Engineering specialist Deritend Group is setting its sights on rapid expansion after securing a string of new contracts, including a £1 million framework extension for Northumbrian Water.
Deritend Group, which employs 14 people at its purpose-built workshop on the Riverside Park Industrial Estate in Middlesbrough, has achieved the deal that involves design, fabrication, coating and site installation of load bearing platforms and other structural fabrications.
The company, which has 100 staff across operations in the North East, West Bromwich and Luton, is now looking to bounce back from the challenges of Covid-19 by maximising recent investment by GE Renewables and the announcement of the Teesside Freeport.
The recent recruitment of a new lead administrator and two new apprentices will also help it move its technical manufacturing expertise into new opportunities in nuclear, oil and gas, chemicals and renewables.
Richard Brown, general manager at Deritend Group’s Middlesbrough site added that investment in training and workshop equipment will allow the business to compete in the highly compliant sectors.
He said: “Last year was very challenging and we had to adapt to a downturn in orders with businesses reluctant to spend and only carrying out essential work.
“In typical ‘Deritend’ fashion, we have met the difficulties head-on and worked closely with our clients to ensure this has been carried out safely, efficiently, on time and in budget. We are now seeing the benefit of this with enquiries up 20 per cent and major orders being secured.
“The Northumbrian Water contract, which could be extended to 2024, highlights the level of service we provide to the customer and how our multi-skilled team can offer response times that few in industry can match.”
Deritend Group’s has a design-led structural engineering department capable of offering a full range of bespoke highly compliant fabrication and machining services, with the 15,000 sq ft workshop equipped with a 10-tonne crane and a plasma cutting machine.
Mr Brown said: “There has also been a lot of interest in our mechanical department, which provides manufacture and overhaul services for industrial rotating equipment, such as gearboxes, pumps and motors.
“We provide a 24/7 service from collection and inspection through to reverse engineering of components and the supply of fully overhauled ‘production critical’ items delivered back to site as efficiently as possible in the required timescale.”
He added: “Large companies like British Steel, PD Ports, Spartan and JN Bentley all count on us for essential maintenance and engineering services and these type of high-profile customers are ones we’ll be targeting going forward.”
