Growth in supply of labour to energy market leads to new business for V.People

International providers of qualified manpower, V.People, has won two new contracts worth $1.8 million. The company which provides trained, competency assured people to work in the oil and gas industry around the world from its bases in Aberdeen, Houston and Stavanger, has been awarded contracts to supply specialised personnel to Marie Tecnimont SPA, and GPS.

The contract with Marie Tecnimont SPA, based in Milan, is to supply competency-assured construction workers for Saudi Aramco's Sumitomo refinery at Rabigh on the Red Sea coast. The first batch of workers, of all trades, have been sourced from The Philippines office of V.Group, the parent company of V.People. In the offshore sector, the framework agreement with GPS involves an initial supply of electrical and mechanical engineers to TOTAL's FPSO Akpo in West Africa.

Graham Robson of V.People, said: "These contracts demonstrate the widening range of services our group is able to offer to a global industry facing worsening labour shortages. We are in the business of providing our clients with bespoke manpower supply solutions that comply with rigorous safety standards and which meet their needs with regard to specific projects around the world." He added: "Operators and contractors need secure and reliable supplies of technical staff able to meet high competency assurance standards. Our energy business is focused on providing client value, improving productivity, addressing the manpower shortage and solving specific workforce problems with profitable manpower planning."