News

March 2008

- PDL awarded second Qserv contract. PDL engineers to provide advanced finite element analysis support to Qserv to determine the structural loadings derived from the excitation of an embedded pump module within the superstructure of a new vessel for Helix Wellops.

- PDL awarded Futuretec CFD design validation contract.

- PDL awarded C-Power Tidal Turbine. PDL engineers to undertake a comparative CFD analysis to assess the self-start capability of various turbine blade geometries in varying sea state conditions.

February 2008

- PDL awarded FMC Technologies contract. PDL engineers to provide advanced FEA support to the FMC engineering team on the SSP Wellhead Programme

- PDL awarded CTC Marine Projects. PDL to provide complimentary engineering design and FEA support to the CTC Marine Projects engineering team on the RT-1 Sea Fastening Programme.

January 2008

- PDL secures IMES Group global framework agreement. The agreement will see PDL engineers provide advanced engineering design and analysis support to the IMES Engineering Services team in Europe and the USA.

- PDL awarded UK MoD Major Warships IPT/IMES Group design validation contract.

- PDL engineering team strengthened by the recruitment of 2 new design engineers.

November 2007

- PDL signs a collaboration agreement with Assystem UK. The agreement enables both companies to extend their engineering design and analysis capability and capacity in a timely and controlled manner to ensure successful project delivery to their respective clients in the nuclear, defence and oil & gas industries.

May 2006

- PDL attend the Northern Defence Industries NDI) marine special interest group seminar at the Centre For Advanced Industries. PDL management to meet with representatives from The Carrier Alliance IPT, the Marine Design Centre, The Maersk Company and AMEC.

- ISO 9001:2000 annual assessment. BSI auditors award ISO 9001:2000 accreditation for a further 12 months.

- PDL awarded second Federal Mogul contract. PDL engineers will provide on-going thermal, mechanical and modal analysis support on the development of a new engine ignition system.

April 2006

- PDL attend the MoD GSE & AS IPT Industry Day at The East of England showground to demonstrate how the PDL capabilities will benefit the functionality and reliability of the future Aerospace Ground support Equipment (AGE).

March 2006

- PDL awarded Rosti design and development contract. PDL engineers will provide engineering design and analysis support to the Rosti Technical Plastics International Projects Team on the development of an advanced consumer appliance.

May 2005

- PDL recommended for ISO 9001:2000 registration. Almost four months to the day after the initial pre-audit assessment, BSI Management Systems external auditors returned to PDL to complete the official ISO 9001:2000 assessment audit of the quality management system. The detailed audit did not raise any major non-conformity issues and the company has been recommended for registration to the ISO 9001:2000 standard.
The fact that we have designed, developed and implemented a fully accredited quality management system in 6 months is testimony to the fact that every single employee signed up to the benefits of having such a QMS in the first instance, and approached the role-out and implementation phase with such vigour and enthusiasm. For us this is the starting point. It now gives us a structured platform to further improve our business processes that will benefit our customers, suppliers and fellow employees alike.

March 2005

- PDL attend the Future Rapid Effect Systems (FRES) industry event day at The Ramside Hall Hotel in Durham. The event, organised by the Northern Defence Industries (NDI), will enable PDL to start a dialogue with the W S Atkins personnel on the potential analysis requirements for the initial assessment phase of the FRES project. W S Atkins have been appointed by the MoD as the lead contractor for the initial assessment hase of the FRES program.

- Product Data Management (PDM) system analysis. The company has embarked on a project to evaluate the most effective product data management system for its business. The PDL engineering and IT teams will evaluate a number of systems over the coming 12 week period. The key deciding factor will be a system that effectively controls the data, but does not hamper the efficiency of the organisation to respond to customers needs in a timely manner. The chosen PDM system will be implemented throughout the organisation in July 2005.

- Financial operating systems upgrade. The company has selected SAGE® Line 50 Financial Controller as its preferred financial operating system upgrade. The new software will provide full traceability from initiation of the customer quotation through to receipt of all due moneys. The new system rollout will, including full training of all relevant personnel, be complete by the 1st April 2005.

- PDL presents their CFD analysis capabilities to Whale Pumps. The relationship between the two companies is set to strengthen even further. PDL provides complementary finite element analysis, Moldflow® and now computational fluid dynamics support to the Whale Pumps design and engineering teams.

February 2005

- PDL posts financial figures for year-ending May 2004. The company reported a significant increase in gross and net operating profits. This is a direct result of the significant investment made in the financial year to expand the company’s in-house design and finite element analysis capabilities. The management team predicts further growth and profitability in the current financial year ending May 2005 in line with its overall 5-year plan.

- File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site upgrade complete. The new PDL FTP site is fully operational. Existing customers should continue to use their current user ID and passwords. New customers will be offered use of the new FTP at the start of a project to assist in the effective, secure and timely transfer of data.

- PDL to provide safety case finite element analysis support to the British Nuclear Group. PDL engineers will use the ANSYS® LS-DYNA™ dynamic simulation software to assess the structural integrity of a proposed waste form container upon theoretical impact. The results of the dynamic analysis will be used to satisfy the stringent requirements of the BNG safety case reviews and HAZOP studies.

- PDL awarded British Nuclear Group contract. PDL will undertake a detailed option study to identify a number of 'end-to-end' process concepts to transport, sort and treat contaminated waste forms at one of the BNG Magnox reactor sites. The option study will include a full 3D animation of each process option in its deployed environment, and will be supported by structural, mechanical and fluid flow analyses.