Mech-Tool Engineering Appoints Scott as MD

Mech-Tool Engineering Limited – based in Teesside and product manufacturers and global suppliers of fire, blast and heat hazard protection solutions - has  announced the appointment of David Scott to the new position of Managing Director.

A seasoned executive, Scott has more than 20 years’ experience in the energy and gas industry having operated at Director level for some of the world’s largest companies in the sector including global marine company Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), international geoscience business, CGG, and as Principle Consultant and Senior Project Manager for Foster Wheeler Energy.

He also has extensive international experience across the Middle East, Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and spent nine years in the Middle East growing one of the largest, privately owned oil and gas companies in Africa – IBS- to a £780million  turnover.   

As part of this sector growth strategy the Mech-Tool business will continue to strengthen its efforts in the transition to a low carbon economy, capitalizing on its impressive track record on projects including leading offshore wind schemes such as Galloper 2 located off the Outer Thames Estuary and Sheringham Shoal in the North Sea.           

Scott will be based in Mech-Tool’s headquarters in Darlington and will be responsible for overseeing the company’s facilities in multiple locations across the world including its state of the art Korean manufacturing plant. He has a Master’s degree from Imperial College London and an MBA from Heriot-Watt.

Mech-Tool Engineering Limited offers a complete end to end solution for fire, blast and radiant heat protection from initial design and consultation through to on-site manufacture and installation.