
Working with a manufacturing business who required support to remotely monitor and maintain an unmanned site. Through the integration of a number of Remote telemetry units, XL Group were able to assist in the 24/7 monitoring of the site, and ensure responses to alerts were dealt with in a timely manner.
Contract type: Ongoing Maintenance contract with upgrade projects therein
Value: £50,000
The client requested support to integrate a remote telecommunication system that would allow them to ensure the site remained operational 24/7. This was achieved through the integration of 8 RTU's within the clients preferred Allan Bradley PLC. We were subsequently contracted to provide an upgraded SCADA system, inclusive of the associated control panels.
