News - PHAROS offshore

October 2023

Floating Offshore Wind Attendance

This week Russell Edmondson (Managing Director) will be attending Floating Offshore Wind 2023 in Aberdeen.

September 2023

Submarine Networks
Attendance

We are pleased to be attending Submarine Networks 2023 in Singapore later this week. Phil Walker (CEO) and Steve Hughes (Regional Manager – Asia Pacific) shall be participating in what is set to be a very busy event!

September 2023

Pharos Offshore Group is Growing

Pharos Offshore Group is growing! At Pharos we are passionate about our people and diversifying our team to continually provide our clients with the highest quality service. Lee Turnbull is the newest addition to the team and joins us as a Design Engineer.

September 2023

Super Mohawk ROV
Sale

As Pharos Offshore Group continues its exciting growth strategy with a focus on offering jet trenching ROV’s and work-class ROV’s across the global offshore sectors, we are pleased to offer for sale a Super Mohawk Observation ROV spread.

August 2023

Offshore Europe 2023
Attendance

We are looking forward to attending Offshore Europe 2023 next week in Aberdeen. Russell Edmondson (Managing Director), Ed de Zwaan (Director of Sales) and Jamie Linton (Operations Director) will be attending.

August 2023

Triton XLS 26
Update

Triton XLS 26 is one of our three work class ROV’s in our versatile asset fleet. Proven to be a reliable asset, XLS 26 is highly flexible, capable of working up to 3000m with 150HP available.

August 2023

UTV670 August
Mobilisation

Yesterday, we mobilised UTV670 for her next project on a European Offshore Wind Farm. We are delighted to have been awarded this inter array cable trenching contract by a valued returning client.

July 2023

Qualified Offshore
Technicians

We are very proud to announce that three of our workshop technicians Jamie Lorimer, Alexander Shaw and Rhodri Thomas, have officially become offshore technicians for Pharos Offshore Group.

July 2023

UTV670 Trencher
Utilisation

There are many benefits associated with the Pharos UTV670 surface fed trencher, including speed of mobilisation, consolidated spread footprint allowing utilisation of lighter class vessels.

June 2023

Technical Managed
Services

Did you know alongside our fleet of subsea equipment, we also supply the industry with Technical Managed Services?

June 2023

Day of the Seafarer
2023

Pharos Offshore Group are celebrating Day of the Seafarer 2023 and give thanks to our incredible offshore crews.

June 2023

New Website
Launch

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website!

June 2023

Global Offshore Wind in London

We are delighted to be attending Global Offshore Wind this week in London on the 14th and 15th of June!

June 2023

ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 Accreditation

We have been successful in the recertification of our ISO 9001 accreditation and the certification of both ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 accreditations.

May 2023

Successful Award for
UTV670

Pharos Offshore Group are pleased to announce the successful award of a trenching scope utilising our UTV670 Trenching asset.

May 2023

Substantial Work
Scope

Pharos Offshore Group are very pleased to announce the award for a substantial work scope utilising its Q1000 Trenching Vehicle.

May 2023

10 Year Work
Anniversary

We would like to congratulate Chris Hall for achieving his remarkable 10year work anniversary at Pharos Offshore Group!

May 2023

Pharos Offshore Group is growing!

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ed de Zwaan as Director of Sales.

May 2023

Wind Europe in
Copenhagen

Pharos Offshore Group are pleased to be attending Wind Europe in Copenhagen next week!

May 2023

Ocean Business in Southampton

Pharos Offshore Group are looking forward to Ocean Business in Southampton!

April 2023

Q1000 Successful 16 Month Campaign

Following a successful 16 month campaign working in the Far East, we are pleased to announce our Q1000 TROV has been successfully demobilised.

March 2023

IPF in
Baltimore

Pharos Offshore Group are pleased to announce CEO Phil Walker will be attending IPF23 in Baltimore.

March 2023

10,000 LinkedIn
Followers

Pharos Offshore Group have reached an impressive milestone of 10,000 followers on LinkedIn!

March 2023

Successful Award for
XLS 26

Pharos Offshore Group are pleased to announce the successful award of a contract for one of their Triton XLS Work Class ROV’s.

February 2023

Doddie Cup 555 Challenge Sponsorship

Pharos are proud to have supported such an amazing cause and a remarkable challenge.

February 2023

Subsea Expo in
Aberdeen

Pharos Offshore Group are looking forward to attending Subsea Expo.

February 2023

Ancillary Equipment

Did you know we also provide the industry with a diverse range of ancillary equipment?

February 2023

UT2 Magazine

Pharos Offshore Group News!

Pharos features in the first UT2 magazine issue of 2023.

February 2023

UTV400 Mobilisation

We are pleased to announce that Pharos has secured a long-term contract for its UTV400 Trenching ROV (TROV).

January 2023

Chinese New Year
2023

Pharos Offshore Group wishes all our clients, suppliers and friends a very happy Chinese New Year.

January 2023

2023 Update

We hope everyone is having a great start to 2023! It’s already a very busy month at Pharos.

December 2022

Merry Christmas from Pharos Offshore Group

Pharos Offshore Group wishes you a very Merry Christmas!

December 2022

Clarity Leadership London Stock Exchange Event

Pharos Offshore Group had the privilege of being used as a case study in Clarity Leadership‘s annual development course for high potential leaders from all sectors.

November 2022

Triton XLS Fleet
Expansion

Pharos Offshore Group are pleased to announce the addition of two further Triton XLS ROV systems, and a Super Mohawk Inspection ROV to its subsea fleet.

November 2022

Remembrance Day
2022

Lest we forget. Today, on Remembrance Day, we pay our respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and fought for their country.

November 2022

Successful Award for
UTV670

Pharos Offshore Group are pleased to announce the award of a significant trenching scope of works within the Red Sea.

November 2022

October Photo of the Month Competition

Octobers Photo of the Month Competition winner is Leo Maddison, Congratulations!

November 2022

Jamie Linton Joins Pharos as Operations Manager

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jamie Linton as Operations Manager of Pharos Offshore Group.

October 2022

ThinCats Fundraise

We are delighted to announce that ThinCats has provided us with a funding package to facilitate the purchase of new assets.

October 2022

World Mental Health Day 2022

Today is World Mental Health Day, however mental health is important every day of the year.

October 2022

September Photo of the Month Competition

September’s Photo of the Month Competition winner is Darren Smith!

October 2022

Russell Edmondson Joins Pharos as Managing Director

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Russell Edmondson as Managing Director of Pharos Offshore Group.

September 2022

9,000 LinkedIn
Followers

We would like to say a massive Thank You to our 9,000 followers!

September 2022

Wind Energy in
Hamburg

At the end of this month, Pharos Offshore Group’s BD and Sales team will be attending WindEnergy Hamburg.

September 2022

Merchant Navy Day
2022

Today, on Merchant Navy Day we honour the brave men and women who work out at sea.

August 2022

August Photo of the Month Competition

This Months Photo Competition winner is Martin Elliott! Thanks for the great picture, Martin.

August 2022

Photo Friday – Q1000

#PhotoFriday An amazing picture of Q1000 on her current project, taken by Lauren Siagian.

August 2022

Thank You Cheltenham MP Alex Chalk

We would also like to extend our thanks to Cheltenham MP, Alex Chalk for his support in gaining essential export licenses for our current project.

August 2022

Blyth MP Ian Levy
Visit

Blyth MP Ian Levy visited us to find out more about the work we do and address some of the current challenges we face as a business.

August 2022

Richard Wilkey appointed as Non-Executive Director

Pharos is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Wilkey, as a non-executive director.

August 2022

July Photo of the Month Competition

July’s Photo of the month competition winner is … Chris Hall! Well Done Chris.

July 2022

Pharos Offshore Group Supports Blyth Tall Ship

Pharos Offshore Group is exploring opportunities to support charities in Blyth.

July 2022

Triton XLS 26
Mobilisation

Today XLS 26 mobilised for our upcoming project in the North Sea.

July 2022

XLS 26 Wet
Test

What a glorious day we had for the successful wet test of XLS 26!

July 2022

John Sparrow Joins Pharos as Buyer

Last but not least, our third addition to the Pharos Family is John Sparrow!

July 2022

Martin Teague Joins Pharos as Global Assets Manager

Our next addition to the Pharos Family is Martin Teague MSc!

July 2022

Pharos Offshore Group is Growing

At Pharos Offshore Group, we are passionate about our employees and the growth of the organisation.

June 2022

June Photo of the Month Competition

This month we are relaunching our photo of the month competition.

June 2022

Day of the Seafarer
2022

Today we are celebrating #dayoftheseafarer!

June 2022

Platinum Jubilee
2022

We had a lovely early celebration for the Queens Platinum Jubilee with some pizza and fizz this week!

June 2022

8,000 LinkedIn
Followers

Thank you to our amazing 8,000 followers from all of us here at Pharos Offshore Group!

May 2022

10 Year Work
Anniversary

Offshore Personnel Manager, Vicky Hall, celebrates an amazing achievement of 10 years at Pharos Offshore Group.

April 2022

IPF in Atlantic
City

Pharos Offshore Group is excited to be attending the IPF Convention in Atlantic City!

April 2022

UTV670 Mobilisation

Here is the mobilisation of UTV670 ready for a project in the Southern North Sea.

February 2022

Health and Safety
First

The Health and Safety of our people is an essential value for us at Pharos so we have purchased two defibrillators.

February 2022

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

We would like to take the opportunity of the #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience and welcome Emma Carveth-Marshall as a Graduate Engineer.

February 2022

National Apprenticeship Week

It’s #nationalapprenticeshipweek2022. All our apprentices are progressing well and we are looking forward to their continued development.

February 2022

January Photo of the Month Competition

January’s #photocompetition winner is David Thomas with the image of our Jet Trenching ROV Q1000.

January 2022

Happy Lunar New Year
2022

Gong xi fa cai, Happy Lunar New Year everyone!

January 2022

Photo Friday – UTV400

Offshore Life… Our personnel enjoying a well deserved treat!

January 2022

December Photo of the Month Competition

Congratulations to Chris Gamble for winning December’s #photocompetition!

January 2022

Photo Friday – Q1000

Offshore Life… Our Personnel working hard, adhering to COVID regulations.

January 2022

Happy New Year
2022

Wishing you a joyous 2022! May the New Year bring you happiness, peace, and prosperity.

December 2021

Expanding Jet Trenching Vehicle Fleet

The Christmas period hasn’t slowed us down here at Pharos Offshore Group.

December 2021

Christmas Wishes

Wishing all our followers, clients and friends a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year! Best wishes from the Pharos family!

December 2021

Photo Friday – Q1000

Offshore Life… Pharos personnel operating Q1000 on a Wind Farm in Taiwan.

December 2021

November Photo of the Month Competition

#photocompetition Congratulations to Gary Greenhowe for winning November’s photo competition with Q1000 in Taiwan.

November 2021

Apprentice Press
Release

We are honoured to have been chosen by The North of England P&I Association Limited for a marine apprenticeship press release.

November 2021

Remembrance Day
2021

They gave their tomorrow so we could have our today, lest we forget…

November 2021

Pharos’ Family is
Growing

We would like to welcome the newest member of our family Shawnee Ibbotson who has joined as Administration Assistant.

November 2021

Kick-Start
Scheme

We are delighted to be supporting the Government’s kick-start scheme. We would like to welcome Kathryn Luke, joining as Workshop Assistant Technician.

November 2021

October Photo of the Month Competition

Congratulations to Brian Brooke for winning October’s photo competition by submitting the image of UTV400, West Coast of Canada 2021.

October 2021

September Photo of the Month Competition

Congratulations to Brian Brooke for winning September’s photo competition by submitting the image of UTV400, West Coast of Canada 2021.

September 2021

Emerging Talent
Programme

As part of our Emerging Talent Programme we welcomed our 3 new apprentices Josh Burns, Owen Wilson and Will Dougal to our workshop.

September 2021

Merchant Navy Day
2021

Today marks #MerchantNavyDay and we’re thinking of all the brave men and women who fought at sea and the sacrifices they’ve made during both World Wars.

July 2021

Photo Friday – UTV400

#photofriday UTV400 mobilised and ready to get wet!

July 2021

Behind the
Scenes

#behindthescenes The results of hard work, dedication and #teamwork . Our new workshop is looking good!

June 2021

Day of the Seafarer
2021

Today is #dayoftheseafarer and we would like to express our gratitude to all the seafarers for their incredible efforts.

June 2021

UTV400 Mobilisation

UTV400 looking its best, on its way to the next project!

June 2021

Pharos Donates to My Name’5 Doddie Foundation

Pharos Offshore Group have made a donation to the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

March 2021

Fleet Expansion

Meet the latest additions to our fleet, the Hydraulic Cable Cutters.

February 2021

National Apprenticeship Week 2021

It’s #nationalapprenticeshipweek !

October 2020

Ancillary Equipment Availability

Full range of subsea grabs/ HPU’s and hose reels available for rental

October 2020

UTV400 Jet Trencher Available

UTV400, after successfully completing numerous Projects, has been fully refurbished and ready to take on the next challenge.

September 2020

Merchant Navy Day
2020

Today is Merchant Navy Day and we remember those who kept the UK afloat during both World Wars and the modern day merchant seafarers.

May 2020

Mental Health Awareness Week 2020

Today marks the start of #mentalhealthawarenessweek and the theme is #kindness.

May 2020

VE Day
2020

Pharos has celebrated the 75th anniversary of end of WW2 in a very special way. Every employee was given £75 to donate to their charity of choice.

May 2020

CFE500 and Cable Grab Mobilisation

Pharos Mobilises Mass Flow and Cable Grab Spread for North Sea Project.

April 2020

Q1000 Mobilisation

Our Flagship Trenching System Q1000 Mobilises for Large Offshore Windfarm Project in South East Asia.

April 2020

Safety and Health at Work Day

Today is the World Day for Safety and Health at work.

April 2020

Telecommunications Plough Delivered from Pharos

Pharos offshore group are delighted to have delivered a fully refurbished telecoms Plough.

March 2020

FPAL Verified

Pharos Offshore Group achieves Achilles FPAL accreditation!

February 2020

National Apprenticeship Week 2020

Today marks the start of National Apprenticeship Week.

September 2019

Pharos Offshore Group Supports Jan de Nul

Pharos has recently supported Jan de Nul Group with the Post Lay Burial of two export cables.

July 2019

Pharos in UCi
Magazine

UK-based subsea pipeline and cable installation and burial specialist Pharos Offshore Group has added a Q1000 trenching vehicle to its subsea equipment fleet.

May 2019

Pharos Offshore Group – An Update

Pharos Offshore Group are a British specialist equipment, manpower and engineering company.

April 2019

Pharos Offshore Group has a Fresh New Look

Pharos Offshore is proud to show off our new look website and branding.

September 2017

Pharos Delivers Refurbished 20t A-Frame

After refurbishment of the recently acquired A-Frame, Pharos Offshore successfully delivered the handling system.

June 2017

Cable Recovery Spread Completes New Scopes

Pharos Offshore Group have paired their trenching and deburial systems with a rugged cable retrieval grab to aid the offshore industry.

February 2017

Fleet Expansion New
TROV

Pharos Offshore have recently completed the development and enhancement of a 2,500m rated SMD-built jet trencher.

May 2016

12 Month Charter for the Deepsea Worker

Pharos Offshore Group are in the process of mobilising the newly named DP2 Deepsea Worker.

February 2016

Successful Recovery of Faulty Cable

Pharos Offshores Subsea Hydraulic Cable Grab and offshore personnel have successfully supported and completed the recovery of a faulty cable section.

January 2016

Successful Award for Hydraulic Cable Grab

Pharos Offshore successfully completed a diver-less export cable repair for London Array using the Subsea Hydraulic Cable Grab.

January 2016

Successful Award for
CFE500

After a 4 week refurbishment of the recently acquired SeaVex, Pharos Offshore currently has a team of 7 personnel manning the Mass Flow Excavator.

December 2013

ITAT1000 Update

December will see the conclusion of the design review process for the ITAT1000 system.

December 2013

UTV1200 is
Operational

Pharos Offshore acquired an SMD built 1200HP cable burial tool in July 2013, since then the vehicle has undergone extensive modifications.

December 2013

Seasons Greetings

Pharos Offshore Group wishes you a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2014.

November 2013

Wooden Spoon
Sponsorship

Wooden Spoon was founded in 1983 and since then they’ve been making a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

July 2013

Pharos Acquires 1200HP Subsea Cable Trencher

Pharos Offshore Group has acquired an SMD built 1200HP cable burial tool.

September 2012

Phil and Sally Walker Cycle from London to Paris

Phil and Sally Walker continue on a bike ride from London to Paris as part of a team of cyclists in aid of the Scottish Huntington’s Association.

July 2012

First Diver-less Export Cable Repair for London Array

Pharos Offshore Group has completed the first diver-less cable repair and burial for the London Array Offshore Wind Farm on a section of damaged subsea export cable.

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