Adyard Abu Dhabi, serving the energy sectors in the Middle East in diverse fields including fabrication, plans to open offices in GCC states and in India.

The expansion in its operating base follows stronger business performance. The company realised a turnover of more than Dh 90 million ($24.5 million) in 2004 against Dh 64 million in the previous year.
  The company expects to surpass its 2004 performance this year 
 “The market outlook for 2005-2006 remains strong with oil prices touching new highs and fuelling strong economic growth in the region,” a company spokesman said. While it operates in several parts of the Middle East its stronghold is in the UAE.
Adyard is a group company of Topaz Energy and Marine SAOG, popularly known as Team and is listed in the Oman Securities Market. The company was formed in the year 1996 under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Butti.
The company’s expertise lies in the areas of fabrication of vessels, skid packages, piping and structural work; onshore and offshore site work; dry docking and ship repair; drilling rig repair; services and maintenance and manpower supply
“Adyard’s engineering practices are in accordance with internationally recognised standards and practices,” says the spokesman. The company uses some of the most advanced engineering packages in its design and drafting. These are PV Elite, STADD PRO, Cadwork, Tubecam, Autocad 2000i, and Microstation. It follows various internationally accepted engineering codes and practices such as ASME SEC I, II, VIII, ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, BS 5500, BS 5950, NACE, ANSI, API 1104, API RP2A etc. Adyard has excellent track record of utilising various materials such as CS, LAS, SS, Duplex, Inconel and Cu-Ni among other things
 Adyard’s fabrication facilities are located in Mussafah and are spread over an area of 80,000 sq m, with a covered area of 3,000 sq. m. The facilities include a 300 m waterfront and a 110 m jetty with a water depth of 6 m at extremely low tide. The jetty is reinforced to accommodate cranes for load out and repair of drilling rigs.
The facilities are fitted out with two overhead cranes, each 25 tonnes, with 8 m hook height, to service the 25 m by 84 m fabrication workshop. Within these facilities there are dedicated electrical, valve, rotating equipment and machine shops and also an instrumentation calibration laboratory.
The Adyard facility is equipped with some of the largest pipe profile cutting machines in the Middle East and it specialises in the manufacture of large-diameter pressure vessels, piping, heavy structures, and large-size tubular sections. The company has developed more than 160 qualified weld procedures to meet the stringent fabrication requirements of its varied clientele.
 “Adyard is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company and the quality of products and services is assured through rigorous implementation, effective monitoring and a continuous update of its fully-certified ISO 9001 system,” says the spokesman.
“Possession of ASME U, U2, S, PP, and NBBI R certifications ensures that its capabilities and expertise in the design, fabrication, testing and vessel repair are comparable to internationally recognised standards.
Safe working conditions in the fabrication facilities and at every remote location are of utmost importance to all Adyard staff, the official said, adding that the company had put in place a team of dedicated and fully trained safety professionals operating under the guidance of a QHSE manager.
“Adyard meets the needs of its customers in ways that are safe, reliable and environmentally sound. Our businesses are united by a value system that capitalises on our resources and a management team that has vast experience gained in the North Sea, the Middle East, the Far East, West Africa, Canada and Russia. This enables us to continuously add value by breaking new ground and expanding our businesses.
Work orders from the oil and gas exploration, field development and petrochemical industries are received for engineering, procurement & construction (EPC), lump sum turnkey (LSTK), shutdown and turnaround and operation & maintenance (O & M) services.
Adyard’s parent company, Topaz Energy and Marine recently concluded a strategic merger with Renaissance Services SAOG. This merger will result in growth opportunities of greater magnitude with their combined resources to help Adyard open new markets for various businesses.
“With the experience and confidence drawn from our previous projects and strong financial backing from the parent company, we are looking at bigger and value-added jobs in offshore and onshore and oil and gas sectors.
 “We have further strengthened our capabilities in the following areas to tackle the future challenges - project management, global procurement, contract and commercial management, quality control and assurance, design & engineering capabilities.
“Apart from the above, we are also in dialogue with a few engineering companies in Asia to join hands for the forthcoming EPIC jobs in the region.”