Every country we operate in is a unique challenge

From Scotland to Australia, Entier has traversed continents and cultures to grow and expand operations across the globe.

Since our founding day in 2008, we recognised that there was an opportunity to reimagine the food, hospitality services and experiences provided across the energy and natural resources sector.

Initially starting with five employees and one offshore catering contract, we have expanded and grown our operations to now employing a thousand people and have registered offices in six countries. Each day our worldwide team are actively managing 50 offshore contracts which sees us providing our services to nearly 6,000 people, with our culinary chefs freshly preparing nearly 18,000 meals a day.

To recognise our international accomplishments, we were humbled and honoured to have received ‘The Queens Award for Enterprise’ in 2016.

With extensive operational experience on a wide range of oil, gas, and renewable projects across the world, our personnel have worked in some of the world’s remotest and harshest environments. Whether it’s a project in Antarctica, Canada, America or Australia through to high-risk zones such as Israel, Nigeria, or navigating the Suez Canal; our professional and experienced team of offshore culinary and steward experts harness their experience and professional knowledge to ensure continuity in the delivery of Entier’s high culinary and professional hospitality standards.

Working internationally has had its challenges over the years and each country that we operate in is unique. To deliver our principle of using fresh local quality produce, we have worked hard to establish a global network of country specific supply chains so that we can deliver fresh food produce and consumables that meet the Entier mark of quality. Our quality assurance team will undertake country specific visits to build relationships direct with suppliers and will undertake annual audits to ensure all our suppliers continue to meet our quality and value standards. All the food products we use can be fully traced to its point of origin.

Local content is important to us, as we firmly believe in creating circular economies in the countries, we operate in. For example, oil and gas exploration in Mozambique is still a relatively new industry to the country. As the industry is still in the infancy stages of development, recruiting local Mozambique people with the culinary/steward knowledge, experience and skills is difficult. To help overcome this we invested in sending people from the region to South Africa to undertake the necessary training and offshore certificates to enable them to work with us and our clients.

In each country we work in, we teach and share our knowledge and experience with local people. This enhances food safety standards in country and helps to instil an understanding of the high benchmarks we set to define ‘quality and value’. No matter where we operate in the world each Entier employee is skills tested.

It is a privilege to care and cater for people across the world, and for us at Entier people and relationships are at the heart of our business.

Entier also provides catering solutions for a number of corporate onshore clients, and we also provide catering solutions for private nurseries and schools across Aberdeen.

Through our luxury events business, Wilde Thyme, we have the immense honour of catering for A-list celebrity private events/weddings, world dignitaries, royalty and catering for some of the world’s most luxurious world-renowned brands product launches as well as VIP hospitality at sporting events.

Unique Group, a global innovator in subsea technologies and engineering, has announced the appointment of Sahil Gandhi as CEO, succeeding Harry Gandhi, who becomes Chairman. Sahil was Chief Operating Officer since 2017.

VSA, the social care charity supporting the people of Aberdeen and North-east, has named a new Chief Executive. Sue Freeth has had a 40-year-long career serving in UK historic social-care charities and held both executive and non-executive positions in small, medium and large service-providing charities working in Scotland and the wider UK.

Global visualisation software and capture services company ZynQ 360 has announced the internal promotion of Austa McKendrick as Head of Sales. She joined the firm in May 2022.

ROVOP, a supplier of subsea remotely-operated vehicles to the energy industry, has appointed Roland Reid as its new Training and Competency Manager. He brings significant experience to ROVOP, having worked in the energy sector for more than 30 years in both traditional energy, such as oil and gas, as well as various renewable-energy projects.

Samantha Csorba is retiring as Director of HR at TEXO. She has been with the company since it was formed in 2019. Prior to her role at TEXO, she worked on projects for numerous blue-chip clients across multiple sectors.

Step Change in Safety has announced that Executive Director Steve Rae is to step down from the memberled safety organisation. Mr Rae has been at the helm of Step Change in Safety since 2019.

The OEG Offshore group has announced the appointment of David Currie as Non-executive Chairman. Mr Currie has more than 30 years’ experience in the energy services industry with past appointments at Proserv as group CEO and since July 2022 as chairman of both Proserv and Gilmore.

Kirsty Jarvie, Rachel Davidson, Bradley Marr and Jill Cameron

Charlie House has recently promoted Kirsty Jarvie to Marketing and Communications Team Lead and welcomed Rachel Davidson, Bradley Marr and Jill Cameron as Marketing and Communications Coordinators. With a marketing background spanning property, transport and now third sector, Kirsty first worked for Charlie House as a Digital Marketing Specialist. Rachel joins Charlie House from e-commerce company Fairwayrock, whilst Jill joins from Citymoves Dance Agency SCIO, where she worked as a Marketing Coordinator. Bradley first started with the team during a 12-week placement but now joins as an official member of the team.

Duncan Holland

CRC Evans has announced the appointment of Duncan Holland as Corporate Development Director. He previously held the position of Legal and Commercial Director for Capricorn Energy.

Mark Lenthall

Aberdeenshire-based PR and marketing consultancy

Bold St Media has appointed an additional Account Manager to join the team following several client wins. Mark’s appointment brings the company’s headcount to eight – double the number of staff since the start of 2022.

Steve Murray, Gary Broadley, James Hunter and Bruce Pillar

Sureclean has announced several new appointments to its senior management team. Steve Murray joins the company as Business Development Manager having spent 25 years in the oil and gas industry. Joining the company as Head of Projects is Gary Broadley, he has a strong operational background coupled to 20 years of proven history in Specialist Cleaning and Decommissioning Services. James Hunter joins as Group Financial Controller, with over 20 years working in accountancy across a variety of industries including oil and gas, petroleum, and finance. Strengthening the company’s emergency response arm of the business is Bruce Pillar who is joining the company as Emergency Response Manager.

Julie Maclean and Nadine Jebali

Two new procurement development officers have been appointed to support North-east firms. Julie Maclean and Nadine Jebali will help local businesses in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen respectively which could supply the councils through direct or sub-contracting opportunities to bid for public-sector contracts.

Paul Clark

Global completions specialist Tendeka has appointed Paul Clark as Global Advisor for Production Enhancement. He will oversee the sales, business development, marketing and commercialisation areas of the business to enhance the production portfolio of the company where there is a strong chemical supply element.

Fraser Kerr

Fraser Kerr has joined Katoni as Head of Consulting. He has experience in senior technical roles at operators, duty holders and most recently an engineering, procurement and construction company.

Bonar Mercer and Kenny Scott

Scottish commercial law firm MacRoberts has strengthened its corporate finance and employment practices with the promotion of two new Partners. Bonar Mercer specialises in corporate law, focusing on transactional work including mergers, acquisitions and investments. Kenny Scott is a Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist in employment law.

Paul Greene

E-learning provider Sensei has named Paul Greene its new Marketing Manager. With over a decade of marketing experience, Paul will take the lead on Sensei’s digital marketing strategy following the recent launch of the company’s new learning experience platform.

Cammy Keith

TMM Recruitment has appointed Cammy Keith to lead the company’s next phase of growth, centred around the energy transition. In his new position, Cammy will raise awareness of its renewables recruitment capabilities while continuing to be a hands-on recruiter for his energy industry clients.

Ewan Wyllie

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed Ewan Wyllie as Head of Principal Designer Services. He has worked in construction health and safety for more than 18 years and has a track record spanning a variety of sectors, project size and complexity.

Lesley Treacy

Sustainability must be embedded in the business, says the new Head of ESG at housebuilder and buildto-rent operator Dandara Group. Lesley Treacy has been appointed to the new role for the company as it strives to meet net zero targets.

Findlay Anderson

Legal firm Gilson Gray has appointed Findlay Anderson as a Partner, strengthening its fastgrowing corporate practice in Aberdeen. He brings a wealth of experience, having spent the past two decades in senior leadership roles across the energy industry. Most recently, he was a Vice President and General Ccounsel for oilfield equipment at Baker Hughes.

Eserv has named Josh Goolnik as Technology Director. This comes as eserv aims to expand its business domestically and internationally. With his extensive expertise in developing and commercialising innovative digital solutions, the firm says his appointment will contribute significantly to growth.

Professor Ian Toth and Dr Tim George

Two top scientists have been appointed to head up flagship initiatives being carried out at the James Hutton Institute. Professor Ian Toth is the first Director of its National Potato Innovation Centre being planned to accelerate potato breeding and discovery, resilient production systems and innovative products and create high-skilled jobs in new industries. Dr Tim George has been named Deputy Director of the International Barley Hub, which aims to bolster barley growing worldwide by researching new varieties and techniques to increase yield, resilience and the climatechange credentials of Scotland’s biggest grain crop.

Lisa McKay

OPITO, the global safety and skills body for the energy industry, has announced the appointment of Lisa McKay as Director of People and Corporate Services in a new role designed to provide strategic direction for all people-related initiatives. She joined OPITO in 2021 following a 20-year career in operational human resources management and organisational development.

Charles Wardman

Aberdeen Foyer has announced that Charles Wardman is a new addition to its Board of Trustees. As the founder of tech agency Yopla, he is said to bring a wealth of digital expertise and a deep commitment to driving social impact through technology.

Maggie’s Aberdeen hosts special 10th anniversary Ball

A leading cancer charity’s supporters are being urged to sport a splash of orange to celebrate a decade of lifechanging support.

Maggie’s Aberdeen is hosting a glamorous fundraising ball later this year to mark 10 years since the Granite City centre opened in the grounds of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

And organisers announced they want guests at the event, which will be held at the Chester Hotel on Saturday, September 9, to turn on the style to mark the occasion. And to drive the message home, centre staff and volunteers brought a bit of colour to the hotel to promote the event.

Maggie’s Aberdeen Centre Manager Kevin Mathieson said: “Cancer touches everyone in a different way, and while it is a disease that can bring so much sadness to people’s lives, events like this are also an occasion where we can celebrate the incredible impact we have made to so many lives across the North-east.

“Orange is a colour that for many people brings a feeling of warmth, kindness and joy, and while it is still a few months away, we are already very much looking forward to seeing people’s outfits. Whether they turn up in an orange dress or suit or don something with a bit more subtlety, it is sure to be a fantastic evening. The brighter the better!”

Duncan and Todd Group launch new service

Leading Scottish optician and hearing care provider, Duncan and Todd Group has launched an all-in-one hearing care appointment in direct response to the rapid growth of demand for ear and hearing healthcare services.

Having first launched its audiology service in 2018, the new service, branded Hearsmart, includes an advanced all-inone ear health check and ear wax removal using Tympa technology.

Duncan and Todd’s new service, which costs £65, comes after reports that a significant proportion of the UK population may have declining hearing.

Long way to go to convince Scottish consumers on AI

Research from KPMG UK has found that, while some Scots would use artificial intelligence (AI) to support everyday tasks, 82% have concerns or challenges that prevent them from using it.

The survey found that one of the biggest barriers to AI adoption amongst Scottish consumers is that they prefer interacting with a human (47%).

Across the UK, more than half of the 55-to-64 and over-65 age groups said they wouldn’t use AI because they prefer to interact with a human. However, this dropped to less than a third for consumers aged 18-to-24.

Over a third of Scots (36%) surveyed reported that they have data privacy concerns which stop them from using AI

While 18-24-year-olds, part of the Gen Z population, were more likely to be open to using AI, almost half (45%) reported cost as the biggest barrier for adoption, citing that AI-enabled technologies were too expensive.

Voice assistants was the most popular answer (47%) when Scots were asked which tasks and activities they’d be open to using AI for, with self-driving vehicles the least popular answer (23%).

Saving time was the most popular primary motivation chosen by Scots for why they’d use AI, with 37% of respondents choosing the answer.

Ian West, Head of Technology and Alliances at KPMG UK, said: “AI is incredible technology with huge potential, but there is much for businesses to think about when it comes to consumers’ views of AI. There are several barriers to adoption that need to be addressed by tech companies and by businesses who are rolling out the technology. Businesses need to be clear about the benefits of the technology and how it is transforming the proposition available to consumers for it to become accepted.”

23 Degrees Renewables joins OEG Renewables

OEG Renewables, the newly established offshore wind focused division of the wider OEG Offshore group (OEG) has announced the acquisition of 23 Degrees Renewables (23D).

23D is a nearshore and onshore power installation contractor, specialising in HVDC / HVAC and telecom submarine cable projects, often operating in difficult and remote locations, across a range of industry sectors including power transmission, renewable energy, and telecommunications.

The acquisition adds further capabilities to the newly launched OEG Renewables division and provides a key link to its existing subsea engineering capabilities to further enhance OEG Renewables’ integrated service offering in the subsea cable market.