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12 Nov 2014

Lamprell Wins Daman Corporate Health Award

Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore energy industry is delighted to announce that, last Wednesday 5 November, the Group was declared as a winner at the Daman Corporate Health Awards which took place at the Rosewood Hotel, Abu Dhabi. In total, 47 companies were shortlisted for the finals in 12 different categories. Lamprell won the award for the ‘Improved Corporate Health and Wellness Performance’ category. Lamprell introduced several reforms and innovations that improved overall wellness performance across the organisation, including conducting regular health checks, running various health and safety awareness campaigns as well as organising team-building activities and sports events.

07 Aug 2014

Protecting Crews During Disease Outbreak

Personal Protection Kit

Global maritime organizations have issued health guidance on the risks posed to ships’ crews calling in countries affected by the Ebola virus. International ship supplier, Hutton’s Group, is responding to requests for information and assistance from its maritime customers by highlighting the range of medical protective equipment available for use in pandemic situations. Infection Containment Personal Protective Equipment kits, sometimes referred to as Pandemic Kits, are available for emergency use during pandemic outbreaks such as Ebola, SARS and Avian Influenza ('bird flu').

04 Mar 2014

Bottled Water Sales to Shippers on the Rise

Photo courtesy Hutton’s Group

Hutton’s Group, a ship supplier in the U.K., reported sales of bottled water are up 30% on last year’s figures. The Hull-based supplier to the international shipping industry said it sold almost 40,000 large bottles of still water and nearly 20,000 small bottles this January alone, with sales of sparkling water (particularly popular with eastern European customers) growing too. The company said its January water sales equate to more than 13,000 liters. Alex Taylor, Hutton’s Group Managing Director…

09 Aug 2013

Newport News, Hampton Convert Trash Into Steam Energy

Newport News Shipbuilding provides 70 percent of all the trash converted to energy at the Hampton/NASA steam plant. Photo courtesy of NASA Langley Research Center

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is partnering with the City of Hampton to convert shipyard trash into steam power. As part of the new Single Stream Recycling Program, the shipyard's solid waste is incinerated at Hampton's award-winning steam plant facility and converted to steam through a process known as "waste-to-energy." The energy is then used to power NASA Langley Research Center (NASA LaRC) facilities. "Just last year NNS sent more than 10…

15 Aug 2011

Vector Signs Exclusive Medical Contract

Hutton's has signed an exclusive contract to supply medical equipment and to provide annual survey services for Vector Offshore Limited. Vector's fleet of offshore support vessels operates out of Aberdeen and each uniquely carries two Autonomous Rescue and Recovery Craft (ARRC) which are capable of operating on their own, putting the company at the cutting edge of rescue and recovery in the North Sea. Hutton's will deliver directly to the vessels as needed on a seven-day a week, 24hours a day basis as required.

21 May 2010

Watch Your Weight at Sea Warns Hutton’s Medical

Modern seafarers should keep an eye on their weight as well as the horizon to avoid storing up health problems, advised Hutton’s, UK ship supplier which is calling for seafarers to make a conscious effort to switch to a healthier diet. “Seafarers can easily become overweight if they load up on calories to get through long working shift patterns,” said John MacDonald, General Manager of Hutton’s Medical. “They just load up with calories to get them through the day but that doesn’t do your body any good at all. John said it’s not just ship owners and managers who need to change their attitudes to crew health by purchasing healthier foods, but individual seafarers themselves who can take more responsibility for their own health and diet.