INNOVO
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
INNOVO
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Reliable innovation for the energy business. Engineering, Construction, Support Services.
About INNOVO
Innovo is an engineering, construction and equipment rental company operating worldwide.
Innovo supports the renewables, communications, offshore energy, marine, and industrial & civil works industries worldwide. Our custom-designed and rental products include jack-up systems, modular pontoons and cable laying equipment such as a powered reel drive system, spooler and modular carousel system.
We also provide specialised engineering solutions for subsea and offshore applications, and demolition tools, engineering support and qualified personnel for decommissioning.
As a responsible supplier and employer, we believe we have an integral part to play in the drive to transition from fossil-based to zero-carbon forms of energy – a drive that will demand innovative solutions which is a hallmark of our business.
Vision
Our vision is to be the benchmark in terms of quality and reliability of our people and technology, to provide solutions to complex engineering challenges that improve our clients’ competitive position, and to operate a safe, sustainable and profitable business.
Values
- We behave ethically with integrity, respect for each other, loyalty and fairness guiding us through our business endeavors and personal lives.
- Our commitment to health, safety and the environment is deeply embedded and affirmed in our daily activities.
- We strive to continuously improve the quality of our services by investing in new technology, innovations and our people.
- We invest in durable relationships with our clients and employees to create win-win situations.
Description of Services
Renewables
Innovo offers design engineering, construction and project management for clients in the renewable energy industry. We use our marine engineering and project management specialists’ decades of experience to support the global energy transition from fossil-based fuel to renewable energy sources.
Based on our extensive experience of providing innovative and reliable equipment to clients in the upstream offshore energy industry, we are in a unique position to provide the expertise required to advise on, design and supply equipment for harsh environments where safety and reliability is crucial for economic performance.
Our innovative equipment is applicable to all forms of renewable energy developments from offshore wind to hydro power. Our experts design, construct and project manage, working closely with clients through the installation, commissioning, and operations and maintenance stages of your developments.
We provide customised and rental equipment to your requirements, including:
- Innodrive Reel Drive Systems (RDS): fully electric, up to 800Te capacity, modular for easy transport in containers
- Carousel systems: for long lengths and heavy weights up to 9000Te capacity
- Reels: modular and fixed designs to any capacity or diameter
- Tensioners: capacities from 3T to 62.5Te, suitable for vertical or horizontal lay applications
- Under rollers: up to 600Te capacity, modular for easy transport in containers
- Motorised drums: easily transportable by sea or road
- Modular jack-up system: Innofloat (modular pontoons) and Innolift (lifting modules)
- Ancillary equipment: over-boarding chutes, quadrants, level winders, winches.
Communications
Innovo offers cable lay and installation / construction solutions, both new-build and rental services, to the communications industry globally. With decades of experience of supplying innovative and reliable subsea equipment, we are in a unique position to provide the expertise required to advise on, design and supply equipment for harsh environments where reliability is crucial.
We provide customised and rental equipment to your requirements, including:
- Innodrive Reel Drive Systems (RDS): fully electric, up to 800Te capacity, modular for easy transport in containers
- Carousel systems: for long lengths and heavy weights up to 9000Te capacity
- Reels: modular and fixed designs to any capacity or diameter
- Tensioners: capacities from 3T to 62.5Te, suitable for vertical or horizontal lay applications
- Under rollers: up to 600Te capacity, modular for easy transport in containers
- Motorised drums: easily transportable by sea or road
- Ancillary equipment: over-boarding chutes, quadrants, level winders, winches.
Offshore energy
Innovo supports the offshore energy industry with innovative customised and rental equipment specifically designed for the hazardous and harsh offshore environment.
Our designers, procurement experts and project managers work to the offshore energy industry’s exacting standards and requirements for speed and safety, making our equipment fast to deploy, and safe and reliable to operate which leads to cost and time savings for our clients.
We provide customised and rental equipment for operations, upgrades and decommissioning including:
- Innodrive Reel Drive Systems (RDS): fully electric, up to 800Te capacity, modular for easy transport in containers
- Carousel systems: for long lengths and heavy weights up to 9000Te capacity
- Reels: modular and fixed designs to any capacity or diameter
- Tensioners: capacities from 3T to 62.5Te, suitable for vertical or horizontal lay applications
- Under rollers: up to 600Te capacity, modular for easy transport in containers
- Motorised drums: easily transportable by sea or road
- Pipeline alignment clamps: for pipes ranging from 24-in. to 48-in. diameter
- Ancillary equipment: over-boarding chutes, quadrants, level winders, winches
- Decommissioning tools: internal cutting tools, diamond wire cutting tools, dredging tools and shear cutters.
Marine
Innovo provides innovative engineering and equipment solutions to the marine industry worldwide. Clients in sectors from cruise ships to communications have turned to us for innovative, reliable and safe solutions.
Our experts include marine architects and marine engineers who bring their specialist knowledge and innovation to every client's challenge. Our project managers ensure equipment is delivered on time and on budget, with full installation and operational support including training of client personnel when required.
We provide customised and rental equipment to your requirements, including:
- Modular jack-up system: Innofloat (modular pontoons) and Innolift (lifting modules)
- Decommissioning tools: internal cutting tools, diamond wire cutting tools, dredging tools and shear cutters
- Oceandrone eco-robotic sailing craft: sail and solar powered with unique ‘pocket keel’ innovation.
Industrial & civil works
Innovo provides solutions for the industrial and civil works industries, including the handling of cables for large infrastructures such as bridges, cableways and cable cars, as well as lifting and material handling systems for specific industrial applications. We offer customised solutions developed with problem-solving in mind.
What we do
Expertise
We design, procure and project manage the supply of innovative equipment for the energy sector worldwide.
Design and engineering
Innovo’s experienced team of engineers offer a full engineering capability from conceptual studies through to detailed design and bespoke equipment:
- Structural integrity analysis
- Naval architecture design
- Fluid dynamics analysis
- Method and installation engineering
- Sea-fastening and lift plan design
- Onboard installation support
- Site survey services
- Decommissioning methods
Innovo designs innovative, bespoke equipment for any project in the renewables, communications, offshore energy, marine, and industrial & civil works industries:
- Pipeline tools and intervention equipment
- Clamps
- Winches
- Conveyors
- Link span drawbridges
- H-frames
- Gangways
We combine years of experience on wide-ranging projects with sophisticated rendering and modelling applications including:
- AutoCad
- Inventor
- Solid Works
- Rhynoceros
- Straus7 – Finite Element Method (FEM) structural analysis, static and dynamic
- Orcaflex – cable-laying / dynamics.
Procurement
Our design and analysis expertise is followed by hands-on support through the procurement process from handling quality requirements and contractor selection to commissioning, testing and delivery. Our procurement projects have included:
- Umbilical and cable laying equipment
- Modular jack-up pontoon and barges
- Linear winches
- Pipeline tools and intervention equipment
- Cutting tools
- Dredging tools
- Deck and handling equipment
- Hawser reel / winches
- Cranes, davits and hoists.
Project management
Innovo is the ideal partner for clients who are looking for comprehensive support throughout the project lifecycle. Our project management capability integrates our engineering, construction and procurement expertise with resource planning and communications to deliver projects on time and within budget. Our project management framework includes:
- Project control – planning and scheduling, document and cost control
- Risk management – Hazard Identification (HAZID), Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies, risk assessments
- Methods and operational procedures
- Project reporting, lessons learned, continuous improvement
- On-site operation service.

