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[[File:Sc-group-logo.png|thumb|right|'''SC Group''' logo. SC Group is the trading brand of SC Group - Global Limited]]

'''SC Group''' is a British multi-faceted engineering company which prior to a re-brand in September 2015 was known as Supacat Limited. Supacat was established in 1981 and based at Dunkeswell Aerodrome in {{wipe|England}}. SC Group now comprises four companies: '''Supacat''', '''SC Innovation''', '''Proteum''' and '''Blackhill Engineering'''.

SC Group initially specialised in the design and development of military and civil high mobility vehicles. Throughout the last decade the company expanded its portfolio considerably to encompass developing equipment for operation in harsh environments in sectors including marine, [[Engineering:Renewable energy|renewables]], mineral exploration, oil & gas and [[Physics:Nuclear power|nuclear power]]. During 2014, the then Supacat made a series of acquisitions in the commercial marine sector leading to the creation of the now Proteum based in Hamble, UK.  At the end of 2014 Exeter-based heavy fabrication specialist, Blackhill Engineering, was acquired.<ref name="Supacat acquires Blackhill Engineering">{{cite web |url=http://www.regensw.co.uk/blog/2014/12/supacat-acquires-blackhill-engineering/|title=Supacat acquires Blackhill Engineering |publisher=regensw |date=2014-12-09 |accessdate=2015-09-09}}</ref>

Supacat Limited rebranded to SC Group on 10 September 2015. SC Group is the trading brand of SC Group - Global Limited.<ref name="SC Group About Us">{{cite web |url=http://scgroup-global.com/about-us/|title=SC Group About Us |publisher=SC Group |date=2015-09-09 |accessdate=2015-09-09}}</ref> The current [[Social:Chief executive officer|Chief Executive]] is Nick Ames who joined the company in 2003. Nick Jones, original co-founder of Supacat, remains a Director of SC Group.<ref name="SC Group Meet The Team">{{cite web |url=http://scgroup-global.com/about-us/meet-the-team/958/|title=SC Group Meet The Team |publisher=SC Group |date=2015-09-09 |accessdate=2015-09-09}}</ref>

==Supacat==
The '''Supacat''' brand is retained by SC Group for the group's core defence business. Supacat develops and supports high mobility military vehicles and provides specialist engineering services for defence customers, and recently established itself in Australia.

Supacat Pty Ltd was established in 2011 with an office in Victoria, {{wipe|Australia}}.<ref name="Supacat Pty Ltd">{{cite web|url=http://supacatdev.ab-hosting5.co.uk/news/latest-news/q/date/2011/10/13/|title=Supacat Pty Ltd|publisher=Supacat|date=2011-10-13|accessdate=2015-09-10|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001235401/http://supacatdev.ab-hosting5.co.uk/news/latest-news/q/date/2011/10/13/|archivedate=1 October 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In March 2012 Supacat [[Finance:Proprietary company|Pty]] [[Social:Limited company|Ltd]] acquired Australian engineering design services company Unique Solutions Providers for an undisclosed amount. Supacat managing director Nick Ames said at the time: "The acquisition is the first in Supacat’s 30-year history and supports our strategy to access new regional markets and new industry sectors. It enables us to improve support for our vehicle fleets in service with the Australian Defence Force and it complements Supacat’s diversification into the oil & gas and renewable energy sectors."<ref name="Supacat acquires Unique Solutions Providers">{{cite web |url=http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/south-west/67359-supacat-acquires-unique-solutions-providers/|title=Supacat acquires Unique Solutions Providers |publisher=South West News |date=2012-03-09 |accessdate=2015-09-09}}</ref> Supacat {{wipe|Australia}} was named on 4 September 2015 by Rheinmetall Defence as the first Australian company to be part of its Land 400 Phase 2 Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability team for which the company will offer [[Engineering:Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)|Boxer]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Supacat Selected by Rheinmetall for LAND 400 Bid|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/supacat-selected-by-rheinmetall-for-land-400-bid/|website=Supacat|accessdate=17 September 2016|date=4 September 2015}}</ref> Supacat is also a member of Rheinmetall's Challenger 2 Life Extension Project (C2 LEP) team.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Supacat develops new variants of HMT family to optimise Jackal and Coyote in Core and meet new requirements|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/supacat-develops-new-variants-hmt-family-optimise-jackal-coyote-core-meet-new-requirements/|website=Supacat|accessdate=17 September 2016|date=31 August 2016}}</ref>

===All Terrain Mobility Platform===
The [[Engineering:All Terrain Mobility Platform|All Terrain Mobility Platform]] (ATMP) is a 6x6 marginal terrain vehicle now in its fourth generation. Around 200 ATMPs have been supplied to mainly military users since 1982, these including the armed forces of Canada, Malaysia, Mexico and the UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATMP|url=http://supacat.com/products/atmp/|website=Supacat|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref>

===High Mobility Transporter===

The High Mobility Transporter (HMT) vehicle platform is produced in three variants the HMT 400 (4x4), the HMT 600 (6x6) and the HMT Extenda (configurable between 4x4 and 6x6).<ref>{{cite web|title=High Mobility Transporter|url=http://supacat.com/products/hmt/|website=Supacat|accessdate=16 September 2016}}</ref> A HMT 800 (8x8) variant is also available. The HMT was designed in mid-1999 by HMT Supacat Limited later renamed to HMT Vehicles Limited. In 2004, [[Company:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed Martin]] entered into a licence agreement with HMT Vehicles Ltd to manufacture and sell the HMT in North America.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lockheed Martin Enters North American Military Truck Market|work=PR Newswire|date=16 September 2004|location=New York}}</ref> In 2006, Lockheed Martin (UK) acquired HMT Vehicles Ltd who licensed the design back to Supacat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lockheed Martin UK Announces Completion of HMT Vehicles Limited Acquisition|work=PR Newswire|date=23 January 2006|location=New York}}</ref>

The HMT 400, the first of the platform to enter service, was developed for the United Kingdom Special Forces procured under Project Minacity to replace the [[Engineering:Land Rover Defender|Land Rover 110 Desert Patrol Vehicle]].<ref name="Neville">{{cite book|last=Neville|first=Leigh|title=Special Operations Patrol Vehicles : Afghanistan and Iraq|year=2011|publisher=Osprey Publishing|location=Oxford|isbn=9781849081870|series=New Vanguard}}</ref><ref name="Briefing: Wheels of the elite">{{cite journal|title=Briefing: Wheels of the elite|journal=Jane's Defence Weekly|date=9 April 2014|issue=Volume 51 (20)}}</ref> A contract was awarded in 2001 for 65 vehicles that entered service in 2003–2004 in Afghanistan following tenders in the late 1990s.<ref name="Neville" /><ref name="Briefing: Wheels of the elite" /><ref>IHS Janes Flyer International Defence Review, November 2015, Vol 47, page 12</ref> In 2004, the U.S. Army Delta Force purchased 47 similarly configured vehicles designated Marauders which were delivered in 2004–2005.<ref name="Briefing: Wheels of the elite" /><ref name="Supacat HMT high mobility transporter and variants">{{cite web |url=https://janes.ihs.com/CustomPages/Janes/DisplayPage.aspx?DocType=Reference&ItemId=+++1495130&Pubabbrev=JLSU|title=Supacat HMT high mobility transporter and variants |publisher=IHS Jane's |date=2015-04-11 |accessdate=2015-09-09}}</ref>

In 2006, Danish Army Hunter Corps ordered 15 HMT Extenda vehicles.<ref name="Briefing: Wheels of the elite" /> In 2007, the Australian Army Special Air Service Regiment ordered 31 HMT Extenda vehicles known as Nary designated as the Special Operations Vehicle-Special Reconnaissance (SOV-SR) which due to technical problems did not enter service until 2011.<ref name="Briefing: Wheels of the elite" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Welch|first=Dylan|title=Army had concerns over Supacat buy|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/army-had-concerns-over-supacat-buy-20101229-19a9r.html|newspaper=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|location=Melbourne|date=30 December 2010|issn=0312-6307}}</ref>

In 2014, the Australian Army 2nd Commando Regiment ordered 89 HMT Extenda MK2 vehicles known as the Special Operations Vehicle-Commando (SOV-Cdo) that will be reconfigurable in four configurations.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Supacat to deliver 89 Special Operations Vehicles – Commando under $105m contract for JP2097 Ph 1B (REDFIN) Program|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/supacat-to-deliver-89-special-operations-vehicles-commando-under-105m-contract-for-jp2097-ph-1b-redfin-program/|website=Supacat|accessdate=16 September 2016|date=19 August 2014}}</ref> In 2015, the Norwegian Army Forsvarets Spesialkommando ordered an undisclosed number of HMT Extenda vehicles to be delivered from 2017 to 2019.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Supacat signs £23m contract for Norwegian High Mobility Vehicles|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/supacat-signs-23m-contract-for-norwegian-high-mobility-vehicles/|website=Supacat|accessdate=16 September 2016|date=6 May 2015}}</ref> In 2016, the New Zealand Special Air Service ordered an undisclosed number of HMT Extenda vehicles designated as the Special Operations Vehicles – Mobility Heavy (SOV-MH) to be delivered from late 2017.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Supacat to deliver Special Operations Vehicles – Mobility Heavy (SOV-MH) to New Zealand|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/supacat-deliver-special-operations-vehicles-mobility-heavy-sov-mh-new-zealand/|website=Supacat|accessdate=16 September 2016|date=5 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|author=Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee|title=New vehicles for NZ Special Forces|url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-vehicles-nz-special-forces|accessdate=16 September 2016|work=The official website of the New Zealand government|date=6 September 2016}}</ref>

The British Army is the biggest user of the HMT with purchases between June 2007 and late 2010 of the HMT 400 designated as the Jackal and HMT 600 designated as the Coyote totalling 575 vehicles.<ref name="Supacat HMT high mobility transporter and variants"/>

The British Army has also developed specialist variants of the HMT. In August 2003, it was announced that a [[Company:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed Martin]] UK-led team had been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as preferred supplier for Project Soothsayer, the next-generation battlefield [[Social:Electronic warfare|electronic warfare]] system for the British Army and Royal Marines. An HMT 600 platform was selected as the base platform and 35 [[Engineering:Chassis|chassis]] were manufactured. Soothsayer was cancelled in mid-2009 and these chassis are currently surplus to requirement.<ref name="Supacat HMT high mobility transporter and variants"/> In August 2003, the UK Defence Procurement Agency (DPA) awarded a GBP6 million contract to then INSYS (now Lockheed Martin UK) to design, build and test a system demonstrator of the Lightweight Mobile Artillery System Rocket (LIMAWS(R)) for the British Army. The system was expected to enter service in 2007 with 24 6x4 vehicles based on the HMT 600 required for the project. It was confirmed in May 2008 that the LIMAWS(R) project had been cancelled. The HMT 800 was the base for the BAE Systems Land Systems portee version of its M777 155mm lightweight howitzer, one of two candidates for the UK MoD's Lightweight Mobile Artillery Weapon System Gun (LIMAWS(G)) project. It was confirmed in September 2007 that LIMAWS(G) had been cancelled. Supacat's HMT 600 is the chosen ground station platform for the UK MoD's [[Engineering:Elbit Hermes 450|Watchkeeper]] unmanned air vehicle (UAV) project.

====HMT operators====
*{{flag|Australia}}: 31 (HMT Extenda MK1) Special Operations Vehicle-Special Reconnaissance (SOV-SR) known as Nary used by the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR). 89 (HMT Extenda MK2) Special Operations Vehicle-Commando (SOV-Cdo) on order for the 2nd Commando Regiment (2 Cdo Regt), including several SOV-Logistics variants for use by SASR and 2 Cdo Regt.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Slocombe|first=Geoff|title=Project Redfin Phase 1B - Special Forces Operations Vehicles Ordered|journal=Asia Pacific Defence Reporter|date=November 2014|url=http://apdr.realviewtechnologies.com/?xml=Asia_Defence_Reporter&iid=105219&crd=0&searchKey=special%20forces#folio=14|volume=40|issue=9|pages=14–15|issn=1446-6880}}</ref>
* {{flag|Czech Republic}}: 24 HMT400s ordered in 2023 for use with 601st Special Forces Group.<ref>{{cite news |title=Armáda vysvětluje rozdíl mezi vozidly pro výsadkáře a speciální síly. Otázek ale přibývá. Poslanci výboru pro obranu stále nic nevědí |url=https://www.securitymagazin.cz/defence/armada-vysvetluje-rozdil-mezi-vozidly-pro-vysadkare-a-specialni-sily-otazek-ale-pribyva-poslanci-vyboru-pro-obranu-stale-nic-nevedi-1404070561.html |access-date=22 April 2023 |work=Security magazín |date=14 April 2023 |language=Czech |trans-title=The army explains the difference between vehicles for paratroopers and special forces. But the questions are growing. Members of the Defence Committee still know nothing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=@ArmadaCR|author=Official Twitter account of the Czech Armed Forces|number=1646577677468401671|date=14 April 2023|title=Light assault vehicles and SOV vehicles.}}</ref>
*{{flag|Denmark}}: 15 HMT Extenda (MK1) used by Jaeger Corps ({{lang-da|Jægerkorpset}}).
*{{flag|Estonia}}: HMT 600 order placed by Estonian Defence Forces for unknown number.<ref name="EstonoiaMOD">{{cite press release |title=UK loans Estonia four Jackal vehicles to support counter-terror mission in Mali |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-loans-estonia-four-jackal-vehicles-to-support-counter-terror-mission-in-mali |website=GOV.UK |publisher=Ministry of Defence |access-date=15 January 2021 |date=9 July 2020}}</ref> Four HMT 400 on loan from United Kingdom in interim.<ref name="EstonoiaMOD"/>
*{{flag|New Zealand}}: HMT Extenda (MK2) in service with  New Zealand Special Air Service from a contract worth up to $14.4 million.<ref>{{cite book |author1=New Zealand Defence Force |author2=New Zealand Ministry of Defence |title=Major Projects Report 2018 : 1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018 |date=August 2019 |publisher=New Zealand Government |isbn=9781988515090 |url=https://www.defence.govt.nz/assets/publication/file/d61536d03c/MPR-2018.pdf |pages=85–97|access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref> 
*{{flag|Norway}}: HMT Extenda (MK2) on order £23m contract for Forsvarets Spesialkommando undisclosed number.
*{{flag|United Kingdom}}: >573 (HMT 4x4, inc. 72 HMT 400) consisting of 65 (from 2003) + 7 (2006) Minacity, 242 Jackal 1 (2007-2009), 119 Jackal 2 (2009-2010) and >140 Jackal 2a (2010). Also delivered were 76 (HMT 6x6) TSV-L Coyote (2009-2010) and 35 HMT 600 (6x6) Soothsayer platforms, most of which are being re-roled. UK MoD to retain 400 Jackal and 71 Coyote post-Afghanistan.<ref name="Supacat HMT high mobility transporter and variants"/>
*{{flag|United States}}: 47 HMT 400 used by 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta designated Marauders.

====Failed bids====
* {{flagicon|Canada}} {{wipe|Canada}}: A bid was submitted by Supacat to the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command to replace their High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV).<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Operations Vehicles (Special Reconnaissance and Quick Reaction vehicles) - Notice of Proposed Procurement|url=http://casr.ca/doc-npp-special-ops-vehicle.htm|website=Canadian American Strategic Review|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401232759/http://casr.ca/doc-npp-special-ops-vehicle.htm|archivedate=1 April 2016|date=August 2008}}</ref> In 2010, the Project was cancelled, after the HMT was the only vehicle that was bid, and it was determined that it did not meet all of CANSOFCOM requirements.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pugliese|first1=David|title=Special Ops: Wishlist of new gear|url=http://espritdecorps.ca/edecfeatures/2014/11/26/special-ops-wishlist-of-new-gear|work=Esprit de Corps|date=26 November 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920132555/http://espritdecorps.ca/edecfeatures/2014/11/26/special-ops-wishlist-of-new-gear|archivedate=20 September 2016}}</ref>

===Supacat Protected Vehicle 400===
The Supacat Protected Vehicle 400 (SPV 400) is a protected light 4x4 vehicle featuring a [[Engineering:V-hull|V-shaped]] steel chassis hull onto which is fitted a [[Chemistry:Composite armour|Composite armour]] crew pod shown at Eurosatory 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=SPV 400|url=http://supacat.com/products/spv400/|website=Supacat|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Production Standard Vehicle achieves 96% reliability|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/production-standard-vehicle-achieves-96-reliability/|website=Supacat|accessdate=17 September 2016|date=11 June 2012}}</ref>

===Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle===
The Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle (LAMV) was developed with technical input from Supacat and was shown in February 2014 by the Indian company of [[Company:Tata Motors|Tata]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Supacat develops new variants of HMT family to optimise Jackal and Coyote in Core and meet new requirements|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/tata-motors-and-supacat-jointly-develop-light-armoured-multipurpose-vehicle-lamv/|website=Supacat|accessdate=17 September 2016|date=10 February 2014}}</ref>

===Light Reconnaissance Vehicle 400===
The Light Reconnaissance Vehicle 400 (LRV 400) MK2 is an open lightweight 4x4 vehicle based on the [[Engineering:Land Rover Discovery|Land Rover Discovery]] platform which can be transported internally in a Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter shown at DSEi 2015.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Supacat's LRV400 Mk 2 light reconnaissance vehicle makes Eurosatory debut|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/supacats-lrv400-mk-2-light-reconnaissance-vehicle-makes-eurosatory-debut/|website=Supacat|accessdate=17 September 2016|date=13 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Supacat unveils LRV 400 'Mk2' light reconnaissance vehicle at DSEi|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/supacat-unveils-lrv-400-mk2-light-reconnaissance-vehicle-at-dsei/|website=Supacat|accessdate=17 September 2016|date=11 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="LRV">{{cite web|title=LRV 400|url=http://supacat.com/products/lrv400/|website=Supacat|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref> A 6x6 variant has also been designed similar to the HMT Extenda.<ref name="LRV" /> Supacat is offering the LRV 400 for the Dutch Army Defence-wide Wheeled Vehicle Replacement Programme (DVOW).<ref>{{cite press release|title=Supacat teams with Rheinmetall to offer Dutch-built vehicles for Defence-wide Wheeled Vehicle Replacement Programme (DVOW) 12kN AASLT and 12kN|url=http://supacat.com/newsevents/news/supacat-teams-rheinmetall-offer-dutch-built-vehicles-defence-wide-wheeled-vehicle-replacement-programme-dvow-12kn-aaslt-12kn/|accessdate=25 March 2017|website=Supacat|date=9 March 2017}}</ref>

===Bombardier Lynx Snowmobile===
The Royal Marines 3 Commando Brigade's Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS) Oversnow Reconnaissance Vehicle (ORV) is Bombardier [[Engineering:Lynx (snowmobile)|Lynx]] snowmobile which has been modified for military use by Supacat.

==Gallery==
<gallery caption="Supacat products" widths="180px">
File:ATMP MkIV.JPG|Prototype example of the Supacat All Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP) Mk4.
File:Jackal 2a.JPG|Supacat Jackal 2 at a media demonstration at Long Valley.
File:Extenda.jpg|Supacat HMT Extenda at a media demonstration at Long Valley.
File:HMT 600 - MEP.JPG|Supacat HMT 600 with four-seat cab and communications rear body.
File:Supacat’s HMT logistic variant concept.jpg|Supacat's HMT logistic variant concept as shown at DVD 2016
File:SPV 400.jpg|Prototype example of the SPV 400 at a media demonstration in the UK at Long Valley.
File:Light Reconnaissance Vehicle 400.JPG|Light Reconnaissance Vehicle 400 (LRV 400) Mk2
File:Supacat’s LRV 600 concept.jpg|Supacat's LRV 600 concept as shown at DVD 2016
File:Bombardier Lynx snowmobiles.jpg|Supacat modifies and supplies Bombardier Lynx snowmobiles to the UK's Royal Marines.
</gallery>

==SC Innovation==
'''SC Innovation''' provides engineering solutions to support all SC Group non-defence business. SC Innovation<ref name="SC Innovation">{{cite web |url=http://scinnovation-global.com/|title=SC Innovation-Global|publisher=SC Innovation-Global|accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref>  incorporates specialist vehicle work with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the emergency services together with products and services for sectors such as oil & gas, marine, renewable energy and nuclear.
''Products include:''

* The lifeboat '''Launch and Recovery System (L&RS)''' was developed specifically for the RNLI and in response to a requirement for an up-to-date and highly mobile transport system for a new class of lifeboat. The L&RS design incorporates several unique features that include a permanent, [[Software|software]] controlled, Four-Track-Drive system to provide mobility in all beach conditions. In addition, the cradle that carries the boat rotates through 360 degrees to enable ‘Bow First’ launch and recovery.<ref>{{cite web|title=Launch and Recovery System (L&RS)|url=http://scinnovation-global.com/sectors/specialist-vehicles/lrs/|website=SC Innovation|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref>
* The '''Specialist Utility Vehicle 600 (SUV 600)''' is a production standard [[Engineering:Land Rover Discovery|Land Rover Discovery]] 4x4 that is converted to 6x6 configuration for use in the emergency services and wider utility sectors.<ref>{{cite web|title=SUV 600|url=http://scinnovation-global.com/sectors/specialist-vehicles/suv600/|website=SC Innovation|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref>
* The '''Protected Transit Vehicle (PTV)''' was developed specifically for use in the oil & gas sector. It provides a fully [[Astronomy:ATEX directive|ATEX Zone 2]] compliant passenger and cargo transport capability tailored for use in potentially hazardous explosive and toxic environments.<ref>{{cite web|title=PTV|url=http://scinnovation-global.com/sectors/specialist-vehicles/ptv/|website=SC Innovation|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref>
* The '''Specialist Multi-purpose Vessel 24 (SMV 24)''' has been designed to provide a flexible, multi-role, high performance solution for conducting operations in support of the offshore and other maritime engineering sectors.<ref>{{cite web|title=SMV 24|url=http://scinnovation-global.com/sectors/marine/|website=SC Innovation|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref>
* SC Innovation is a team member of a Fred Olsen led consortium developing a Technology Strategy Board (TSB) supported state of the art wave energy device.

==Gallery==
<gallery caption="SC Innovation products" widths="240px" heights="200px">
File:Lifeboat Launch and Recovery System.JPG|SC Innovation's lifeboat Launch and Recovery System (L&RS)
File:Protected Transit Vehicle.jpg|SC Innovation's Protected Transit Vehicle (PTV)
File:Early SUV600.JPG|An early SUV600 as displayed at Eurosatory 2014 by Supacat
</gallery>

==Proteum==

'''Proteum''' is the marine brand within SC Group and was formed following the acquisition of MDS Marine and Bukh Diesel UK.

Proteum<ref name="Proteum SC Group">{{cite web |url=http://proteum.co.uk/|title=SC Innovation-Global|publisher=SC Group Proteum|accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref>  represents and distributes a [[Finance:Portfolio|portfolio]] of marine products and services across the UK and Ireland, these including Bukh, Marine Diesel Sweden, OXE Diesel and Konrad propulsion systems.<ref name="Supacat Pounces on MDS Marine">{{cite web |url=http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/126440/supacat-pounces-on-mds-marine/|title=Supacat Pounces on MDS Marine |publisher=World Maritime News |date=2014-06-10 |accessdate=2015-09-09}}</ref><ref name="Proteum">{{cite web |url=http://scgroup-global.com/group-companies/proteum//|title=Proteum |publisher=SC Group |date=2015-09-09 |accessdate=2015-09-09}}</ref>  The company has two UK offices, these in Poole and Hamble.

At the DSEI 2015 defence and security exhibition held in London, 15–18 September, OXE Diesel launched what the company claims to be the first viable high power NATO single fuel policy compliant diesel outboard engine for military users.  According to the company, the 200 [[Horsepower|hp]] outboard has the highest power density of any marine diesel and incorporates a self-contained belt propulsor unit (S-BPU) to eliminate bevel gears and transfer shafts. In addition, the unit uses a conventional automotive engine block adapted for marine use, and unlike most outboards is mounted horizontally to improve reliability and reduce maintenance.<ref name="Proteum"/>

==Blackhill Engineering Services==

[[File:Blackhill.jpg|thumb|Typical example of Blackhill Engineering's heavy engineering capability]]

'''Blackhill Engineering Services''' is a heavy fabrication and machining specialist. Supacat Limited acquired Blackhill in late 2014.

Blackhill Engineering Services Ltd.<ref name="Blackhill Engineering"/> has existed in various forms since the 1950s; originally its main role was to provide an engineering centre for English China Clays (Quarries Division), which looked after capital and revenue repairs, modifications, projects and servicing, for sites all over the {{wipe|United Kingdom}} and Channel Islands. Early in 1995 the company became privately owned.

Production of SC Group's SC Innovation's Lifeboat Launch and Recovery System (L&RS) is now undertaken by Blackhill Engineering.<ref name="Big is beautiful for Blackhill Engineering">{{cite web |url=http://www.francisclark.co.uk/news-views/case-studies/big-is-beautiful-for-blackhill-engineering/|title=Big is beautiful for Blackhill Engineering|publisher=Francis Clark |date=2015-03-09 |accessdate=2015-09-09}}</ref>

In October 2015 Blackhill Engineering issued a press release informing it had been contracted by Supacat, also part of SC Group, to manufacture replacement chassis frames for the Supacat Jackal vehicle.<ref name="Blackhill Engineering">{{cite web |url=http://blackhillengineering.co.uk/newsevents/news/jackals-at-blackhill-engineering/|title=Jackals at Blackhill Engineering|publisher=SC Group |date=2015-10-08 |accessdate=2015-11-26}}</ref>

==Television and film appearances==
* Brazil<ref name="Brazil - Supacat ATMP">{{cite web |url=http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_11528-Supacat-ATMP.html|title=Brazil - Supacat ATMP |publisher=www.imcdb.org |date=1985 |page=|accessdate=2015-08-05}}</ref> (1985; Supacat ATMP)
* Top Gear<ref name="Top Gear - Jackal">{{cite web |url=http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_238911-Supacat-Jackal.html|title=Jackal |publisher=www.imcdb.org |page=|accessdate=2015-08-05}}</ref> (Supacat Jackal)
* Top Gear Apocalypse<ref name="Top Gear Apocalypse - Jackal">{{cite web |url=http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_354502-Supacat-Jackal.html|title=Top Gear |publisher=www.imcdb.org |date=2010 |page=|accessdate=2015-08-05}}</ref> (Supacat Jackal; Top Gear: Apocalypse)

==See also==
* [[Engineering:All Terrain Mobility Platform|Supacat All Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP)]]
* [[Engineering:Jackal (vehicle)|Supacat Jackal]]
* [[Engineering:Bowler Wildcat|Bowler Wildcat]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons|Supacat}}
*{{LinkedIn page|company/sc-group-global-ltd}}
*[http://supacat.com/ Supacat website]
*[http://scinnovation-global.com/ SC Innovation-Global website]
*[http://blackhillengineering.co.uk/ Blackhill Eng.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufyky4oN90k/ OXE diesel outboard descriptive video]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X4P045qPWo/ Jackal 2 overview - Military-Today.com]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBDMmkix0A0/ Forces TV launch of SPV 400]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SE5I8nYXEI/ Wildcat; The Engineer]


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