JDR History

JDR was formed in the early 1990s when two of the most respected names in the industry, Jacques Cable Systems (UK) and De Regt Special Cable (Holland) merged.

JDR was formed in the early 1990s when two of the most respected names in the industry, Jacques Cable Systems (UK) and De Regt Special Cable (Holland) merged.  As JDR the company has in excess of 75 years combined experience in the design and manufacture of subsea umbilicals and power cables that operate in harsh, dynamic, subsea environments.

In September 2007 JDR was acquired by Vision Capital, Goldman Sachs and Management from its then owners Bridgepoint Capital.  This change in ownership saw, in March 2009, the commencement of a £30m investment programme to develop a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hartlepool.  JDR has continued to invest in its capabilities, importantly, business systems to accommodate the capacity of our growing design and manufacturing operations.

In April 2011 the Marine Cables division (seismic lead-in and air-gun umbilicals and defence cables) was sold to Fugro NV.  The financial gain realised through this transaction enabled the retirement of all senior debt incurred as a result of the growth investments made in the company since 2008.

JDR has enjoyed an unprecedented period of expansion and growth over the last decade, supplying numerous high profile projects for clients worldwide.  At JDR we now look forward with confidence into 2013 and beyond, as demand in our subsea energy markets is projected to reach an all-time high.




Vision & Values


The JDR team is focussed on being

    A world leading supplier of subsea production umbilicals, subsea power cables and IWOCS (Intervention Workover Control Systems) for global oil, gas and renewable energy markets
    A global supplier with regional, sales, engineering, operations, project management and service capabilities
    Customer focussed, driven by strategic customer relationships, product management, technology leadership, performance measurement and delivery of solutions
    An industry leader in quality, on-time performance, environmental, health and safety compliance and cost effectiveness
    Recognised as one of the best places to work in the oil and gas and renewables industries

Our values drive us to

    Develop and work in world class facilities where we innovate, adapt, and embrace change to produce products that we are proud of
    Work together within a safe, communicative and transparent organisation
    Invest in our team to encourage personal responsibility, development, leadership and equality


Quality

All of JDR's products are built to exacting industry standards with an attitude of no tolerance for error. Training programs are instituted across the organistion to ensure that every employee thinks in terms of zero defects in our delivery of products and technology to our customers.



All of JDR's products are built to exacting industry standards with an attitude of 'no tolerance for error.' Training programs are instituted across the organisation to ensure that every employee thinks in terms of zero defects in our delivery of products and technology to our customers.

As most of our work is highly innovative in a dynamic and changing environment we have periodic internal audits to ensure that all of our processes are in accordance with industry standards of workmanship. In addition, our engineering and support processes are at a level to ensure that the total delivery from JDR will be of the highest standard among our peers.

Quality comes only second to Safety in the JDR list of priorities. As would be expected, all JDR's manufacturing facilities are approved to the standard for Quality Management Systems; ISO9001: 2000 by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance.

At JDR, we believe that Quality is about much more than approval to the ISO standard. Over many years we have developed systems, procedures, equipment and expertise to truly assure the Quality of our products and services.

Our goal is the continual improvement of all areas of the business through review, appraisal and development. JDR test facilities give us the capability to carry out comprehensive qualification and acceptance testing on our products to the most rigorous International Standards, including ISO13528-5 (API 17E), SAE, LRS, DNV, ABS and NATO.

We realize that reliability is the key to success, especially within the sub-sea environment. JDR has implemented systems and procedures and has developed processes and equipment to continually improve the reliability of our products. Manufacturing equipment has been developed, in house, to ensure that processes are both reliable and reproducible. The use of computerized, real time, Statistical Process Control systems on JDR extrusion processes is one example of the latest techniques adopted in order to maximize reliability. Reliability is a key factor at every stage of the design and development of products and processes.

Tools such as Dynamic Analysis, Fatigue Analysis Design, FMEAs and Process FMEAs are used extensively. The use of comprehensive Quality, Inspection and Qualification Plans ensure that activities are developed and planned to maintain the highest possible standards.


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