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Transforming Ardersier Port into energy transition facility Exhibition to highlight Ardersier's industrial past - Press And Journal At its height the yard employed about 4,500 people, but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. Port of Ardersier Ltd, formed in 2012 to develop the former former oil and gas fabrication yard into an offshore wind manufacturing hub, had won Scottish Government consent last year to bring the site back into use. "We strongly believe that a credible execution and industrialization plan, accurate cost assumptions, a proven and bankable technology, and the option to manufacture our concrete floating foundations locally will contribute to our projects successful execution. The sites sale was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, James Connie Andrews, to whom she was married for 60 years, and her brother, Samuel Elzie Williams II.
Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow > Scotland | The Legal 500 law firm profiles contact the editor here. In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers. At its peak, there were over 3,000 staff employed at Ardersier constructing offshore platforms for the oil industry. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. "The ports location, expanse and direct access to the North Sea presents a wealth of opportunities and we wish its new owners every success in their endeavours.". <br><br>I write proposals for audit, tax, and business consulting services for clients ranging across all industries but majorly in manufacturing, healthcare, not . "Dredging will commence this year and the port will be open in 2022.". Steve Regan, a former chief executive of civil engineering firm Careys, and business partner Tony OSullivan, say the facility belongs to them now.
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Morag (Robertson) Cooper (@MoragCooper) / Twitter View from SSE of Main Offices, close to main entrance at SE end of yard. Highland Council planning officers said the majority of this brownfield site was reclaimed using dredged sand that was levelled behind a steel pile retaining wall. View of ancillary buildings at the edge of SW side of the yard. This photograph D922/3/2/2, is from the. The site at Whiteness Head on the Moray Firth, west of Nairn, is the former McDermott Yard which opened in the early 1970s for the fabrication and construction of offshore platforms for use in the North Sea gas and oil industry. Historic Environment Scotland. Don't miss the latest headlines with our twice-daily newsletter - sign up here for free. It includes more than 400 acres and more than a kilometre of quayside but has been disused for many years. In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. The latter contained a robot-operated record store for project drawings and other documentation. O'Sullivan and Regan explained: "Using circular economy practices the facility will accommodate multiple complementary work streams from decommissioning of oil and gas assets, recycling of wind turbines, production of sustainable aggregates and concrete, large scale manufacturing, offshore wind logistics and fabrication, sustainable energy production as well as offering its extensive marine facilities for the upgrade and maintenance of existing assets. About Places Records Transcribe Contact. Read about our approach to external linking.
Port of Ardersier Up for Grabs | Offshore Wind And were seeing many of the structures that are going now for renewables offshore and all the structures onshore being done elsewhere. The low blue and white building is the yard centeen, the size of which shows the imeesity of Deck Assembly building beyond. Copyright 2007-2023 STV. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard | ScotlandsPlaces Everything will be re-used. Ardersier Port Ltd separately has approval to resurrect the 741-acres (300ha) site as a working port. The new owners aim to use the site for both the decommissioning of redundant oil and gas infrastructure and to support Scotland's renewable energy sector by providing fabrication and logistics facilities for offshore and fixed wind developments, as well as catering for other green energy developments such as green hydrogen. Theyre telling me that they wont be short-term contracts, theyll be full-time contracts. View from SW across from the yard to the Whiteness Spit. View from NW within Plate Cutting Shop at SE end of Pipe Mill building. The steel mill the UKs first for 50 years will be powered by energy from existing offshore wind turbines. This presented viable options for buyers like OSullivan and Regan to pursue their vision and aspirations for the site within the renewable energy sector. View from SSE (obliquely), along SE side of Pipe Mill buildings.
Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard | Canmore - Welcome to Canmore However, that planning permission has now expired and developer Ardersier Port Ltd has sought to renew it. Oblique view from W along SW side of Deck Assembly building, showing low bay (Plate pre-fabrication) and the High-level Warehouse. J. Ray McDermott announced the closure of Ardersier Fabrication yard in 2002, following almost 30 years of activity at the site. General view along access road, with Moray Firth and Black Isle beyond. Oblique aerial view, looking NE over the Moray Firth and Ardersier fabrication site and Whiteness point. Mechanic / Welder. Leading offshore wind farm developer BW Ideol AS has reaffirmed plans to create a major manufacturing hub at the former McDermott fabrication yard site at Ardersier after securing rights to develop a floating offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1GW off the northeast coast of Scotland. Tags. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. Locate and compare lumber materials in Saseenos Station BC, Yellow Pages Local Listings. Interior. A Derbyshire-based land and property developer has emerged as the new owner of the former fabrication yard at Ardersier, in the Highlands, following a 5million deal. Work is due to get underway in the next fortnight beginning with dredging along the 400-acre sites banks on the Moray Firth coastline at a cost of 20m. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. Elevated distant view of the Pipe Mill buildings from SSE. View from E of sub-station and water treatment facilities on SW side of the yard. In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers.
$23-Million Subcontract To Oceanic Contractors, Inc. For North - MarineLink The site has been bought for just over 5m, according to a document from KPMG, the administrator for the former owner. A Gannett Company.
'Dream come true' for new owners of Ardersier fabrication yard A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox. Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. The completion of sites sale, for just over 5million, was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. A new slipway will be created along with a 300m steel mill and a concrete production plant. View from SE of building to SE of Deck Assembly building (possibly paint shop). 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Energy Timeline - 50 Years of Highlands and Islands Enterprise Today Steve and I will start to reinvent the wheel.". The plans include a floating wind manufacturing hub for concrete. A spokeswoman for Highland Council said the authority did not know about the CWC Groups plans and the company had not yet been in touch with the planning department. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. The site has been bought for just over 5m, according to a document from KPMG, the administrator for the . But there is some speculation with the oil industry now, that given, recent moves towards yards and contractors coming together to submit, joint bids, and to delivering total planning to installation packages, for contracts, this contract could presage a more significant, The Dutch company, Heerema, which specialises in heavy lift and, installation of platform structures, took a stake in the MacDermotts. Interior.
1903 Glasgow, Stephen, Mitchel & Son, Tabac & Snuff, D Edvii Perfin Articles by Jeremy Cresswell's Profile | LinkedIn, The Press and Market-leading rankings and editorial commentary - see the top law firms & lawyers for Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland in Scotland KPMG also said it would not be offering any further comment at the moment.. Ardersier; IInverness; McDermott's fabrication yard; Premium content . General view from E of former Spoolbase at N end of yard. The company had previously been given planning permission in principle from Highland Council to construct offshore wind farms at the site. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? We have another opportunity now. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Ardersier's dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. Thats a huge ambition and Im all in favour of it.. 12 August 2021 A new planning application has been lodged to build a town with almost 2,000 homes and a marina on the site of a former North Sea oil and gas fabrication yard. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. Find Jeremy Cresswell's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more.
Port Of Ardersier To Be Transformed | Scotland Construction News And, in Ardersier, we have a place where we can physically undertake the work.. At its . At its peak, there were over 3,000 staff employed at Ardersier constructing offshore platforms for the oil industry. Port of Ardersier seeks to switch from oil to wind. One of the largest brownfield ports in the UK, Ardersier - on the Moray Firth between Inverness and Nairn - has been identified as one of just three UK east coast sites with the size, scale, shape, and location capable of being an offshore renewable energy hub. View of cast-concrete pieces to SW side of the Deck Assembly building. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. View from SE at approach to main entrance, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond, and 'Whiteness' sign in the foreground, the name of the Company who were about to re-develop the site. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Steve Regan, a former chief executive of civil engineering firm Careys, and business. Although completed on Friday, July 8, news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week.
New owners have ambitious plans for Ardersier fabrication yard