A new subsea company, dedicated to the offshore energy industry, was officially launched in Bristol, UK, today.
Rovco, which is focused on underwater integrity, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), surveying and subsea services for both oil and gas and renewables sectors, has already secured its first contract with UK Marine Trust.
The company also announced that it is about to embark on its second underwater survey project in partnership with a south-west diving company.
The newly established company said it aims to become a leading ROV and inspection company within the next 3 years, with expertise and capacity to carry out underwater inspection projects across the globe.
The company is led by its chief executive and founder, Brian Allen, who previously managed multiple ROV systems on construction, inspection and lay vessels as a superintendent for Deepocean. “After many years of working in the industry and being aware of how adopting new techniques could significantly reduce subsea operating costs and increase efficiency, I decided it was time to set up Rovco and do just that,” Allen said.
Rovco will provide inshore/offshore services and inspections with a fleet of 10 ROVs.
“A single diver led subsea inspection would typically involve a minimum team of five, with a catalogue of limitations and regulations to follow. Using an ROV is safer, easier, cheaper and guarantees the collection of higher quality information and data. Utilising the latest 4K cameras on the market, we can provide the highest quality images in the industry, with accurate positional information, no decompression, and no risk to the people involved, in even the world’s most challenging seas,” Allen explained.
Rovco has been backed by Entrepreneurial Spark powered by Natwest, a free business accelerator programme for new and growing ventures, and is also a member of Subsea UK, the body which supports and represents the £9billion British underwater industry.