Aberdeen’s Asco takes full ownership of radioactive materials specialist Norm Solutions

Aberdeen-headquartered Asco has acquired full ownership of Norm Solutions, a provider of cleaning, treatment and disposal services for oilfield equipment contaminated with naturally occurring radioactive materials.

Asco said the acquisition of the rest of Norm Solutions, for an undisclosed sum, would strengthen its specialist waste and decommissioning capabilities.

Asco said the acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, would strengthen its specialist waste and decommissioning capabilities and provide its client base with a “wider and fully integrated service”.

Established in 2012, and originally a joint venture between Asco and John Lawrie Group, Norm Solutions will continue to operate from its state-of-the-art facility in Aberdeen.

Asco’s head of waste and decommissioning, Chris Lloyd, said: “Our full acquisition of Norm Solutions is a logical move for Asco, allowing us to offer an ever-wider range of integrated services to our offshore and onshore clients.

“As the decommissioning sector continues to grow, our ability to provide safe Norm treatment and disposal services will remain critical to our overall service offering to our client base.

“We have enjoyed a positive working relationship with John Lawrie Group over the last eight years and we will continue to work with them as a trusted partner. John Davidson will remain as general manager for Norm Solutions and I am very much looking forward to consolidating and promoting Asco’s Norm services to both existing and new clients alike.”