
1978 Air Energi
Marchfield Engineering Ltd forms as a small CAD company
Proud of our history, passionate about our future.
After several decades of sometimes competing and other times collaborating, Air Energi and Swift Worldwide Resources officially merged on the 20th of January 2016 to become Airswift, a global leader in the provision of workforce solutions to the energy, process and infrastructure industries.
In 2021 Airswift merged with another former competitor, Competentia, to better support the mining and technology sectors.
1978 Air Energi
Marchfield Engineering Ltd forms as a small CAD company
1980 Swift
Swift Technical Services founded by Pat Swift, a Commissioning Manager with BP, in London, UK
1986 Air Energi
Ian Langley, CEO, creates technical recruitment arm
1986 Swift
Swift successfully commissioned the fifth platform of the BP Forties field, which helped established a reputation for getting the best commissioning help available
1995 Swift
Awarded service contractors in Kazakhstan by Tengizchevroil (TCO) and Karachaganak Petroleum operating (KPO), a BG Group-led joint venture company
1996 Air Energi
Management buyout by Ian Langley, Gary Taylor and Linda Brookshaw
1997 Competentia
Competentia founded in Stavanger
2000 Swift
Awarded a service contract with the BP-led joint venture company Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) to develop oil from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) fields with the construction of four new offshore production platforms and one compression and water platform
2000 Air Energi
A long-term partnership begins as Air Energi wins its first MSP contract with ConocoPhillips
2000 Swift
Swift began operations in the U.S. to work alongside Houston-based client project management teams and central procurement groups
2002 Air Energi
Air Energi’s success with global operators continues as the company wins a global agreement with ExxonMobil
2002 Air Energi and Swift
Air-Swift Alliance formed to support ExxonMobil
2004 Swift
Awarded evergreen International Master Agreement for global supply to Chevron
2005 Swift
Gresham Private Equity acquired Swift through an MBO. Gresham’s capital investment enabled Swift to continue its impressive business growth with expansion of the hub centres in Houston and London, as well as into new global markets in Angola, Australia, Brazil, Singapore, South Korea, and Canada.
2006 Air Energi
Bought out alliance partner in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia to give Air Energi a true foothold in the Asia Pacific region
2006 Swift
Awarded Global supplier status with ConocoPhillips
2006 Swift
Swift embarks on a global geographic footprint expansion project and opens up offices in Brazil, Australia, Korea, Singapore, China, Canada and Angola
2008 Air Energi
Zeus Private Equity management buyout allows Air Energi to continue the development of its global footprint and pursue an acquisition programme
2008 Swift
Awarded Global Agreement with BP for supply to projects and business units worldwide
2009 Air Energi
Purchase of Pacifica HR PNG strengthens the company’s presence in the vital region of Papua New Guinea
2010 Air Energi
Air Energi continues its success in securing partnerships with major operators with the award of a Shell EFA
2010 Swift
Recognised by BP and the US Authorities in its role to assist with supporting the Oil Spill response effort following the Macondo incident. Swift helped mobilise and deploy workers to support the response effort
2011 Air Energi
Private equity fund LGV Capital performs a second management buyout to give Air Energi a solid platform for future growth
2012 Swift
Swift was acquired by Wellspring Capital Management, a New York-based company. Their investment provided accelerated growth, additional offices, and a promising future
2012 Air Energi
Awarded Good Corporate Citizen accolade in Papua New Guinea, in recognition of the company’s commitment to employing and training Papua New Guineans
2012 Swift
Secured a Global Framework agreement with Total
2012 Swift
Swift successfully completes the commissioning scope contract of the Chirag Oil Platform in Azerbaijan for BP, this was accomplished utilising the highest levels of Azerbaijani national personnel on any major capital project ever executed in country
2013 Air Energi
Acquired leading supplier of employment, training, accommodation and procurement services, Kitco, in South Korea
2015 Airswift
Air Energi and Swift Worldwide Resources merge to become Airswift.
2015 Ducatus
Ducatus Partners launched to provide executive search and leadership consulting services to our customers
2016 Airswift
Delivery centres opened in Brazil and Malaysia to focus on 24/7 global client recruitment support for large-scale and expat hiring
2016 Airswift
Implemented the service structure, which provides a simple, scalable, and consistent delivery model to our customers globally.
2017 Airswift
Janette Marx appointed as CEO and Ian Langley appointed as Chairman
2020 Competentia
Competentia acquires Dare, the specialist recruiting company based in Australia and Singapore.
2021 Airswift
Airswift and Competentia merge to form one of the world’s largest technical workforce solutions providers.