press release : 10 March 2008
State-of-the-art oil and gas lab opens in North Wales
Left to right: Mark Isherwood, Calvin Treacy, Vanessa Griffiths,
Janet Ryder, Eleanor Burnham and Stephen Jones
Leading international mineral analysis company Intellection has set the seal on its expansion into Europe, with the formal opening of its new facility in Abergele, North Wales.
North Wales Assembly Member Janet Ryder and Welsh Assembly Government Director, Vanessa Griffiths, officiated at the ceremony that sees Intellection become one of the first occupants of the new North Wales Business Park.
“This is a major milestone for Intellection,” CEO Calvin Treacy said. “This facility will be an important base for growing our business, both geographically across Europe, and operationally, in the upstream oil and gas industry.”
The 477 square metre (5300 square feet) facility will house a commercial XRD and automated mineral analysis laboratory as well as sales and administration to support the European, North African and Middle East markets.
A £240,000 Regional Selective Assistance grant from the Welsh Assembly Government helped fund the building’s fitout and purchase new equipment, including Intellection’s flagship technology, the QEMSCAN® automated, quantitative mineral analysis system.
The Abergele office is part of Intellection’s major expansion of its North Wales operation, following a merger in late 2007 with local geoscience firm X-Ray Mineral Services. North Wales was selected as the strategic location for Intellection’s expansion into Europe as it is home to one of the largest clusters of oil and gas expertise in Europe, in an environment that helps attract quality new staff.
Intellection's UK staff numbers are also set to more than double to manage the office’s increased capabilities.
“Intellection puts a high value on its UK operations, and we are making a significant investment to ensure the business here continues to build on its excellent foundations,” Mr Treacy said.
The official opening coincided with Commonwealth Day, which promotes international cooperation and understanding to improve the lives of the 1.8 billion Commonwealth citizens.
“What could be more appropriate for an event linking business in the UK and Australia?” said Intellection UK General Manager Stephen Jones. “This international initiative has already generated employment for North Wales, and will put us at the forefront of mineral analysis world-wide.”
The opening was also attended by North Wales Assembly Members Eleanor Burnham and Mark Isherwood.
About Intellection
Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, with offices in the UK, US and Chile, Intellection provides integrated solutions and services for the automated, quantitative analysis of minerals, rocks, metals and other inorganic compounds based on the company’s QEMSCAN® technology.
QEMSCAN® solutions and services significantly improve productivity, accuracy and the quality of key information resulting from the automated analysis of geological and process samples fundamental to decision making by companies, interest groups and government bodies involved in the mining, utilities, and oil and gas industries.
For further information:
Intellection
Jolene Alfred
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +61 7 3512 9104
jolene.alfred@intellectioncorp.com
www.intellectioncorp.com
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