Perry
The Perry brand traces its origins back to Perry Slingsby Systems (PSS), a British company that specialized in the design and manufacturing of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for underwater exploration and intervention. Founded over 50 years ago by John Perry and Fred Slingsby, the company quickly became a prominent player in the subsea industry.
PSS gained recognition for its innovative manned submersible technologies, which were used in various applications such as offshore oil and gas exploration, underwater construction, and scientific research. The company’s submersibles were designed to perform tasks in challenging underwater environments where human divers might face significant risks.
Over the years, Perry Slingsby Systems expanded its product range and services, offering a variety of ROV systems with different capabilities and specifications. The company’s ROVs were widely used by the oil and gas industry for tasks such as pipeline inspection, maintenance, and repair.
In 2007, Perry Slingsby Systems was acquired by Triton Group, a global provider of products and services for the subsea and offshore industry. This acquisition helped strengthen the company’s position in the market and allowed it to offer a more comprehensive range of subsea solutions.
In 2010 Triton Group joined Forum Energy Technologies (FET) as part of a 5-way merger with Forum Oilfield Technologies, Global Flow Technologies, Allied Technologies, and Subsea Services International.
FET continues to offer the latest cutting-edge products under the Perry brand name within its Subsea business unit. The experience, knowledge, and quality of the Perry Slingsby brand still prevails in the latest systems offered by FET.
Perry Slingsby Timeline
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A fanatical glider enthusiast, Frederick Slingsby sets up a business as a furniture manufacturer after leaving the Royal Flying Corps following the First World War. Frederick Slingsby creates his first glider, the Falcon.
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Frederick switches exclusively to glider manufacturing under the name “Slingsby Sailplanes, Scarborough”, working from disused Scarborough Corporation tramsheds.
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Fred retires due to ill health and the business is sold to a consortium of four Yorkshire businessmen who developed a metal glider.
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A fire destroys the factory, and the consortium was forced to sell Slingsby to Vickers Shipbuilding
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Slingsby develops its first fiberglass submarine with a capacity for 2 people. A total of 4 submersibles were built, the last having a 5-person capacity. These submersibles were used primarily in the North Sea on oil and gas operations and were, incidentally, built under license from Perry. The last submersible was built in 1979 was converted in 1982 from a diver lockout capability to the NATO rescue submersible LR5.
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Vickers devotes itself entirely to shipbuilding and Slingsby is sold to British Underwater Engineering (BUE). The aviation division of Slingsby is sold to a management consortium to become Slingsby Aviation Ltd.
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Slingsby Aviation is sold to ML Holdings, who in turn bought the original company, now known as Slingsby Engineering Ltd (SEL)
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In 1997 the manufacturing companies owned by ML Holdings were acquired by Cobham pie, Slingsby Engineering becoming an independent company reporting to Flight Refueling Limited.
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On 30 May 2000, Coflexip Stena Offshore Group (CSO) welcomed SEL to Group’s robotic division and the company was renamed Perry Slingsby Systems Ltd. (PSSL).
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Technip acquires CSO, and PSSL became a Technip Group company.
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The company became part of the newly formed Triton Group with equity backing from SCF Partners based in Houston, Texas.
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TGH merges with other SCF companies to form the new Forum Energy Technologies group.