Sparrows Group secures largest ever non-energy contract

13 June 2017 by Sotiris Kanaris

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Sparrows Group has secured its largest ever contract outside the energy industry to provide inspection services across all 17 of CertainTeed’s US gypsum plants in a move hailed as ‘a major step forward in the company’s diversification’.

CertainTeed is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building product companies. It specialises in exterior and interior building products including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, gypsum and ceilings.

Through the agreement, Sparrows will inspect all lifting equipment at the gypsum facilities of the firm. The scope includes overhead cranes, crawler cranes, hoists and loose lifting equipment.

It will also provide an identification system to control equipment and records, which will be accessible through their online client portal.

Stewart Mitchell, chief executive officer at Sparrows, said: “This is a major step forward in our diversification strategy, transferring the extensive knowledge we have in lifting and inspection services into new markets and regions.”