Businesses in the North East and Yorkshire have secured contracts from renewable energy from Ørsted, collectively worth £75m to £100m. The work will support more than 300 jobs.
JDR Cable Systems (Newcastle), Severfield (York) and Smulders (Newcastle), will produce integral components and services for the Hornsea 3 wind farm on UK soil.
Severfield is the largest steel fabricator in the UK, but this is its first contract on an offshore renewables energy project. It will work with its strategic key contractor Hutchinson Engineering in Widnes.
Severfield and Smulders will supply a large proportion of secondary structures for Hornsea 3’s foundations from the UK.
This includes the Suspended Internal Platforms or SIPs, key internal parts of the foundations on which the wind turbines sit. In addition they’ll build the boat landings where smaller vessels will arrive.
Elsewhere, JDR has won the array cable testing and termination contract, and will prepare and connect the cables between the turbines and offshore convertor stations.
The work on Hornsea 3 will help support more than 300 jobs across the three partners.
Energy secretary Ed Miliband called the investment a:
“vote of confidence in British manufacturing and our mission to deliver clean power by 2030”.
He added:
“This multimillion-pound investment will build on the manufacturing expertise of our industrial heartlands, ensuring these communities can benefit from the vast opportunities that come with us becoming a clean energy superpower.”
Luke Bridgman, managing director, Hornsea 3, added:
“We value our partnerships with local suppliers and our continued commitment to working with the UK supply chain is reinforced today with these contract announcements.
“Operating with existing suppliers like JDR and Smulders and supporting Severfields’ diversification into offshore renewables is testament to the strength of the UK supply chain and the role Hornsea 3 is playing to boost economic growth across the UK.”
Source: Insider Media
