Engineering Consultancy

Delivering capability, asset and power solutions

Foreword
At Edif ERA, we have a depth of expertise which has
developed from our long and rich history that goes beyond
standard engineering consultancies. As such, we have built
an enviable reputation for technical excellence.

Contents
03 Foreword
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Your challenges

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Our experience

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Our services

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About Edif ERA

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Our principles

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About Edif Group

I am proud that we put our people and our clients at the heart
of everything we do. Our success is based on a perfect blend of
talented, exceptional employees with different backgrounds and
experiences. They all apply their unique and specialist knowledge
across a variety of projects and programmes. They deliver solutions
to complex problems in inspired and creative ways and that is
what makes us different.

Steve Lancaster
Managing Director Edif ERA

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Reaching higher quality standards

The world is striving for higher standards. Governments are
exploring alternatives to fossil fuels in order to meet climate
change targets but, in the meantime, energy companies are
expected to maintain a stable and secure power supply.
The desire to reduce carbon emissions while facilitating
greater movement between major hubs is creating complex
engineering challenges for the rail sector. In the Defence
sector, the establishment of the Military Aviation Authority
(MAA) requires companies to take a much more proactive
approach to safety and airworthiness.
In short, customers are more demanding. They expect you to
support environmental goals and achieve flawless safety and
reliability, but they are also seeking sharper project execution.

A fast, expert response

The environments you work in are sometimes harsh or remote.
You need consultants who can respond straight away, wherever
you are based, with focused insight of your technical requirements.

Market overview:

Your challenges
Wherever you are in the world,
your business faces increasing
pressure to ensure its assets and
services meet safety, environmental
and reliability goals and create
efficiencies during their lifecycle.
At the same time, you must
complete projects under budget,
within challenging timescales and
in line with stringent regulations.
These challenges affect organisations
across multiple sectors, including
developers of railways, airports and other
critical infrastructure projects, owners

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and operators of Oil & Gas plant and

equipment, businesses supporting the
effective running of defence programmes
and nuclear energy companies investing
in new-build facilities or extending the life
of old plants.
Your success is dependent on how
well you manage the safety, performance
and availability of your operations,
ensuring they have minimal impact
on your people and neighbouring
communities. With this in mind, our
consultants believe there is no margin
for error.

Our people have backgrounds, qualifications and engineering

experiences specific to your sector, which means we can tackle all
these challenges and more head-on with speed, certainty and
precision. Our experts broad capabilities and their passion to share
ideas internally ensure that we stay at the forefront of our industry
and provide our clients with a service that is second to none.

Your success is dependent on how well you

manage the safety, reliability and availability
of your operations. With this in mind, we
believe there is no margin for error.

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Global leaders:

Our experience
Edif ERA is a global leader in
Engineering Consultancy we are
recognised for our specialist skills
and rigorous testing abilities. We
have extensive experience of working
on critical projects, supporting
owners, operators, developers,
designers and product suppliers.
We can help you ensure your operations
are resilient, robust, reliable, safe and
practical, mitigating costly and potentially
dangerous downtime. With vast industry
intellect and commercial awareness, we
provide forward-looking guidance that
will prepare you for future regulations,
targets and market trends.

We support customers on critical

projects across many industry sectors,
including, but not limited to:
Oil & Gas upstream
and downstream
Power generation, transmission
and distribution
Defence land, air and sea
Nuclear new build and
decommissioning
Transport rail and civil aerospace
Built environment critical
infrastructure and civil works.

Agile, professional teams

Policy and regulation conformity

Our consultants are based around the world, with local insight
and many have previously worked in the field. They understand
the criticality of your requirements and have a thorough
understanding of the environment in which you need to operate.

Our experience of supporting and influencing new policies

means we can advise you on compliance with international and
national regulations relevant to your industry, including those
issued by governing bodies. For example, over recent years our
consultants have played a key role in influencing the UK power
industry earthing protection standards and can assess your
existing facilities to ensure they are in compliance.

We can provide our services from any of our global office

locations, or send consultants on secondments to a clients
site when it is necessary to have closer access over a period
of time. This is based on your need and we ensure we quickly
adapt to the culture and working ethos of your business.

Trusted partners in quality

Our customers come back to us time and again because of
the quality of our service coupled with the in-depth technical
knowledge of sectors and stakeholder requirements. As a
result, we have built long-term relationships. For example,
we have framework agreements with the Office for Nuclear
Regulation and National Grid and we were one of the first
Network Rail-accredited Independent Safety Assessors.

We have a specialist team of consultants dedicated to

regulatory issues. They are experts in assessing the compliance
of companies products or components for manufacturing
within a broad range of industries.
Edif ERA hosts a world-leading annual environmental
conference, Electrical and Electronic Equipment and the
Environment. The leading event of its kind, the conference
covers all the latest news regarding substance issues (RoHS2
Directive and REACH), ecodesign, end-of-life, responsible
sourcing (conflict minerals) and sustainability.

We are approved under the Ministry of Defences

Framework Agreement for Technical Support and have
partnering agreements with many of the worlds leading
defence contractors.

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connecting Azerbaijan and Turkey.
In Azerbaijan and Asia, Edif ERA has
conducted third-party verification of
electrical installation and design, including
technical auditing of manufacturing and
fabrication for upstream businesses, to
minimise the likelihood of failure.

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End-to-end reassurance:

Bid and project

management

Cable
design and
performance

Human factors

Lightning
protection
Capability Assurance

Our services

Design
verification
Our services will give you peace of mind, as well as save
you time and money. Our engineers will work closely with
you, as your partners, to help you:

Earthing
design and
assessment

Modelling and
simulation

improve operational performance

maximise availability
minimise financial penalties
manage safety
learn from failures

Electrical and
mechanical
condition
assessment

Power systems
design and
studies

Information
assurance

Electromagnetic
compatibility

Fitness for
service

Regulatory
compliance

Reliability,
availability and
maintainability

Cyber security

Safety
engineering
and assurance

The breadth of consultancy services we provide in power systems

and renewable energy, coupled with the experience we have
across many countries and industry sectors, means we provide
a one-stop facility covering low to extra-high voltage systems.

Training and Information

Our specialist electrical, mechanical and materials consultancy

services provide you with design confidence, asset condition and
remaining life assessments, fitness for service and prioritised
maintenance plans all geared to help optimise the return on
your investment.

Forensic
engineering
and expert
witness

When an asset fails, we provide independent root cause analysis

to prevent reoccurrence and regularly provide expert evidence
supporting an insurance claim.

Gas turbines
consultancy

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Power Engineering

By providing a highly responsive and flexible consultancy

service, we enable you to make investment decisions with
confidence at any time during the projects lifecycle. Our early
involvement offers key advantages in terms of the optimisation
of technical performance, value-engineering reviews to
maximise cost reduction, risk minimisation, and compliance
with health, safety and environmental requirements.

Asset Integrity
To maximise the availability and safety of large, high-value
assets, our clients know they must invest in asset design,
integrity and reliability assessments at each stage of the assets
lifecycle. We provide owners and operators of these assets with
technical information to enable them to make informed asset
maintenance, repair or replacement decisions.

We implement an approach of product, people, process and

policy to influence the success of a capability. This is ultimately
measured by your ability to meet your operational and
financial objectives. We offer techniques and tools to model
the effectiveness of a capability and to predict future risks,
allowing mitigation measures to be designed.

The challenges the power sector faces, such as increased

competition, deregulation and environmental pressures,
require you to be assured of the economic, financial and
technical viability of your projects.

achieve regulatory compliance.

We can support you on an ad hoc basis or provide an integrated
through-lifecycle service and across multiple sites, becoming an
integral part of your team. From concept and planning, through
design and commissioning, to operation, maintenance and
disposal, we can provide the technical abilities, services and
guidance you need to make informed decisions.

We understand that the procurement of equipment or services is

only one part of enabling a successful capability. The ability to use
your high-quality product when and where it is required and in a
safe manner, is fundamental to your end objectives. Our services
ensure that a product or service is influenced at the design stage
to optimise its performance, safety and availability.

Materials
analysis

Supportability
and service
solutions

Training
needs analysis,
design and
delivery

Systems and
software
engineering

We offer a regular programme of CPD-certified training

courses to help you maintain and develop technical excellence.
Our training courses provide an authoritative, interactive route
to improving your knowledge and expertise. For many of our
customers, the programmes have become a fundamental part
of their organisations personnel development plans.
Accurate and reliable information improves the success rate of
decision-making, giving companies a sharper, more competitive
edge. Our experts help organisations worldwide improve their
capabilities. We acknowledge that each companys needs are
different. When the solution to a technical problem is outside
your engineering expertise, we can complement your own
resources by offering timely access to the relevant consultancy,
information and training.
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19391945
ERA supports the development of radar and mine

Building expertise:

detection equipment. The Ministry of Labour

About Edif ERA

recognised this work as an essential undertaking.

The history of Edif ERA

Edif ERA has been a leading engineering consultancy for

nearly 100 years, providing novel and cutting-edge solutions
to improve the safety, performance and availability of
critical assets and capabilities.
Our experts offer a range of assessment, investigation, design and
assurance services, bringing specialist knowledge to clients across
a broad spectrum of services and industries. We will work with you
to minimise your operational and financial risks and, therefore,
ensure your success.
We deliver services across the lifecycle of assets, applying our
skills to large complex installations and mission-critical assets,
as well as whole systems, platforms, networks, equipment and
discrete components.
We can support you during any or all phases of your project;
design, commissioning, installation, through-life, upgrades and
decommissioning. The earlier we get involved in the lifecycle,
the greater the influence we can have in realising through-life
effectiveness and efficiency.

1920

1957

1979

2003

2011

2013

2014

2015

Company is founded.
It is the first facility
solely dedicated to
co-operative electrical
research in the UK.
Incorporated under
the name The British
Electrical and Allied
Industries Research
Association, it
becomes known
as The Electrical
Research
Association (ERA).

New laboratories
and offices open in
Leatherhead, Surrey.

ERA changes its name

to ERA Technology
Ltd. New research
areas include
radiofrequency
technology and
electronic systems.

ERA Technology
agrees to sell its
entire issued
share capital to
Cobham Plc.

Edif Group acquires

both the engineering
consultancy business
of ERA Technology
Ltd, from Cobham
Plc and NDE Global.

ERA Technology
acquires Earthing
Solutions Limited,
earthing consultants
in the power sector;
and Persides,
a provider of
engineering services
to the defence and
energy sectors.

ERA acquires London

Power Associates,
a market leading
provider of Power
Systems engineering
services.

ERA Technology
and NDE Global
are renamed Edif
ERA and Edif NDE,
with their subsidiary
companies taking
their respective
parent companys
name.

They remain Edif

ERAs headquarters
today.

An expanding, agile, professional team

We are a fast-growing, agile business energised by our people.
We are passionate about what we do and our behaviour is driven
by our values: Energy, Professionalism, Teamwork, Accountability
and Commercial Awareness. Our engineers have a deep
understanding of industry-specific issues and the challenges our
customers face every day.
Through bold investment and acquisition, we are continually
expanding our global footprint and capabilities. Our sister
company, Edif NDEs worldwide operations mean we can offer
complementary services and respond quickly.

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A vision of excellence:

Our principles
We are committed to minimising the likelihood of harm
to people and the environment. We drive sustainability
through our services, which optimise the performance
and reliability of our clients assets.

Our business strategy is based on the

following principles:

Our services will enable

customers to operate on
time and on specification,
maximise the longevity and
safety of their assets and
ensure compliance with
applicable standards.

Our broad offering

will support clients at all
stages of the lifecycle of
their industrial plants
and assets.

We support customers
anywhere in the world,
in the global industrial
market.

Our employees are

valued partners to our
clients. We will continually
train, mentor and develop
our people.

Safety is our number one

priority and our goal is zero
injuries. We will provide
the resources to maintain
a culture that encourages
our people to act in a safe
and responsible manner
wherever they work.

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Our businesses are

structured to support
a culture of collaborative
teamwork and innovative
thinking.

Sustainability

Environment

We drive sustainability through our

services, which optimise the performance
and reliability of our clients assets. We
are committed to improving safety and
minimising the likelihood of harm to people
and the environment. We strive to tread
lightly on the environment, supporting local
communities, encouraging diversity and
work-life balance, and promoting education.

As well as ensuring that our core activities

and operations are not harmful to the
communities where we work, we are
committed to limiting our impact on the
environment through our day-to-day
activities. This includes using paper from
sustainable forests; recycling paper,
plastics, metals and other materials; using
non-polluting materials and equipment
and energy-saving devices; and making
appropriate printing choices.

Health and safety

We are focused on providing a working
environment that is free of injuries and ill
health to employees, freelance contractors
on company business and visitors. By
employing and motivating reliable, highly
trained people, ensuring they are aware of
all relevant health and safety policies and
programmes and maintaining a proactive
risk management reporting system, we can
reach our goal of zero injuries.

Quality

Careers
Edif ERA is a fast-growing business. We are
continually strengthening our intelligence
of customers needs and challenges, and
how to respond to them, by employing new
talent for exciting opportunities around the
world. Within our teams, graduates share
fresh approaches to problem-solving with
experienced professionals. We encourage
all our experts to think outside the box and
expand their breadth of understanding by
working directly with clients on-site.

We endeavour to understand and deliver

what customers need at a price that
represents value for money. We aim to
build long-term, trusted relationships by
ensuring our projects operate at a good
profit level; continually seeking new and
improved ways to do things; approaching
all relationships with a win-win attitude;
and maintaining mutually open, honest and
timely communications.

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Partners of choice:

About Edif Group

Our impartial guidance and
reliable, accurate assessments
enable customers to run their
plant or project efficiently, safely,
cost-effectively and to schedule.

Edif NDE is a world leader in providing in-depth insight and

independent, strategic services, including project management,
vendor inspection and expediting, and quality assurance. Through
real-time management of project activities, the businesss experts
can add value and reduce risk.
Edif ERA is part of the Edif Group, a managementowned company with a vision to be seen as the
number one global provider of technical, quality,
risk and safety solutions to owners and operators of
industrial plants, infrastructure and critical assets.
Through two primary businesses, Edif ERA and Edif NDE,
our engineers, consultants and inspectors provide testing,
inspection, certification and consultancy services across a
range of sectors. They cover the broad range of technical
and strategic skills that our customers need across the entire
lifecycle of their assets from design, procurement and
construction through to operation and decommissioning.

Our impartial guidance and reliable, accurate assessments

enable customers to run their plant or project efficiently,
safely, cost-effectively, to schedule and to the highest
quality standards.
We work with clients across Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
India, North America, the Far East and Australasia.

The first NDE company, NDE Quality Systems Inc, was established in
Houston in 1992, and since then, offices have opened all around the
world, including in Germany, Italy, China, Australia and Singapore.
It has acquired businesses such as:

Edif Groups ambitious growth plan is to invest in small and

medium-sized businesses. As such, its principles are:

Proweld, a provider of technical inspection and training services,

based in Western Australia

Create and foster an entrepreneurial culture

Construction Technical Services Inc in Houston and its joint venture,

Construction Technical Services Arabia Ltd in Saudi Arabia

Decentralise management and encourage

local empowerment
Retain core operating brands
Enable like-minded businesses to flourish in
a larger group
Remain focused on growth.

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All Edif NDE employees embrace the companys key principles: Integrity,
Best in Class, Professionalism, Accountability and Sustainability.

Montreal-based EPC Resources Inc, a provider of

engineering, procurement and construction-related project
management resources
Boldbrink, a leading international provider of inspection and
quality control services to the subsea Oil & Gas industries.

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Asset
Integrity

Capability
Assurance

Power
Engineering

International
Offices

UK Head Office
Cleeve Road, Leatherhead
Surrey, KT22 7SA
UK

Bristol Office
Unit 17, Londonderry Farm
Business Park,
Keynsham Road,
Willsbridge, Bristol,
BS30 6EL
UK

Staines Office
Elizabeth House,
56-60 London Road,
Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey,
TW18 4BQ
UK

Abu Dhabi Office

Unit 704, Royal Tower,
Hamdan Street,
PO Box 43339, Abu Dhabi,
UAE

T: +44 (0) 1372 367 345

Aberdeen Office
Bluesky Business Space,
Room SF17,
Westpoint House, Prospect Park,
Arnhill Business Park,
Westhill, Aberdeen,
Aberdeenshire,
AB32 6FJ
UK
T: +44 (0) 1224 270 348

T: +44 (0) 1179 329 099

T: +44 (0) 1784 490 057

T: +971 (0) 2 6222920

Nigeria Office

Lincoln Office
Roman Way, South Hykeham,
Lincoln, Lincolnshire,
LN6 9UH
UK

Manchester Office
Suite 4a, Manchester One,
53 Portland Street,
Manchester, Lancaster,
M1 3LD
UK

T: +44 (0) 1372 367 345

T: +44 (0) 1612 336 600

Plot 1709 Olugbosi Street,

Off Bishop Oluwole Street,
Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria
T: +234-01-2773564 / 5

Pontyclun Office
Ty Canol,
Clun Avenue,
Pontyclun, South Wales,
CF72 9AG
UK
E: info@edifgroup.com

T: +44 (0) 1443 239 503

www.edifgroup.com

Edif is a global company.

Edif Group is a leading independent provider of technical solutions to industrial markets worldwide.
With a network of more than 20 offices internationally, over 400 full-time staff and a network of associates in
excess of 2500, Edif is able to undertake projects on a global scale.

Edif ERA is part of Edif Group.

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