Claxton Engineering Services Ltd is an engineering and service company registered in the
United Kingdom
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and has its headquarters in
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...
, UK, with offices also in Scotland, Norway, USA, Singapore and the UAE.
The company is an accredited and registered organisation with the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is an independent professional association and learned society headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession. With over 120,000 member ...
.
History
Claxton was founded in Great Yarmouth in 1985
and in 1999 became part of
Acteon Group Ltd.
In 2019 Acteon acquired Proserv’s Field Technology Services business unit which merged with Claxton, providing a global footprint. In 2020 another Acteon company, Conductor Installation Services also merged into Claxton.
Claxton provides services across the energy industry, including offshore decommissioning, and fixed wind installation. Claxton has supplied drilling risers for many major projects around the world and has achieved safety milestones for its operations. Some of the company's projects involve developing new components for the oil and gas industry, for example, technical innovations for drilling risers.
Claxton has received several industry awards, including the
Queen's Award for Export Achievement
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting opportunity (through social mobility). They are the highest ...
(1998) and the Spirit of Enterprise Great Engineering Company Award (2009).
References
External links
Official Claxton Engineering Ltd website
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Engineering companies of the United Kingdom
Petroleum engineers
Companies based in Norfolk
Great Yarmouth
Consulting firms established in 1985
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1985
1985 establishments in England