Established in 2001, Protea is an international engineering & equipment manufacturer supporting the offshore and onshore energy industry. The company delivers turnkey handling systems, predominantly for vessels, drilling rigs and oil producing installations. Core products include cranes, winches and bespoke handling systems with equipment being manufactured at Protea’s state of the art facility in Kluczbork, Southern Poland.

With design offices, fabrication facilities, a blast and paint shop and assembly hall all on one site, Protea can rapidly engineer and produce high quality handling systems to meet customers’ specific requirements. On-site test facilities also allow comprehensive functional testing  of equipment prior to delivery which minimises the risk of any delays during mobilisation and initial operations.

Protea operates on a global basis supporting international clients such as Aker Solutions, MH Wirth, Statoil, Siemens, PDVSA and Canyon Offshore from its offices in Poland and representative offices in Molde and Haugesund, Norway and Great Yarmouth, UK.