Score Group plc
Encyclopedia
Score Group plc is an international engineering
business based in Peterhead
. It was founded by chairman Charles Ritchie in 1982. Headquarters of the organisation are in Peterhead
, Scotland
. It is the largest private sector employer in the area.
Supporting the oil and gas
industry with valve
and gas turbines maintenance.
The company has the worlds largest stock of valves at $500 million
The company also has the English Electric Lightning
XR749 F3 located at its Glen Test Facility.
Headquarters of the company are based on the site where the Glenugie Distillery
once stood.
Chairman Charles Ritchie
was ranked 1621st on the Sunday Times Rich List 2008
.
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
business based in Peterhead
Peterhead
Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....
. It was founded by chairman Charles Ritchie in 1982. Headquarters of the organisation are in Peterhead
Peterhead
Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is the largest private sector employer in the area.
Supporting the oil and gas
Petroleum industry
The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting , and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline...
industry with valve
Valve
A valve is a device that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically pipe fittings, but are usually discussed as a separate category...
and gas turbines maintenance.
The company has the worlds largest stock of valves at $500 million
The company also has the English Electric Lightning
English Electric Lightning
The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ...
XR749 F3 located at its Glen Test Facility.
Headquarters of the company are based on the site where the Glenugie Distillery
Glenugie Distillery
The Glenugie Distillery is a former producer of single malt Scotch whisky that operated sporadically and under a number of different owners between 1831 and 1983, when it closed for the final time.-History:...
once stood.
Chairman Charles Ritchie
Charles Ritchie (businessman)
Charles Buchan Ritchie was born on 22nd October 1947 and was brought up in St Combs, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.He was educated at St Combs primary school, then at Fraserburgh Academy where he left school at 15 with no formal qualifications....
was ranked 1621st on the Sunday Times Rich List 2008
Sunday Times Rich List 2008
The Sunday Times Rich List 2008 was published on 27 April 2008.Since 1989 the UK national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times has published an annual magazine supplement to the newspaper called the Sunday Times Rich List...
.