Founder and chief executive Derek Smith comes from the fishing industry and that was where the company cut its teeth, building winches and net drums and the like. In more recent years, MDL has steadily built up experience in systems for handling flexible risers, flowlines and umbilicals.
“I guess we’ve always been portable, that’s what sums us up,” says Smith. “We focus on the cheap and cheerful end of the spectrum, where water depths are relatively shallow, top-tension does not exceed 150 tonnes, and vessels of opportunity can be used.”
