Under the terms of the five year contract, BIS will provide a full range of engineering design and installation services covering mechanical, electrical, instrumentation (MEI) civil, scaffold, insulation and painting (SIP) skills to BP sites in Falkirk (Forties Pipeline System terminals) and Teesside (CATS terminal) plus the provision of scaffold, insulation and painting services at the Sullom Voe terminal in Shetland. The services will be delivered for projects, maintenance and turnaround activities.

 BIS and BP will be working together to deliver significant improvements in safety, productivity and technical innovation for the provision of engineering services on all three sites. BIS will use established tools and processes to identify areas of waste and efficiency losses in the existing work execution models and focus management interventions to lower costs and reduce non-productive time across all service interfaces.

 Bernard Looney, Managing Director BP North Sea, said: “I am delighted that BIS Industrial Services has been awarded this important onshore contract and I look forward to a productive partnership.  The North Sea is an important part of BP’s global business and our aim is to sustain investment here over the next decade and beyond. This award is the latest in our overall portfolio of key contracts representing a total of £1 billion of investment by BP in our North Sea business. These are not just traditional contract awards - they are designed to transform the way we work with our suppliers to improve safety and efficiency across all of our operations."

 BIS Industrial Services Managing Director, Duncan Hall, is delighted that BP have selected BIS as a service partner trusted with the challenges to improve the efficiency of BP operations on the three sites included in this contract award.

 “To secure a contract of this scale with BP is a significant achievement for the growing reputation of BIS in the UK both onshore and in the North Sea. Customers of all sizes are recognising BIS as a hugely competent and credible partner in their journey to reduce costs and improve productivity without compromising on the essential SHE and Engineering standards necessary for reliable operation in challenging operating environments. We are crystal clear on the expectations BP are placing with us following contract award and have confidence that the competencies and entrepreneurial spirit of BIS people will ensure we respond to the challenges now faced in delivering on our commitments.”

 Based in Runcorn, BIS Industrial Services in the UK is a leading industrial services supplier with a proven track record in providing integrated engineering, MEI, SIP, Fabric Maintenance and Inspection services to meet the outsource requirements of customers in the Oil & Gas, Refining, Chemical, Power and Energy sectors of the UK. Sales in 2010 are expected to be in the region of £200m operating as a strategic subsidiary of their parent company Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services AG based in Munich with 2009 sales in excess of 2 billion euro.

BIS Industrial Services Ltd was formed on January 1st 2010 by the merger of BIS Salamis Ltd and BIS O’Hare Ltd. BIS Salamis (M&I) Ltd continues to support customers offshore providing fabric maintenance and inspection services.