Scots offshore engineering firm opens Norway base

A COMPANY which is opening a permanent base in Norway has been praised as a “fantastic Scottish success story” by the First Minister.

Global Project Services (GPS) is one of Scotland’s leading offshore engineering and fabrication companies and has operated in Norway for seven years.

Now the firm, whose parent company is Global Energy Group, has a base near Bergen to help it build its business there.

First Minister Alex Salmond discussed the company’s plans for expansion in Norway with GPS managing director Gavin Macdonald.

The First Minister, on a short visit to Norway, will announce an oil and gas strategy later this month, which aims to increase the international reach that Scottish firms had.

Mr Salmond said: “Global is a perfect example of a company leading the way in that export endeavour.”

He said: “The Global Energy Group and its subsidiaries are a fantastic Scottish success story, creating jobs and prosperity in Scotland while exporting its expertise and working with leading multinationals to help deliver major engineering projects around the world.”