Engineering firm seals Ghana parts deal

Under the agreement Alexander Comley will partner Hydra Offshore in the supply of customised flanges, pipe, tube, fittings, plate, machined / turned parts and associated pipeline supplies. In addition, Hydra Offshore will take a lead role in promoting Alexander Comley's products and services in the oil and gas industry within Ghana.

Managing director of Alexander Comley, Chris Bourne-Hallett, said: "We are delighted to partner Hydra Offshore and look forward to a mutually-beneficial relationship with them in this exciting venture in Ghana's oil and gas sector."

Mr Andrew Johnson, business development manager of Alexander Comley, who negotiated the partnership with Hydra Offshore, added: "This is the first stage in our support of local content, and we are thrilled to have reached this agreement with Hydra Offshore, a pre-eminent business within Ghana."

Hydra Offshore chief executive Delali Otchi added: "We are excited about this opportunity to partner one of UK's biggest brands with a long history of success in customised stainless steel manufacturing."

Sonia Baiden, the business development manager of Hydra Offshore, said she envisaged the partnership between Alexander Comley and Hydra Offshore will become a major name in Ghana's oil and gas industry and serve as a one-stop shop for Ghanaian national markets and beyond.

Alexander Comley was established in 1920 and has become one of the pioneers of stainless steel manufacturing, specialising in customised parts.

During a recent visit to the firm, Dudley South MP Chris Kelly said: "I congratulate Alexander Comley and Hydra Offshore on this fantastic partnership. It is further evidence of the resurgence in our excellent manufacturing sector and shows the confidence investors have in British manufacturing.

"Export agreements such as this are a key part of our long term economic plan. It is good news that this business will be a big name in Ghana's oil and gas industry."