Servicing the energy world the swire way

The power of experience, the strength of our present-day capabilities, the value of a new and integrated proposition. We’re bringing them all together to realise the possibilities of tomorrow for the international energy industry.

Our mission

Providing safe, cost-effective and reliable services to energy operations and logistics worldwide on a sustainable basis, enabling our customers to succeed in the ever-changing business environment.

Our History

Operating since 1979, Swire Energy Services has become established as the world’s largest supplier of specialist offshore containers to the energy sector. Today we provide a fully-integrated service package that also encompasses aviation, integrity and chemicals services for customers across the oil & gas, offshore wind and marine sectors.

We’ve invested hundreds of thousands of man hours developing and mastering our skills, with one goal in mind: ensuring every product and every service meets the most exacting standards.

Our knowledge and experience, our HSEQ focus, our global presence – all are applied to help our customers deliver reliable and cost-efficient operations.

And at the core of everything we do is our vision: We are the easiest company to work with.


Leadership Team

Manfred Vonlanthen Swire 2018

Manfred Vonlanthen

Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 1224 872707 View my Linkedin
Manfred joined Swire Energy Services in 2014 as Norwegian General Manager, moving to become Director of North Sea before taking on his current role as CEO. Manfred has a strong technical and commercial background and has held several senior management positions in various industries.
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Martin Shaw

Chief Financial Officer View my Linkedin
Martin joined Swire Energy Services in August 2018. As a chartered accountant Martin brings over 20 years’ finance experience, within the oil and gas industry and the Investment Banking sector.
Wayne Manning Swire 2018

Wayne Manning

Chief Business Development Officer +44 1224 872707 View my Linkedin
Wayne joined Swire Energy Services in January 2010 started as General Manager for Africa, moving to become Regional General Manager for Europe and Africa before taking on his current role as Chief Business Development Officer. Wayne worked previously in the Media sector across many sectors from Marketing to Print to Travel holding a number of senior management positions.
Michael King Swire 2018

Michael King

Group Operations Director +44 1224 872707 View my Linkedin
Michael joined Swire Energy Services in 2011 as UK Operations Director before taking on his current role. Michael has worked across various industries including the energy industry, high volume manufacturing and the Military.

Carbon Neutral by 2030

A global presence: Europe, Africa, Middle East, North & South America, Asia-Pacific

500 expert staff across our service areas: containers, integrity, aviation, chemicals

55,000 specialist offshore containers – the world’s biggest fleet.

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A growth agenda

In recent years we have expanded through both our existing network and through targeted acquisitions, adding new breadth and depth to our integrated service offering.

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An industry heritage

We’re part of the John Swire and Sons Group, founded in 1816 and today operating worldwide with over 130,000 people. Its portfolio encompasses marine services, trading, aviation, property and food & beverage.

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Collaborating to add value

We work closely with another part of the Swire Group, Swire Pacific Offshore, which is a trusted marine services provider focused on delivering safe, high quality, reliable and sustainable services.

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Sustainability

As our business has grown, we’ve always sought to do so sustainably. Today, our agenda includes a target of being carbon neutral by 2030.

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Innovation

We’ve embarked on our digitalisation journey, investing in advanced technologies to enhance customer collaboration and realise cost-saving efficiencies.

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Who we are

Our people are our most valued asset

Ethics & Values

We embrace the principles of fairness, integrity and professionalism that have guided the work of the Swire Group for over two centuries.

Health & Safety

At Swire Energy Services, we continue to invest to sustain high performance across HSEQ – and to promote the culture which underpins it.

Our People

Our people are central to our success – possessing a collective commitment to client satisfaction as they strive to deliver for you, on time and on budget.