Over the past 12 months, Risktec Solutions Limited has been gradually increasing its profile in central Scotland and is becoming firmly established as one of the region’s most respected safety, engineering and risk management consultants. Now, it has left its formative home in central Glasgow and moved into new accommodation at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre in Hillington, Glasgow. The office currently comprises four permanent members of staff but future expansion is on the cards as new business opportunities emerge from a growing client base across a wide range of business sectors.

Alan Hoy, Risktec’s Managing Director, said: “As a collective group, our Glasgow-based consultants have over seventy years' experience within the UK Nuclear Power Industry covering mechanical, electrical, control and protection systems, with particular emphasis on safety, risk and project management issues. The new Glasgow team has strengthened our existing systems engineering and safety assurance capabilities, allowing us to better serve our existing client base. We are delighted to welcome David Howie, Jim Thomson, Gareth Ellor and Steven Roach into the Risktec organisation”.

Jim Thomson, Who previously worked as Protection and Electrical Systems Branch Manager at British Energy, commented: “From our new Glasgow office, and with support from the wider Risktec organisation, we are in a strong position to serve the sizeable Nuclear Power Industry in Scotland. In addition we will be able to support Risktec’s Warrington and Aberdeen offices to provide more responsive, local support to new and existing clients in central Scotland”

Gareth Ellor, who joined Risktec in January 2004 and was instrumental in establishing the new Glasgow venture sums up the achievement: “It’s great to see the groundwork we have put in over the last year evolve into a permanent office. Whilst this is an exciting milestone, we remain totally focused on developing sustainable and long-term relationships with our clients which deliver real added-value”.