Thanks to Jamie MacDonald for this latest news from Vikoma. Ed
Worth more than £2.5million, the deal will see Vikoma support the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) deployable fuels infrastructure including aircraft and ground vehicle refuelling operations.
Vikoma, which is part of Aberdeen head-quartered Energy Environmental Group, leads the world in the design manufacture and installation of oil spill containment and recovery equipment. The business has a global reputation for the development of innovative, high performance products to deal with the full range of oil spill scenarios.
Powerpacks for Army, Air Force and Navy
Vikoma will provide rugged and portable powerpacks for the Joint Operational Fuel System (JOFS) project which covers the Army, Air Force and Navy. The contract also includes the supply of fuel tanker rollover kits.
The powerpacks, which are designed, tested and manufactured by Vikoma, deliver the hydraulic drive to operate refuelling pumps which facilitate fuel transfer, storage and issue in both extreme weather conditions and harsh environments. The rollover kits are utilised to capture any fuel spilt in the event of a fuel tanker accident.
Specially adapted by Vikoma
The systems were specially adapted from Vikoma standard designs and manufactured by Vikoma under an earlier contract with KBR, who supply the MoD with capital equipment and support services.
The order for an increased number of units comes after powerpacks supplied under the previous contract were successfully deployed over two years in locations as diverse as Afghanistan and the Falkland Islands.
