SKF RS¨CDEI becomes SKF Asset Management Services

Development Engineering International (DEI) Ltd, the Aberdeen based branch of SKF Reliability Systems, is pleased to announce that it has rebranded as SKF Asset Management Services. DEI was bought by SKF in 1999, but for several years has continued to operate under the DEI identity. This full integration into SKF is seen as a natural evolution and a significant step forward in the development of the company. DEI was established in 1981 to serve the needs of the North Sea oil and gas industry. Over the past twenty five years, the company has expanded to provide reliability management services to the oil and gas industry worldwide, along with a number of other industries, including utilities, distilleries and paper mills. SKF Asset Management Services will combine DEI and two other SKF subsidiaries ¨C US-based ERIN Engineering, and Delta Consult who are based in Holland. The amalgamation of these three units into one will allow a broader range of services to be provided to clients throughout the world. Speaking of the development of the new unit, Jim Marnoch, General Manager of SKF Asset Management Services Aberdeen, said ¡°This is an extremely exciting time for our Business Unit. The transition to SKF Asset Management Services will further strengthen our relationship with SKF, and both our team and our clients will benefit from this in terms of having access to a huge range of global resources and skills. This will support our ambitions for the company¡¯s growth as we aim to provide a full range of proactive reliability management services to our clients.¡± SKF Asset Management Services Aberdeen provides an extensive range of reliability and maintenance engineering solutions, designed to improve plant asset efficiency and integrity, while at the same time, driving down operating costs. The team in Aberdeen will work closely with clients to develop maintenance programmes that will meet their needs over the life of their assets.