100 must go in NorSea Group – Aftenposten

CEO John E. Stangeland NorSea must transmit up to 100 employees out doors during the fall. There are bases in Stavanger and Kristiansund most affected, writes Aftonbladet.

Reduces with a billion

– We have reduced the number of hired and temporary employees, but this is not enough and therefore must we unfortunately also cut 10 to 20 percent of the permanent staff, says CEO John E. Stangeland NorSea Group to pursuits.

he said while he expects even more challenging times ahead. Sales were also reduced by more than three billion in 2014 to around 2.4 billion in 2015.

For pursuits shows Stangeland to rig the crisis, which more and more rigs laid up, and that oil exploration is on hold as some of the reasons why NorSea must reduce base business. This has in fact led to far fewer containers on the bases.

Will into the wind

When Aftonbladet last fall visited NorSea in Dusavik, was Stangeland clear that oil downturn had speeded up in their efforts to acquire more legs to stand on.

• We have long seen other legs to stand on. With the current low oil prices which are currently, this has become even more important. Now we have concretized this by investing in wind market, said Stangeland.

Through the acquisition of the Danish base and logistics company Danbor AS from Mærsk spring 2014i last spring acquired NorSea Group a position in the Danish city of Esbjerg. A strategic move to strengthen its prospects.

The autumn was also the Danish wind company Oeer acquired. Making sure NorSea Group and its owners, Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Eidesvik and Møkster is established in the entire value chain of wind turbines: Logistics base, ships, installation and service.

• Our ambition is to build us up to be an actor who can deliver entire food chain in the transport, installation, operation and maintenance of wind farms.
• First, it will be a big market within the building of windfarms. Eventually, we also see that within the maintenance will be much to do, pointed Stangeland to Aftenbladet.

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