Newly acquired West Engineering Services joined the Lloyd’s Register stable on 1 May in a move the class society believes will secure its position as the premier independent risk-management organisation supporting the global offshore drilling industry. West, which operates primarily in the subsea systems arena, will be co-located with ModuSpec USA in the Houston HQ of Lloyd’s Register America. Owner and founder Michael Montgomery retires but remains an advisor, with LR America boss Paul Huber also becoming West’spresident and Duco de Haan remaining CEO and MD of the ModuSpec Group.