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MTR100The Case The Case SMD is a leading manufacturer of remote intervention equip- ment, employing more than 300 staff in the U.K., Singapore, U.S. and Brazil. The company has been honored with three Queens Awards, for innovation in Trenching vehicles and ROVs, and for its growing presence and success in global mar- kets. SMD manufactured the world?s most powerful subsea tractor and world?s largest trenching ROV, and is currently manufacturing the world?s  rst deep sea mining vehicles. The Tech The Tech SMD?s origins are in agricultural engineering related to re- search at Newcastle University. In the early 1970?s, the North Sea oil industry required the development of seabed geotechni- cal knowledge, together with theoretical analysis of the particu- lar problems encountered in sea oor earth moving activities. SMD began to design and manufacture sea  oor trenching and ploughing equipment used to lay and bury oil and gas pipelines. SMD?s technology was unique in its application of land based soil mechanics principles to innovative subsea trenching ma- chines, and a number of benchmark patents resulted from this early work. The innovation of a new range of more powerful and more capable trenching machines is helping the Offshore Wind industry meet The Tech:nical challenges identi ed in the early Round 1 Wind Farm Installations in U.K. waters. SMD?s innovations in product, technology, and offering to market have seen The company grow from shipping its  rst WROV in 2005, to having the largest market share of the three major indepen- dent WROV manufacturers in 2010 (based on overall market size forecasts by the Douglas Westwood analyst group). SMD bring more than 40 years of subsea engineering experience to various markets and are currently in the process of building the world?s  rst deep sea mining vehicles for Nautilus Minerals. SMD?s Renewables business stream is dedicated to developing cost effective installation technology for marine renewable en- ergy. The Company The Company SMD is one of the world?s leading manufacturers of remote intervention equipment, working in hazardous environments worldwide. Customers span a range of sectors from energy (oil and gas, marine renewables and offshore wind infrastructure), to telecoms, mining, naval/military and scienti c communities. The company has recently reorganized itself along a number of key business streams: Work Class Remotely Operated Ve- hicles (ROVs), Subsea Trenching, Marine Renewables and Submerged Mining. SMD has 90,000 sw. ft. of manufacturing space over four production sites in and around Wallsend near Newcastle, where the head of ce is based. The company also has of ces in, Singapore, the U.S. and Brazil. Turbinia Works, Davy Bank Turbinia Works, Davy Bank Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, U.K. NE28 6UZ Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, U.K. NE28 6UZ Tel: +44 0191 234 8864 Tel: +44 0191 234 8864 Fax: +44 0191 234 0444 Fax: +44 0191 234 0444 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.smd.co.uk Website: www.smd.co.uk CEO/President: Andrew Hodgson CEO/President: Andrew HodgsonVice President: Mike Jones/Peter Imlah Vice President: Mike Jones/Peter Imlah Marketing Director: Richard Howarth Marketing Director: Richard Howarth Engineering Director: Steve Shoulder Engineering Director: Steve Shoulder Square Footage: 90,500 Square Footage: 90,500Number of Employees: 370 Number of Employees: 370 Annual Sales: $200,000,000.00 Annual Sales: $200,000,000.00SOIL MACHINE DYNAMICS LTDSOIL MACHINE DYNAMICS LTDAndrew HodgsonAndrew HodgsonJuly/August 2013 36 MTRMTR #6 (34-49).indd 36MTR #6 (34-49).indd 367/19/2013 11:15:07 AM7/19/2013 11:15:07 AM