Tyneside marine supplier celebrates international expansion

Tyneside-based Marine Safety Supplies has grown beyond expectations and now trades as a global supplier.

The news follows on from implementing a raft of management standards with the support of Absolute Quality Consultancy & Training.

The company, founded 15 years ago by John Ornsby along with Alan Ellis, designs and manufactures various marine safety equipment, including embarkation ladders, pilot ladders and perimeter safety nets, for the offshore and wind sectors.

Alan Ellis, company director, said: “Back in 2003, we wanted to guarantee the high standard of service and professionalism that our customers expect while ensuring that we protected the company against the turbulent market conditions and volatile oil prices we were coming up against at the time.

“We didn’t, however, expect that the business would expand as much as it has over the subsequent years; it’s grown beyond our expectations and we’ve become one of the top global suppliers of marine safety equipment!”

The company, which now supplies marine safety equipment to customers based in countries all over the world, has also doubled its workforce to 12-strong and has increased profits by at least 40 per cent.

Helen Short, managing director and founder of Absolute Quality Consultancy and Training, concluded: “It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Alan and the team at Marne Safety Supplies and seeing them going from strength to strength over the years.

“Their global success is testament to the value a management system can bring to business!”