Archived News Articles

14/05/2007 - Muir Matheson attends MeteoHydex 2007
Click here for images of MeteoHydex 2007, 8-10th May 2007 held in Geneva, Switzerland.

19/02/2007 - Muir Matheson attends ATC Maastricht 2007
Click here for images of ATC07, 13-15 February 2007 held in Maastricht.

01/12/2006 - Muir Matheson Secures Heathrow & Aberdeen Contracts
Muir Matheson has completed deals, worth in the region of £250,000 each, with Heathrow and Aberdeen respectively to provide airport weather monitoring systems at both. more »

01/12/2006 - Guernsey Contract Success
Following the successful installation of the METCOM system at Guernsey Airport, Muir Matheson won the contract to upgrade the system. Senior Meteorological Officer at the airport, Tim Lillington, said: "Muir Matheson installed the original METCOM system in 1998. Given the high standard of their work, awarding the contract to upgrade the system was an easy decision."

The contract was worth over £80,000 and work was completed in November.

01/12/2006 - Muir Matheson Extends Irish Connections
Muir Matheson’s presence in Ireland continues to grow having recently secured a contract with Kerry Airport in Southern Ireland to upgrade their existing met system. more »

01/12/2006 - Investors in People - Recognition for Muir Matheson
More success for Muir Matheson was announced in December 2005 following the completion of the Investors In People Standard.

“We have built a culture of high standards and pride in the job in a relatively short time and were delighted with the feedback we received from the Investors in People Standard,” said Philip Goodall. “This achievement will benefit both Muir Matheson and our clients, allowing our people to continue to fulfil their potential. The process of gaining the Investors in People standard is rigorous and Sarah Cross, our Marketing Manager, has worked extremely hard to achieve this recognition.” Click here for an image of Sarah Cross & Laura Duthie recieving the IIP Plaque.

2006 - Muir Matheson develops “WeatherNet” for Shell
In May 2006, Muir Matheson secured a contract with Shell to provide a system detailing real time met ocean data throughout its Nigeria operations. We talked to David Hay, WeatherNet Project Manager, to find out more about the system - “WeatherNet” more »

2006 - Offshore Project Success
Muir Matheson’s success continues within the offshore industry with systems and upgrades either already supplied or due for delivery to a wide range of offshore destinations. These fields/locations range from the De Ruyter and Cavendish in the North Sea, the Shah Deniz and East Azeri in the Caspian Sea, to the Rong Doi in Vietnam, Kerisi in Indonesia, Girassol in Angola and South Pars in Iran. more »

2006 - Q&A Session with Charles Wilson
Q. What type of positions have you held within the company?
Since starting with Muir Matheson in 1996, I have progressed from being an Operations/Project Engineer, then Assistant Project Manager (Shell), to Senior Project Engineer and I am now Engineering Manager. more »

2006 - Staff Update 2006
The past year has been busy in the recruitment department with many new faces. Recent appointments have focused on the continued strengthening of our engineering team. Charles Wilson, Senior Project Engineer, was appointed as Engineering Manager to oversee the increased activity and he has recruited new operations and project engineers to the offshore and airport teams. more »

2006 - Murraysport Racing’s rip roaring success!
2006 saw Muir Matheson enter the world of racing cars, sponsoring Shell Technical Manager, Steven Murray’s team, Murraysport Racing. Driving a 1998 Westfield Sei in class A6 (sportscars over 1800cc) Steven capped a successful year finishing third in the Scottish Sprint Championships. For more information visit www.murraysport.co.uk

2006 - Muir Matheson Bon Accord goes from strength to strength
Our volleyball team, Muir Matheson Bon Accord, continues to enjoy unprecedented success inspired by our very own Alan Stephen, a veteran of 22 years (No 10). The team finished a respectable 5 th in its first season in the top league, and boasts three national squad members! This season the aim is to push for the playoffs.

2006 - Tri Changing Gear – elite sponsorship for Muir Matheson
Tri Changing Gear is a specialist road cycling and triathlon sports team. From small beginnings, the team has blossomed into one of the most competitive in the country. Muir Matheson will sponsor the team for seasons 2007 and 2008 when they compete in the British Premier Cycling Series, which is televised on Eurosport, and features the country’s top riders.

2006 - Muir Matheson Pink Day 2006!
To raise money for Breast Cancer, Muir Matheson held a Pink Day on the 27th of October. All staff had to attend work wearing an item of pink clothing. To view a photo from the event click here.

2006 - Muir Matheson – keeping a weather eye open for new opportunities
Blackburn-based Muir Matheson is one North East exporter with a strongly vested interest in the global exploration drive into increasingly remote oil and gas territories. In fact, notes the company, the more remote the better! more »

2006 - Muir Matheson attends Oi06
Click here for images of Oi06, 21-23 March 2006 held in London.

2006 - Muir Matheson enhances accurate weather reporting system
All pilots need to know what the weather is doing when arriving or departing from an airport. From the cloud base and wind direction, to runway visibility and ground temperature, the prevailing conditions may affect the operation of modern jet aircraft. Real-time access to accurate weather information is vital.
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2006 - Muir Matheson Develops Relations With South African Based International Oceanographic Company
For some time Muir Matheson has been looking to develop relations with an oceanographic company to complement our meteorological operations. We have worked with Metocean Services International (MSI) over the past two years and established a very good working relationship and developed an understanding to work together on a number of projects. more »

2006 - Muir Matheson are pleased to announce they are sponsoring Murraysport Racing in 2006!
Murraysport Racing are entrants in the Road Sports Car Class 1700cc upwards in the 2006 Scottish Sprint Championship. more »

2006 - Muir Matheson attends ATC Maastricht 2006
Muir Matheson attended ATC Maastricht 2006. Click here for images from the event.

2006 - METNET 3G system extends to Dutch sector
Following the highly successful implementation of our METNET 3G weather systems on Shell Exploration and Production in Europe installations in the northern, central and southern parts of the UK sector, Muir Matheson is now implementing our PACE weather system software on a further four Shell EPE installations in the Dutch sector, adding them to the METNET 3G web based system. more »

2005 - Q&A session with Kevin Chrystal
When did you start work at Muir Matheson?
I started work at Muir Matheson in April 2000 and previously worked for Expro North Sea. more »

2005 - Staff Update's for 2005
Recent changes have focussed on strengthening the engineering team and providing additional support for staff and systems within the Company. A Team Leader structure has been created and all engineers now work within four groups – offshore projects, offshore operations, airports and software. Team Leaders assist the Operations Manager to plan the use of resources and assess and implement new ideas as well as ensuring that all engineers’ views are represented. more »

2005 - Muir Matheson Bon Accord sets new standards
Our volleyball team, Muir Matheson Bon Accord, has enjoyed unprecedented success in 2005. Having being promoted to the first division of the national league, the team also reached the final of a national cup competition! It will be hard to surpass these achievements in 2006 but with 2 national squad members and our very own Alan Stephen in the team, anything is possible! Click here for an image of the team.

2004 - Reaching New Heights
Airport Weather Systems has been a key business focus for Muir Matheson in 2004, with more than two million pounds worth of projects secured and established in several key UK and international airports. Our aim with airport weather services is to provide a fully integrated product that incorporates weather observing, data handling and forecast information. more »

2004 - Performance awards on Shell UK project
Muir Matheson is now into the second year of its five-year, multi-million pound METNET system contract with Shell UK Exploration and Production and has received an award for its achievements on the project. This five-year partnership began in August 2003 and covers all aspects of METNET including the provision of hardware, software, system engineering, field maintenance and data archiving. more »

2004 - Patrolling The Skies With Muir Matheson
Muir Matheson continues to develop its weather monitoring systems portfolio through its work with police air support units across the UK. In the last six months we have secured partnerships with eight air support units from Sussex to West Yorkshire for the supply and installation of our air support weather systems and software. more »

2004 - Offshore Project Success
Muir Matheson's success continues within the offshore industry with systems either already supplied or due for delivery to a wide range of offshore destinations from the Buzzard and Saturn fields in offshore UK, Shah Deniz and East Azeri in the Caspian Sea, the Corocoro field off Venezuela, the ERHA field off Nigeria, Dalia in West Africa and the Sunkar rig in offshore Kazakhstan. more »

2004 - Q&A Session with Kathleen Boyd
When did you start work at Muir Matheson?
I started at Muir Matheson in 1997, so been here just over 7 years, although it feels like longer (in a good way of course) .... It is my first job since finishing college. more »

Staff Updates For 2004
Philip Goodall discusses the recent staff developments. more »

2003 - Understanding The Weather
The oil and gas industry spends millions of dollars a year on developing and deploying some of the most advanced technology known to man, yet, with such technological armoury to hand, many operations are still affected by the weather. more »

2003 - Muir Matheson Achieves ISO 9001:2000 in Climate Change
Of the current 68,000 UK businesses holding the dated ISO 9001:1994 accreditation, it is estimated that only 19% have upgraded to the revised International Organisation for Standards; (ISO) 9001:2000 accreditation and the deadline to upgrade is looming. more »

2003 - Muir Matheson assist UN with Congo Project
Weather monitoring company Muir Matheson has recently been working alongside the United Nations on a peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. more »

2003 - Muir Matheson Clinch Offshore Deal
Aberdeen-based engineers Muir Matheson, who specialise in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of weather/metocean monitoring equipment both on and offshore, has secured a significant multi-million pound contract. more »

2002 - Airport News
Archived Airport news from 2002. more »

2002 - Mini Metcom
Information about our latest product. more »

2001 - Airport News
A Summery of all the latest Airport News. more »

2001 - Offshore News
A Summery of all the latest Offshore news. more »

2000 - Airport News
A Summery of all the latest Offshore news. more »

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