News Archives - AS Mosley

Green light for AS Mosley’s new headquarters

Councillors overturn planners’ decision for development at Kingswells House development to go ahead. Detail design will start early next year, with a view to relocating in 2026 from our current location at Oyne, Aberdeenshire.

After the disappointment of our planning application being rejected in the summer, we are grateful to local Councillors for overturning the planners' decision, after seeing the potential in what we’re doing and the importance of giving this historic building a new life. Detail design will start early next year, with a view to relocating in 2026 from our current location at Oyne, Aberdeenshire. Thank you to our architects, McWilliam Lippe Architects in Inverurie, for their enthusiasm on this project, and their continual support.

We can now move ahead with this project and look forward to relocation next year. To read the full Insider article, click here.

West of Shetland Case Study

Learn how our team worked on this Umbilical Assessment project in West of Shetland, which endures some of the worst environmental conditions in the world.

West of Shetland has some of the worst environmental conditions in the world. In this project, AS Mosley undertook an assessment of the Umbilical used to control the subsea equipment of a riserless intervention system. The assessment determined the required tensions to prevent excessive deflection and line payout as well the required specification of a heave compensated winch. This allowed operations to be carried out with high levels of operability.

Read the full Case Study here: West of Scotland Umbilical Assessment

Rapid Screening of Multiple Wells with WellScreen

WellScreen is an innovation of AS Mosley, that has evolved over the last few years and has had a substantial impact in the oil & gas industry.

The tool allows for rapid screening of multiple wells to identify those, if any, that need in-depth analysis. WellScreen covers the full life cycle of the well, from initial vessel selection and well design, to drilling, completion and final abandonment. This approach can result in significant savings in both analysis spend and operational time. Find out more about WellScreen here.

Promotion for Matthew Harker

Matthew Harker started with AS Mosley as Graduate Analysis Engineer nearly two years ago. He’s now finished his initial training and been promoted to Analysis Engineer. Congratulations Matthew! It’s been great working with you over the last couple of years and we’ll look forward to growing with you in the years ahead. Find out more about Matthew below.

Name: Matthew Harker

Job title: Analysis Engineer

How long have you worked for AS Mosley: Neary two years.

Where did you study: Robert Gordon University

What is your degree in: Meng Mechanical Engineering

Where are you from originally: Aberdeen

Where do you live now: Aberdeen

What attracted you to AS Mosley: A smaller company doing really interesting work.

How did you find your apprenticeship with AS Mosley? I learned a lot about the industry and analysis work, from project to project my responsilbiites have increased and I now feel prepared to work as an Analysis Engineer.

Any advice to anyone else thinking of becoming an apprentice: It's great to try and understand things by yourself, but don’t be afraid to ask for help from your colleagues.

What do you like about AS Mosley: The team is great, the work in interesting and the office is in a beautiful location.

Any dislikes (be honest): Honestly, nothing.

What would you like to achieve: To continue to learn and grow in my ablilites to be a useful and efficient Analysis Engineer.

What’s your ideal job: I’m not sure, something dynamic and interesting.

What’s your favourite food: Chinese food

What are your interests: Music, Miniature Painting, Computer Games, Larping, Anything Nerdy Really

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time: Spending time with my wife and 2 year old son and working on my hobbies.

What’s your biggest achievement so far (anything at all): I have won several painting competions.

Favourite place: Disney World Florida

Next holiday: Potentially looking at going to Florida next summer

AS Mosley gains SEQual approval

After completing an in-depth supplier exercise, involving a desktop assessment, we are very pleased to gain SEQual approval. SEQual is an energy industry portal, that was developed in 2021 to support procurement practices. Although it’s in its infancy, it is already highly regarded by peers, and is fast becoming the ‘go-to’ for procurement for many large players, providing a quality assurance that suppliers are “ready” for deployment, and saving procurement teams time in accessing various documentation individually.

We are proud to have robust management systems in place, which have been designed using specific principles and frameworks to help us meet and exceed various industry standards. These systems played a role in securing the SEQual registration, as well as the many other certificates and accreditations that we hold, including the following:

ISO 9001:2015
ISO 14001:2015
ISO 45001:2018
Achilles FPAL

As many in the industry will know, a huge amount of work, time, and effort is required to obtain each one of these certificates. The output is a few certificates, but the outcome is far greater – the processes and frameworks that these accreditations help us test and challenge makes for a stronger, and more efficient organisation, which we benefit from, but also our clients benefit too. It’s important to us, as a team, to keep investing in our systems for the greater good.

To find out more about our certificates and accreditations click here.

To find out more about SEQual, visit their website: SEQual Website.

Long Service Recognition

Two team members of AS Mosley have been recognised for long service at a recent staff gathering. Principal Analysis Engineers, Gordon Hay and Callum Methven, have been with the company for 12 and 11 years respectively. They have grown with AS Mosley and have played a large part in its expansion over the years.

The pair were retrospectively congratulated for ten years of service, as part of a new scheme launched last year.

Andrew Mosley, Director of AS Mosley comments: “We are very lucky to have a loyal and enthusiastic team, who work hard to meet the demands of the business. Gordon and Callum are no exception to this, and their commitment to the company and its clients is very much appreciated. Not only are they diligent and professional in manner, but they both bring their own personalities to the team, and have a great attitude. They are supportive of their colleagues and they get on well with those around them. Well done Gordon and Callum, and thank you for all that you do. We hope you’ll be here for another ten years!”

Relocation in the pipeline for AS Mosley

After three years of planning and sorting out legal issues, we are delighted to submit a planning application for a new office at Kingswells House, Kingswells. If successful, AS Mosley will be relocated and the new building will play home to our 16 staff, who work a hybrid model with 1 day in the office per week.

Steeped in history, Kingswells House goes back to the 17th century, as was recently reported by the Press and Journal. The building was previously owned by the Summerland Trust after being bequeathed by millionaire, Clark Findlay. The charity later moved out before the building was purchased by director, Andrew Mosley in 2020. The grade B listed building is now in need of major renovation which is required to stop further decay.

Since completion of the sale, Andrew has been working behind the scenes with Lippe Architects to plan the renovation of the building, adding a shiny new extension for the relocation of AS Mosley. If successful at planning, works will start immanently, with the aim of completion over the next 18 months.

Andrew comments: "We've been looking to relocate for some time and been waiting for the right opportunity. Kingswells House is a beautiful location set in 8.5-acres of land, which is ideally positioned for our staff and many of our clients. The house has an interesting story behind it and it will be exciting to see the building brought back to life. It will make an excellent workplace where the old and the new are brought together to create a vibrant space for all."

Planning has now been submitted and the outcome awaits. Watch this space.

Meet the team: Scott West, Graduate Analysis Engineer

Graduate Analysis Engineer, Scott West, has been with us for nearly a year now. As well as bringing a smile to the office, he is full of enthusiasm and it’s great to have him in the team. Find out more about Scott below:

Name: Scott West

Job title: Graduate Analysis Engineer

When did you start at AS Mosley: October 2022

Where did you study: Strathclyde University

What is your degree: Master’s in mechanical engineering

Where did you hail from: Oyne

Where do you live now: A small village just outside Inverurie

What attracted you to AS Mosley: I knew from the outset that AS Mosley was going to be a place where I would be able to learn a unique skillset. It was also clear from the start that the company looks after and appreciates its employees.

What do you like about AS Mosley: The workplace atmosphere is very welcoming and everyone has been very friendly and willing to offer their help.

Any dislikes (be honest): Sitting inside all day compared to being an activity instructor and being on my feet all day took a bit of getting used to. It’s fine now and the work is so interesting that the day goes by very quickly.

What would you like to achieve: To be the best person and engineer I can be.

What’s your ideal job: I’m living the dream. An Engineer!

Favourite food: Steak

What sport, if any, do you play: I’ll play and watch just about any sport put in front of me, but at the moment the only sports I play myself with any consistency are golf, playing out of Inverurie Golf Club, and badminton. (When prodded, Scott tells us he plays of a tidy handicap of 7. Good job!).

What are your interests: Sports, tech, engineering and cooking pretty much covers it.

Favourite place: Oyne

Next holiday: Christmas

Will you wear a Christmas jumper this year? Not sure I’ll have much of a choice.

Oyne school car kit project success

AS Mosley recently sponsored Oyne School’s electric car kit project which saw them take part in the Grampian Goblins Race Day at Grampian Transport Museum last week.

Oyne school children from P5, P6, and P7 took part in the project, where they competed against other primary school teams from across the North of Scotland. It was the first time the school had taken part in the initiative, which is organised by Greenpower Education Trust.

Over a five week period, the children built an electric kit car from scratch, where they designed and built the body work, before driving their car at the final event on Friday 9th June. Up against stiff competition, the school did well, narrowly missing out on third prize by just 0.21 seconds in the drag race section and making it to through to the semi-finals in the sprint race.

The project has been a great success for the school. The children worked extremely hard and enjoyed every minute of the experience.

Over 5 weeks the project has involved curricular work in Literacy & English; Numeracy & Maths; Science; Social Subjects; Technologies; and Health & Wellbeing. They have also developed the following 'Meta skills' important to Learning, Life and Work: Teamwork; Communication; Resilience; Self-management; problem solving; and creativity.

We loved being a part of this project and we're hoping it will inspire a few pupils to think about a career in engineering, as they progress in their learning journey. We'll look forward to seeing how next year's cohort get on. Well done to all involved.

Recruiting for Graduates

We excited to be recruiting again for more graduates. If you are about to graduate with (or currently hold) a bachelor’s degree in mechanical, civil, aeronautical engineering, naval architecture or related discipline, and are keen to embark on a career in analysis, then read on.

Graduate Analysis Engineers

We are looking for multiple full time Graduate Analysis Engineers to assist in the design and assessment of subsea exploration and production equipment and perform riser and wellhead analyses using Flexcom and Orcaflex software and non-linear structural analyses using ANSYS.

In return, you'll work for a friendly and welcoming organisation that invests in its people and has a range of benefits available to employees, which is based in a peaceful setting in Aberdeenshire, though hybrid working is available.

For more information and to apply click here.