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Hydrasun 2005 Review

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Did you know that in 2005 Hydrasun's commitment to our 5 key service messages produced the following business developments...

Focus on Customer Needs

  • Hydrasun supported customers worldwide, exporting to over 40 countries
  • Hydrasun's focus on market diversification secured Hose Integrity Management orders from UK Ministry of Defence
  • Hydrasun established a new service and support operation in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Hydrasun introduced an online transaction tool - Hydralink - to provide fast access to products, prices and order history

Range & Size of Inventory

  • Increased investment in the range & depth of our product offering saw inventory levels grow to over £5 million
  • Hydrasun produced over 132,000 Hose Assemblies during the course of 2005
  • Hydrasun supplied over 27,000 product limes to more than 3600 customers across 6 market sectors.
  • Hydrasun launched a number of new product lines including the Firemaster 16D, High Pressure Double Block and Bleed Valves, Nitrogen Generation Packages & the Subsea 'Multiway' Connector.

Speed of Response

  • In order to improve customer response times, Hydrasun further increased its Customer Services team
  • Hydrasun purchased a new arctic truck to improve delivery efficiency across our customer base
  • Hydrasun introduced a Kanban stock management system to optimise our 'off-the-shelf' stock availability
  • To improve our speed of response, Hydrasun further increased the personnel resource within our stores departments.

Back up Support & Service

  • Hydrasun introduced a new service van fleet to develop our Mobile Support Service
  • Several major contract awards supported significant sales growth within our Umbilical and Extrusion division
  • Hydrasun's Hose Integrity Management sales doubled, with over 100 offshore Hose Inspections completed.
  • Hydrasun further increased its Hose Technician workforce to meet market demand both in the UK & Internationally
  • Hydrasun opened a new Training Facility in Aberdeen
  • Hydrasun responded to the requirements of international customers by deploying Field Support Mobile Workshops onsite
  • New investment in plant equipment increased Hydrasun's manufacturing capability & capacity

Value for money

Through our commitments to continuous improvement:

  • Hydrasun successfully gained re-accreditation to ISO 9001:2000
  • Hydrasun received investors in People Award
  • Hydrasun achieved Scottish Health at Work (SHAW) Bronze award
  • Formal Competence Assurance programme put in place across all functions within the Hydrasun organisation delivering unrivalled service quality
  • Hydrasun set the standard completing highest percentage of FPAL Performance Reviews within industry sector.