David Houghton has over 50 years of experience as a plater and fabricator working on ships, oil rigs, chemical plants, and steel works in the UK and abroad. He has strong supervisory, safety, and welding skills and takes pride in his work. He has worked for many contracting companies in roles that involved structural steel fabrication, pipe supports, modifications, and general onsite fabrication during plant shutdowns and maintenance.

1. DAVID HOUGHTON
50 East End Road
Preston Nr HULL
East Yorkshire
HU12 8UJ
Email pipers@pipers.co.uk
Tel 01482 890495
Mobile 07727001170
PERSONAL PROFILE
National Insurance Number YE 87 53 39 A
My career started as an apprentice plater in the ship repair industry. Having worked on the
shipbuilding, oil and gas platforms, steel works and fabrication shop. I have supervisory
experience. I have worked in Uzbekistan, a gold producing plant working closely with the local work
force passing on my skills and knowledge. I can work within a team or unsupervised. I am trustworthy,
honest and reliable and take pride in any tasks undertaken.
SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS
. Determined and effective under pressure
. Good team leader
. Capable of working unsupervised
. Willing to take the initiative
. Prioritising and organising skills
. Time served plater in ship repairing
. Oil-petrol chemical plants, steel works
. Health and safety
. East Riding Youth Offenders Community Team Leader
. Volunteer Driver for Hull City Council
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
I.R.S (AGY) OGN YARD WALLSEND NEWCASTLE February 7th
2014 – October 12th
2014
Enquest Producer FSPO SHIP.
Installing componants such as structural steelwork, Large pipe supports, steelwork modification
and general fabrication.
UNITBERWELCO May 15th
2013 - December 6th
2013 (New Build)
ACETYLENE PLANT Structual, Pipe supports and General onsite Fabrication.
AMEC February 15th
2013 – April 14th
2013

2. ARMONIA PLANT SHUTDOWN Ince – chester
Repair work to Reformer and Boiler.
20th
August 2012 - 5th
October Cold Installations ADHOC Basis
11th
July 2012 - 18th
August 2012 Redhall Engineeing Millennium Chemicals
16th
April 2012 - 29th
June 2012 Shanahan Eng Westburton Power Station
July 2011 - 9th Nov 2011 Alstom eng killingholme B power station Boiler
repairs and maintenance structural steelwork in cooling towers
January 2011 - 31st
March 2011 Redhall Eng Vivergo Bio/fuel Saltend HULL
August 2010 Tata Steels Scunthorpe
June 2010 - July 2010 Amec Lindsley oil (shutdown)
3rd
Feb 2010 - 26th
May 2010 Dutton Int millennium chemicals Stallingbro
14th
July 2008 - 27t
Nov 2009 Shaws L.O.R.
13th
April 2008 - 9th
May 2008 Amec Conoco oil Refiner
3rd
March 2008 - 11t
Apri 2008 Amec Longannet Power Stattion
22nd
Jan 2007 - 28t
Feb 2008 Amec Aldbrough East Yorkshire
Gas storage caverns, fabricating pipe supports, modifications to steel work gratings, hand
railings and walkways, general onsite fabrication.
Aug - Nov 06 Interserve B.P HULL
June – July 06 Amec Petro-Pus TEESIDE
April – June 06 Shanahan Engineering Damhead Creek KENT
1997-12.2005
I have been working on short term contracts for M.B Services on Lindsey and Conoco Oil
Refineries, doing shut downs, refurbishments of Nothwich Town Bridge, fabricating skids for
North Sea Ventilation company, Northern Ireland on the Harland’s and Wolf Yard Belfast ship
repairing for M.B Services. Offshore for Kvaerner and Aker offshore on FPSO ships. Kvaerner
BP Chemicals, Hull on Air Pac Project, Interserve BP Chemicals, Hull 5 years on
maintenance contracting doing steelwork pipe supports and shutdowns, tank, vessels and
reactors.
I have also been employed by various companies at British steel.
UK Construction, Liverpool, UZBEKISTAN Murutau Heap Leach Project
1995-1996
Engaged on a gold producing plant resolving problems arising from the commissioning of the
plant e.g.: Safety Guards Rails, Modifications to steel work and missing platforms, re-designing
chutes, hoppers and veeing out fractures for welding. Involved in plant shut down and
maintenance. Instructing local labour force in fabrication, Welding, Burning, Drilling,

3. Grinding, Erection and the use of basic Hand Tools such as levels, Squares, Machinery and
Health and Safety.
Degroot & Amec
1989-1995
Contacted Plater working on various contacts in the North Sea. Including hook-ups, refurbishments
and enhancements.
APPRENTICESHIP, EDUCATION & TRAINING
Served an apprenticeship as a plater at Brigham & Cowan Dec 1961 – Oct 1967
R.J.C Course
Hull Skill Centre Coded welding Cert. 1981 – 1982
Passport No. 458065751 Expires 25.04.16
Safety passport/Ace card 1635815 Expires 14/01/2018