57°11′43″N 2°12′24″W / 57.195382°N 2.206771°W / 57.195382; -2.206771 Aberdeen International Business Park (AIBP) is a major commercial building project located on the south eastern edge of Aberdeen International Airport , at Dyce , with direct road links to the Scottish motorway network, and close to Dyce railway station . The park's 40 acres will eventually provide up to 92,000 sq m of development, including offices, shops, leisure facilities and at least one 4-star hotel.
19-513: AIBP's first phase set records in 2014 as Scotland's biggest single office-letting deal, after Norwegian oilfield services giant Aker Solutions leased 31,100 sq m of space, including its own purpose-built leisure facilities. The current Phase 1 building includes: Plans for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) outlined in early 2013's Aberdeen Airport Master Plan, opened up access to 93 acres of farmland to
38-576: A 40% stake to Aker Holding , which in turn was owned by Aker ASA (60%), the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry (30%), SAAB (7.5%) and Investor AB (2.5%). On 3 April 2008, Aker Kværner was renamed Aker Solutions. In 2020, the company merged with Kværner ASA . As of 2023, the company trades on the Oslo stock exchange under the symbol 'AKSO'. Aker Solutions derives from a series of start-ups and mergers of Norwegian companies across
57-459: A day nursery, fitness amenities and a small shop. The entire 31,100 sq m was leased to Norwegian oilfield services giant Aker Solutions in August 2014 in what was Scotland's single largest office leasing deal. The initial rent, under the 20-year lease, was struck at almost £8 million per annum. The developer of AIBP is Fornebuporten UK AS, a subsidiary of Norwegian investment company Aker ASA, in
76-532: A joint venture with Abstract Group. The architect for Phase 1 was Keppie Design and the main contractors were Bowmer & Kirkland. In May 2015, plans to relocate the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from its current Bridge of Don site to a nearby plot at the junction of Dyce Drive and the main A96 trunk road, on the site of the former Rowett Institute , were presented to the city council. AECC
95-689: A new company, Kværner ASA, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in the third-quarter of 2011. Aker Solutions' holding company — Aker Holdings AS — was renamed Aker Kværner Holding AS, and held around 40% of Kværner ASA. Aker ASA took over the 10% stake owned by Saab and Investor AB, raising its stake in Aker Kværner Holdings AS to 70%. In 2014, Aker Solutions was further divided into two companies, Aker Solutions and Akastor, and in August Aker Solutions leased
114-524: Is Aberdeen's largest Conference Centre and home to the biennial Offshore Europe exhibition, a major conference in the global oil and gas calendar. The £333 million project is a joint venture between Aberdeen City Council and developer Henry Boot . The new facility opened in summer 2019. When completed, AIBP 2 will comprise about 66,500 sq m in total with seven office buildings including at least one 6,600 sq m 4-star hotel, opposite Aberdeen Airport. There are also plans for more than 2,000 car-parking spaces for
133-781: The Oslo Stock Exchange . The Kværner Group entered the offshore oil and gas market from its base in Oslo, and Kværner Engineering , an engineering and contracting company, was set-up in the late 1960s. In 1993, construction work began at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp through jointly owned subsidiary, Kværner Process Services Inc. (KPSI), initiating a business partnership with the US Department of Defense that lasted until 2006. In 1996, Kværner acquired UK-based conglomerate Trafalgar House , increasing its interests in shipbuilding, oil and gas, pulp and paper, engineering and construction. The company's international headquarters
152-622: The 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. In 1841, Aker established its first workshop along the Aker river in Oslo, called Aker Mechanical Workshop ( Aker Mekaniske Verksted ). Kværner Brug was founded in Oslo in 1853. In 1943, Kværner Brug and partner Myrens Verksted jointly acquired a majority shareholding in Thunes Mekaniske Verksted . Joint holding company Kværner Industries AS was established in December 1967, listing on
171-463: The Finnish engineering company Aker Arctic in 2004. Aker Kvaerner started trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'AKVER' on 2 April 2004. In 2006, the company's pulp-and-paper and power businesses were sold to Finnish-based Metso for €335 million. On 7 June 2007, a deal was announced to sell a 40.1 percent stake of the company from Aker ASA to Aker Holding. The new company
190-507: The company has been known as Aker , Aker Kvaerner and Aker Solutions (2008). Aker Kværner was founded in 2004 from the major restructuring of a complex "Aker Kværner" business unit formed in 2002 by the merger of Aker Maritime and Kværner Oil & Gas . The company was majority controlled by Aker ASA until 2007. Then, via major ownership restructuring on 22 June 2007, Aker ASA gave up its holding in Aker Solutions and transferred
209-530: The company won three contracts from Noble Energy to supply steel tube umbilicals, a complete mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) reclamation unit, and subsea control equipment for the construction of offshore oil platforms in the Tamar gas field in Israel. Together, the contracts were worth NOK 1.1 billion. On 6 May 2011, Aker Solutions' EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) division was re-branded and spun off as
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#1732787015405228-687: The entire 36 mile (58 km) route. This dual carriageway has significantly reduced congestion and improved accessibility to the wider Dyce area. The City Council also commissioned a new six-lane Airport Link Road (ALR) together with an adjacent 1,000 space Park and Ride facility which opened in Aug 2016, connecting Aberdeen Airport and AIBP with the A96 and AWPR. Aberdeen City Council's planning committee approved Aberdeen International Business Park’s first phase in June 2013, to include 27,400 sq m of office space and 3,700 sq m of leisure space, containing dining facilities,
247-536: The entire first phase of the new Aberdeen International Business Park . On 18 February 2015, the company announced the loss of around 300 jobs in Norway as a response to falling oil prices and the decline in demand for drilling services. In November 2020, Aker Solutions merged with Kværner ASA. 59°53′50.46″N 10°37′39.98″E / 59.8973500°N 10.6277722°E / 59.8973500; 10.6277722 Akers mekaniske Verksted From Misplaced Pages,
266-553: The 💕 [REDACTED] Akers mekaniske Verksted in 1957 Akers mekaniske Verksted (often abbreviated Akers mek. Verksted or Akers Mek. ) was a workshop, later a shipyard which was established in Fossveien by the Aker River in Oslo in 1841. In 1854 the company moved to Holmen on the west side of Pipervika , which is now known as Aker Brygge . Akers mekaniske Verksted closed in 1982. During its heyday, it
285-483: The group adopt the Aker Kvaerner brand for the entire group. Having resulted from a merger of Aker Maritime and Kværner Oil & Gas in 2002, a major business restructuring of Aker Kværner was launched in 2004. This led to the formation of two industrial groups: Aker Kværner , working with oil, gas, energy and process engineering, and shipbuilding Aker Yards . Aker Kværner also became a minor shareholder in
304-455: The office premises. Aker Solutions Aker Solutions ASA is a Norwegian engineering firm headquartered in Oslo . The firm's production is focused on energy infrastructure , including systems and services required to de-carbonize oil and gas production, build wind-to-grid infrastructure and engineer CO 2 capture and sequestration. Founded in 1841 as Akers Mekaniske Verksted,
323-519: The south east of the airport. Also contained in the plan was the construction of a link road between Dyce Drive and the existing A96 as part of the expansion of Aberdeen Airport at Dyce, making this parcel more accessible both to the airport and the wider road network to the city of Aberdeen and beyond. The final section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route between Craibstone and Parkhill, opened to traffic in Feb 2019, providing road users’ access to
342-671: Was moved to London. In 1999, the company initiated a major sell-off to raise money via divestment, but financial and operational problems persisted, and the company entered an acute liquidity crisis in August 2001. In July 2000, Aker Maritime ASA, a Norway-based offshore products, technology and services provider, bought 26% of the shares in Kværner ASA. In November 2001, Aker Maritime ASA and Kværner ASA reached an agreement, whereby Aker Maritime injected NOK 2.8 bn in net assets, raised another NOK 3.5 bn through two direct issues, and renegotiated NOK 8.6 bn of Kværner's debt. The following year
361-580: Was owned by Aker ASA (60%), the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry (30%), SAAB (7.5%) and Investor (2.5%). In 2007, the company was identified by Amnesty International as an accessory to torture and other human rights abuses for its collaboration in constructing and maintaining the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. During the AGM held on 3 April 2008, Aker Kværner announced that it would rebrand as Aker Solutions . Between April 2010 and June 2010,
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