public industry oil and gas founded 1982 headquarters peterhead scotland uk key people charles ritchie chairman of the board products valves services gas turbine overhaul & test training valve diagnostics number of employees 1 575 2014 website www.score group.com score group plc 1 is an international engineering business based in peterhead . 2 contents 1 background 2 score group companies 3 see also 4 references 5 external links background edit the company 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 north east of scotland . 3 the score group plc comprises over 20 separate companies worldwide all involved in engineering and generally supporting the oil and gas industry with valve and gas turbines 4 5 maintenance . the company has the largest stockholding of valves in the world with a value in excess of 500 million 6 score europe ltd part of the score group were awarded the title of large employer of the year by skills development scotland at the 2013 scottish modern apprenticeship awards . 7 score employs over 300 apprentices in the uk on modern apprenticeship schemes and previously won the employer of the year award in 2008 . score diagnostics ltd part of the score group is a manufacturer of pioneering acoustic emissions equipment which allows leakage within valves to be identified through non intrusive means . the score diagnostics product range is named midas and is led by the handheld midas meter . 8 9 the company also has the english electric lightning xr749 f3 located at its glen test facility . 57 28 56.46 n 1 48 54.99 w headquarters of the company are based on the site where the glenugie distillery once stood . 10 chairman charles ritchie was ranked 1621st on the sunday times rich list 2008 . 11 score group companies edit score group plc is parent to the following companies score europe limited valves score energy limited gas turbines hycrome europe limited coatings and precision machining score subsea & wellhead limited subsea valves and equipment score marine limited naval valves score training limited valve & engineering training services constant systems limited laboratory equipment score danmark a s valves score a s valves score transcanada valves score eastern canada valves score energy inc gas turbines score valves services inc valves score valve services trinidad & tobago inc valves score brisbane pty valves score perth pty valves score italy ita inspection expediting consulting engineering on pressure vessels score china valves score diagnostics limited valve monitoring and diagnostic products and services see also edit list of oilfield service companies references edit group brochure press and journal rogerson paul 4 may 2007 . score group thrives under ritchie s guiding hand . the herald . retrieved 2 october 2016 . score energy in russia . retrieved 2014 02 01 . the manufacturer score group valves sds website valveuser magazine european oil & gas journal glenugie distillery sunday times rich list . the sunday times . 2008 04 12 . retrieved 2008 09 12 . external links edit official site score in sanford v t e energy in the united kingdom companies coal anglo american asia energy bhp billiton enrc glencore rio tinto uk coal oil and gas integrated bg group bp royal dutch shell exploration and production afren bhp billiton cairn energy centrica dana petroleum desire petroleum emerald energy enquest essar energy falkland oil and gas hardy oil and gas jkx oil & gas melrose resources ophir energy perenco premier oil regal petroleum rockhopper exploration soco international star energy tullow oil supply greenergy murco petroleum support abbot group amec ensco expro hunting petrofac qserv score group weir group westerngeco1 wood group utilities generation and supply integrated centrica edf energy1 e.on uk1 rwe npower1 scottish power1 sse generation drax group falck renewables horizon nuclear power1 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