Our history
Our origins - stretching back over 40 years
In 1995 decommissioning services were added to the growing business and, after joining the Acteon group in 1999, ongoing investment in a combination of technology development and strategic acquisitions have established Claxton as the leading supplier of offshore cutting and decommissioning services globally, with an international footprint of operational facilities.
In 2011 Claxton began providing services to the offshore wind energy installation market, in the form of bespoke engineered monopile dredging and cleaning services. These services and technologies have evolved until in 2024 the company achieved a world first, with a large diameter monopile cutting and recovery in Taiwan.
In May 2026 Claxton were acquired by AF Gruppen and are now part of their Offshore Division.
Claxton Engineering now operate from 8 locations globally providing operations on every continent with a workforce of over 350.
Vision and values
Claxton value proposition
Claxton combines decades of industry experience, proprietary technology, and exceptional service quality to cut through offshore installation and decommissioning complexity.
Globally, we partner with operators and key contractors in conventional energy, decommissioning and offshore wind, delivering certainty when it matters. Our expert teams anticipate challenges, deliver innovative high-performance solutions, and provide responsive, transparent support at every stage - ensuring seamless project execution and enduring value, throughout the asset lifecycle and across the energy transition.
Mission
Our teams cut through complexity to deliver certainty when it matters most - providing trusted, high-performance solutions for difficult and unexpected challenges across the global energy transition.
Vision
To guarantee safe and successful decommissioning results through expert led, technology driven services
- Build a sustainable business through focus on the offshore energy transition domains: decommissioning, conventional energy and renewables.
- Use legacy O&G expertise, technologies, and cashflow as a springboard for decommissioning growth …
- … and reinvest in new technologies, people development and best in class capabilities to derisk and streamline our client projects.
Expand our geographic footprint to provide local capability to our partners and clients.
Our people
Leadership team
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Sam Hanton
Managing Director
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Vikash Manpuria
Finance Director
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Gordon Geekie
Sales and Commercial Director
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Jamie Watson
Regional Manager (Middle East and Asia Pacific)
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David Anderson
Regional Manager (Europe and Africa)
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Tim Crochet
Regional Manager (Americas)
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Dave Montague
Head of HSE
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Jon Cross
Head of Quality and Business Improvement
AF Gruppen
Claxton Engineering is part of AF Gruppen
AF Gruppen is one of Norway’s leading contracting and industrial groups. With operations in Norway and Sweden spanning civil engineering, construction, property development, energy, environmental services and offshore. Our mission is to create value and opportunities through project delivery, and always with an uncompromising commitment to safety and ethics. AF Gruppen is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (AFG).
Claxton sit within the groups Offshore Division alongside sister companies AF Offshore Decom & Aeron.
Group Mission: "AF Gruppen shall create value and opportunities through project activities with an uncompromising attitude towards safety and ethics."
Group Vision: "Clearing up the past, building for the future."
As a business Claxton are well aligned to these business standards and look forward to a long future within AF Gruppen.
Claxton is paired with Probe Manufacturing and Fabrication.
Probe delivers precision manufacturing and fabrications services, driving energy and infrastructure progress with speed, quality, and uncompromising innovation.
They operate across the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Water Infrastructure and Renewables industries.
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