GLOBAL has announced the launch of Global Modular following the acquisition of Aberdeen-based Pier Solutions.
The investment is described as marking a strategic first step in Global’s ambition to develop a fully integrated, end-to-end service offering for the energy sector.
Pier Solutions ’20-strong team will transfer into Global Modular, with the business expected to grow to a headcount of 100 within 12 months, creating up to 80 new roles as demand accelerates.
Global Modular has been established to address a growing opportunity for standardised and engineered modular solutions, particularly within transmission-critical infrastructure and wider EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) programmes across the energy and utilities sectors.
Global Modular will be based at Pier’s two current sites, in Kintore and Inverurie. The main facility in Inverurie spans 44,000 ft² and features integrated corporate and engineering offices, along with a workshop equipped with overhead lifting cranes.
Through its existing customer delivery, Global revealed it is already delivering in the modular space through front-end consultancy and design businesses, Apollo and Arthian, as well as working with various operators on solutions for transmission infrastructure.
Gordon Farmer, board director, Global, said, “This investment reflects Global’s long-term commitment to building capability that genuinely supports our clients. We have listened closely to the market and to the challenges facing major energy projects — and the message is clear: clients want joined-up, end-to-end solutions delivered by partners they trust.
“Global Modular is a critical first step in developing that capability. By combining modular solutions with the strength of our wider Group — including consultancy, logistics, construction and delivery — we are positioning Global at the centre of the energy transition, supporting a more efficient and sustainable future for Scotland and the wider UK.”
Ryan Milne will be appointed modular solutions director, while Jordan Ferguson (Pier) will take on a newly created role as corporate development director.
Global Modular will support clients by delivering off-site engineered solutions that can be manufactured in parallel with enabling and civils works, before being installed on site — reducing programme risk and onsite requirements associated with conventional site-based sequential construction practices.
The business will provide modular solutions including e-houses, substations and transmission infrastructure, alongside industrialised solutions supporting offshore energy, nuclear, defence and transport projects.
