Parker Instrumentation has signed a five-year preferred supplier agreement for tube fittings with international oil and gas company Maersk Oil in Denmark. The agreement, which runs until 2012, marks the start of a new phase in the relationship between the two companies, and is expected to provide a logistical model for the companies’ partnership worldwide. To support the agreement, Parker Instrumentation has opened a new Products Centre in Esbjerg, close to Maersk’s headquarters and at the heart of the region’s offshore industry. This will supply Maersk direct, giving the company the benefits of an exceptionally short and responsive supply chain. The new agreement covers the supply of A-LOK compression tube fittings, but the Centre is already receiving enquiries for a wide range of components, including the new-generation high-integrity manifolds and valves designed and manufactured at Parker Instrumentation’s Barnstaple, UK headquarters.
