{"id":20529,"date":"2021-11-16T11:54:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T11:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/?page_id=20529"},"modified":"2021-11-18T14:01:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T14:01:13","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/es\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Merlin History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b327a7\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"margin-bottom: -30px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-356a2d177b3336c\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-submenu\" data-bg-color=\"#f2f2f2\" data-sticky=\"true\" data-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"full-width-content\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2; color: #555555;\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"mobile-menu-link\"><i class=\"salient-page-submenu-icon\"><\/i>Menu<\/a><ul style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2; color: #555555;\"><li><a href=\"#2007\">2007<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2008\">2008<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2009\">2009<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2010\">2010<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2011\">2011<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2012\">2012<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2013\">2013<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2014\">2014<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2015\">2015<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2016\">2016<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2017\">2017<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2018\">2018<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2019\">2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2020\">2020<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2021\">2021<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2007\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg using-bg-color\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#f4f4f4\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-536a2d177b346e8\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b33dfb\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-676a2d177b3460f\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #0a0a0a;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637060317266\">2007<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; Merlin ERD founded by Iain and Debbie Hutchison<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-686a2d177b34ada\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-3.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-556a2d177b34c70\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2008\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-716a2d177b3532a\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WELL-PNOG.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#333333\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-506a2d177b359ae\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #333333;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b355a3\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-656a2d177b358d4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637063246452\">2008<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; First ERD well project in UKNS &ndash; step out ratio 2:4<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2009\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg using-bg-color\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#f4f4f4\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-426a2d177b36319\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b35f11\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-236a2d177b3623b\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #0a0a0a;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637224127763\">2009<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; Recruited first full time drilling engineer<br>\n&bull; First ERD project in Australia &ndash; step out ratio 2:8<br>\n&bull; First projects completed in Africa, USA &amp; Indonesia<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-606a2d177b36674\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-3-1-scaled.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2010\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-706a2d177b36be8\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_8562-scaled.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#333333\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-766a2d177b371c4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #333333;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b36e53\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-356a2d177b37112\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637224141980\">2010<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; March-First ERD &amp; Complex Wells open seat course held in Aberdeen (12 attendees)<br>\n&bull; First ERD project completed in China<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2011\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg using-bg-color\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#f4f4f4\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-36a2d177b37962\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b3762a\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-286a2d177b378ba\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #0a0a0a;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637226177258\">2011<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; 16 ERD projects delivered &ndash; UK, Norway, India, UAE, Netherlands, Africa, Australia<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-946a2d177b37e96\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/OIL-RIG-2.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2012\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-986a2d177b383e9\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/shutterstock_395788411-scaled.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#333333\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-46a2d177b3892d\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #333333;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b385ee\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-516a2d177b38888\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637226309035\">2012<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; 10,000m well 3:1 step out delivered in Germany<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2013\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg using-bg-color\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#f4f4f4\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-286a2d177b390bf\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b38d8e\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-686a2d177b39017\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #0a0a0a;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637226631546\">2013<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; Azerbaijan contract signed with major operator &ndash; 9 wells &amp; 16 training courses delivered<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-856a2d177b39374\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-scaled.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2014\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-756a2d177b3983f\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/queens-award.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#333333\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-776a2d177b39d91\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #333333;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b39a42\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-966a2d177b39cea\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637226846785\">2014<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; Queen&rsquo;s Award for International Trade<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2015\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg using-bg-color\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#f4f4f4\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-696a2d177b3a54b\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b3a1d5\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-416a2d177b3a49f\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #0a0a0a;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637227260537\">2015<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; IADC Drilling Manual contributing authors<br>\n&bull; SPE OAA Best Small Business Award<br>\n&bull; Established permanent presence in Australia<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-556a2d177b3a82b\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rachel-Riley.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2016\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-556a2d177b3ad70\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Queens-Award-027-scaled.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#333333\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-86a2d177b3b2d4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #333333;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b3af83\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-346a2d177b3b221\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637228864784\">2016<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; Queen&rsquo;s Award<br>\n&bull; HSBC Scottish Small Exporter of the Year Award<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2017\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg using-bg-color\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#f4f4f4\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-176a2d177b3ba43\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b3b724\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-46a2d177b3b99c\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #0a0a0a;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637229181687\">2017<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; Employee Ownership established 21-Aug-2017<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-926a2d177b3bcfd\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/eot.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2018\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-186a2d177b3c20d\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/18-12-14-Xmas-Jumper-Day-2-scaled.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#333333\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-496a2d177b3c74d\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #333333;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b3c40f\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-476a2d177b3c6a5\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637231262381\">2018<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; Delivered first training course in Russian<br>\n&bull; First EO Dividend payment to staff (with a very Merry Christmas)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2019\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg using-bg-color\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#f4f4f4\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-166a2d177b3cecd\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b3cb8c\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-726a2d177b3ce25\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #0a0a0a;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637231269429\">2019<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; Delivered first training course in Spanish<br>\n&bull; Ron Ramage takes the helm as MD<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-176a2d177b3d17b\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PPA_MerlinERD-1-scaled.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div id=\"2020\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content  vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex  vc_row-o-content-middle   mpc-row\" style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"row-bg\" style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\"><div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-bg-cover=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-26a2d177b3d6c8\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-image-bg-wrap\" data-bg-pos=\"center center\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><div class=\"column-image-bg\" style=\" background-image: url('https:\/\/merlinerd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PPA_MerlinERD-25.3-scaled.jpg'); \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-10-percent  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#333333\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-606a2d177b3dc47\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #333333;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b3d8c9\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-596a2d177b3db96\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #ffffff;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637231277093\">2020<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; 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background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a2d177b3e092\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row mpc-row\" style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\"><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column has-animation no-extra-padding  inherit_tablet inherit_phone mpc-column\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"fade-in-from-bottom\" data-delay=\"0\" data-column-id=\"mpc_column-196a2d177b3e31f\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #0a0a0a;line-height: 50PX;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_custom_1637231284429\">2021<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading\">&bull; 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