Underwater manufacturer JFD has acquired Fathom Systems to expand their capabilities in Diving Support Vehicles.
The deal is part of JFD’s ambitions to support safer diving operations in extreme environments using Diving Support Vehicles (DSVs). The deal will expand JFD’s portfolio of innovative diving solutions for the oil and gas, defence, renewables, decommissioning and aquaculture.
Scotland-based Fathom Systems also offers a more diversified product portfolio including electronics, software, diving physics and digital communications including HD digital video systems, ROV control systems, intervention tooling and ROV gyrocompass systems. This deal aims to ensure JFD’s latest generation of products benefit from Fathom Systems’ enhanced expertise in these specialist areas, with the latest innovations integrated into JFD’s new solutions.
Managing Director of Fathom Systems, Gareth Kerr, said: “JFD’s established reputation as a world leader in the underwater field offers greater resources to further develop and exploit the latest innovations from Fathom Systems. We are really excited that our revolutionary products will soon be making a significant positive impact on customers in wider markets beyond the core oil and gas sector.”
“Fathom Systems has been involved in the latest generation of new-build DSV projects and we have now extended our focus to further support surface-supply diving and to bring our technology to the Submarine Rescue market. JFD sets the industry standard for quality and reliability in these areas and with the strength of the Fathom brand added to the Group portfolio we expect to see significant opportunities for state-of-the-art integrated solutions. We are both proud and pleased to be working with and being a part of this global company going forward.”
Fathom manufactures diver communications, gas analysis, diver monitoring and integrated diving control systems for DSVs operating in the offshore oil and gas industry. JFD is an underwater capability provider and a part of James Fisher and Sons PLC.
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