Dari Taylor gets down to business with Aker Solutions
15-05-2009
MP for Stockton South Dari Taylor met with Aker Solutions recently, to learn more about the company and some of the new, highly specialised and technical initiatives that it is currently involved with, right in the heart of her constituency.
Dave Ley, president and managing director of Aker Solutions’ E&C business, said, “We were delighted to welcome Dari Taylor into our office and appreciated the opportunity to advise her on our current activities, our key technological developments and how we are contributing to the local economy.”
For example Aker Solutions is working with Aker Clean Carbon as part of a consortium led by Scottish Power. This consortium has been pre-qualified in the competition to build the first large scale CO2 capture facility for a coal-fired power plant in the UK.
Dari Taylor, MP said, “Visiting Aker Solutions was a privilege. A local company that is part of a global delivery team, creatively responding to and producing answers to problems with a highly qualified staff. My pleasure meeting the staff was significantly added to by the fact that this company is and will remain local.”
Located in a purpose built office on Surtees Business Park, Aker Solutions serves both local and international markets. It has a long standing presence in Stockton on Tees with roots going back more than 100 years. The company is is recognised as one of the larger private employers in the region.
Aker Solutions provides total asset life cycle engineering and consultancy services to the nuclear services, energy, process, metals and water industries. To support its growth plans and technical development, the company prioritises the attraction and retention of technical specialists, engineering and project management talent into the region.
