Timeline
2024
North East Telecommunications Ltd. Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation.
Founded in Aberdeen as an SME in 1994 by owner Mark Allan, the company has evolved under his leadership from its early beginnings into a familiar industry name in the North East of Scotland, providing technical solutions and products to a global customer base.
2024
Savock Farm
Remote location, large area requiring extensive RF infrastructure, Motorola’s Wave solution is ideal, as it is more flexible and utilises the existing cellular and WiFi coverage so no need for additional infrastructure.
2023
KARMOL AFRICA VESSEL IN SENEGAL
The NET team had the incredible opportunity to work on the Karmol Africa vessel in Senegal to revolutionise its onboard communication system, ensuring complete coverage on 2 UHF channels for seamless day-to-day and emergency communications.
2022
Safe Area Crane Radio
A tower crane designed with the enhanced audio and functional with the user in mind
2021
Dual-band ATEX / Ex Crane Radio System
With experience of manufacturing and supplying ATEX / Ex crane radio systems for over 20 years, we launch our new EX Dual-band Crane Radio System. Building on our proven pedigree and experience to offer Customers the latest digital technologies, enhancing operations and providing best in class reliability and safety to support offshore operations. The Crane Radio System is optimised for use with offshore cranes thatare located in a Zone 1 area and where space inside the crane cab is limited.
2019
Pipeline pull emergency stop system
NET design and manufactures a portable radio controlled pipeline pull emergency stop system for a major client.
2019
Engineering Manpower
NET has a full order book for December 2019 and January 2020 that includes surveys, upgrades and maintenance visits.
2019
P&J Live, Aberdeen’s new exhibition and conference centre
The first digital Dimetra Express Tetra system was installed into P&J Live, Aberdeen’s new exhibition and conference centre. The system gives superior coverage across the full duplex operation including the subterranean halls. 126 hand portable radios will serve the needs of the arena for many years to come.
2018
A new PCB interface developed by NET
A new PCB interface developed by NET allows different types of headsets and microphones to work with different radios/radio inputs. This intelligent solution solved a major problem for a major oil and gas operator with a FPSO in South Korea. The PCB was later adopted into NET’s own manufactured crane radio systems as standard.
2016
Solution for Northern Ireland Power Stations
A major tender is won with power stations in Northern Ireland to design and install a system including digital Motorola radios, with broadband connection to each power station, including tracking of personnel and a safety facility for lone workers.
2015
Full coverage at University campus
A university spread over several acres finally had full coverage thanks for a new digital radio system from NET.
2014
Aberdeen City Council’s cleansing department goes digital
Aberdeen City Council’s cleansing department’s radio system went digital with NET providing real time tracking of all vehicles.
2014
NET develops a critical communication system
NET develops a critical communication system to cover a pipeline production area of 7km in North Scotland, using Motorola base station and microwave links.
2012
NET win a major frame agreement
NET win a major frame agreement with an oil and gas operator to supply communications for seven platforms. The contract has been reviewed annually ever since.
2011
Soyo Liquid Natural Gas Plant, Angola
With our international business growing, we installed a 16-channel, 450-user radio system at a gas plant in Angola. The contract was awarded and the intrinsically safe system was designed, built and handed over in less than six months.
2010
A first for marine communications
A first for marine communications, NET developed a now popular communication solution which allowed ships to talk to nearby vessels using their own UHF band and VHF band.
2009
The Aberdeen Exhibition Centre
The Aberdeen exhibition centre had a history of poor radio communications due to the size of the venue. NET was able to separate out different user groups to work independently and together when needed. For the first time, the new NET system gave the entertainment venue complete radio coverage of the whole site with no blackspots.
2008
Hazardous area repeater system
We always love a challenge, and when a major marine company asked us to provide a solution to allow people to communicate between the construction vessel deep inside the turret on a Floating Production and Storage Offloading vessel (FPSO) we developed and certified a hazardous area repeater system.
2006
Manufacture of radio telephone link
With our portfolio expanding, NET was asked to manufacture a radio telephone link by a major oil and gas operator. This allowed the platform to talk in full duplex, wirelessly, to the drilling rig.
2005
Installation of Airband equipment
Installation of Airband equipment for major helicopter operator in Aberdeen and Shetland, including ground to air and iridium satellite telephones.
2004
Bespoke order for explosion-proof VHF Marine Radio
Bespoke order for explosion-proof VHF Marine Radio for tanker loading at the Firth of Forth. This represented the first of many explosion-proof communication solutions for oil and gas operators working in a Zone 1 hazardous area.
2001
First Motorola hazardous area radio kit
With some clients now with us for almost 20 years, our hazardous audio kit business has grown. There are now 360 kits with over 100 out on hire at any one time, 365 days a year.
1999
Purchase of CBS Mast
Purchase of CBS mast sites from East Anglian Electronics.
1998
Netlogger 2
Netlogger 2 – Next generation in tracking showing locations on the London A to Z map.
1996
Netlogger 1
Netlogger 1 – First-generation tracking devices for London Metropolitan Police.
1994
Procom Unit
Procom Unit – ‘black box’ interface for ship captains to place orders using onboard mobile phones.
1994
North East Telecommunications Ltd. is founded by owner Mark Allan, in the early years the company tries to finds its niche as well as direction.