Airpac Oilfield Services
similarly developed and expanded. In
2002 it established a base in Singapore in response to the
growing South East Asian oil and gas exploration markets. To
focus exclusively on offshore market opportunities, it sold its
onshore compressed air rental activities in the same year. The
opening in Singapore represented Vp’s first overseas activity
since exiting the US six years earlier. In 2006, Airpac Bukom
was formed after its acquisition of Bukom Oilfield Services.
The division has since opened locations in Australia, United
Arab Emirates and South America. Today Airpac Bukom, via
its global operational network, has become an international
business service activity supporting the well-testing, rig
maintenance, LNG and pipeline markets.
The last division to join the Vp Group was
TPA
which was
acquired in 2005. TPA specialises in temporary access
solutions for roadways, pedestrian walkways, bridges and
pitch cover requirements. By 2014 this portable roadways
specialist had become the UK’s market leader. TPA operates
throughout mainland Europe via its base in Germany and
provides complex solutions to the transmission, utility and
outdoor events sectors.
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(above left)
Airpac Oilfield Services
(above right)
TPA, suppliers of
temporary access
solutions
