The workshop is one of Atlas Copco's six global competence centres that design and assemble bespoke compressed air and nitrogen generation packages primarily for the oil and gas industry, has more than doubled in size and been equipped with a range of new facilities in order to meet growing international demand for its services.
Commenting on the expansion project, Paul Frost, Manager of Systems Hemel Hempstead, said: "Our workshop is now a truly world class facility. We have a competitive base here in Hemel Hempstead, with professional, experienced electrical and mechanical design and project management staff, plus 40 years of expertise. Each project is different because customer requirements tend to be unique for the intended environment. We have recently supplied compressor packages which must operate in a range of temperatures from -400C to +450C in Russia and to an oil company in the Middle East where reliable operation at +550C is required to withstand regular sand storms."
