PLANS to develop a replica wind turbine tower to provide authentic training for the offshore wind and related sectorswill take a major step forward today. The training company 3C Humber, formed out of a strategic partnership struck between Grimsby’s Blackrow Engineering and Norwegian specialist AAK, will sign a memorandum of understanding with operators of...
Read moreA STRONG regional delegation is promoting the Humber at All Energy, a huge conference and exhibition taking place in Aberdeen this week. A total of ten companies, representatives from the Local Enterprise Partnership and the local authorities have travelled north under the Humber Renewables umbrella. Last year’s show saw more than 580 exhibitors from...
Read moreTeam Humber member – Crating Solutions is shaking up the packaging industry after landing a series of international contracts. Crating Solutions UK Ltd, based in Rotterdam Road, has rapidly become the premier commercial export packer in Hull and the Humber after seeing its turnover triple since its foundation. The firm, which manufactures crates to...
Read moreThe first meeting of the new offshore wind sector council will take place today co-chaired by Keith Anderson, Chief Corporate Officer (CCO) of ScottishPower and Business and Energy Minister Michael Fallon. The meeting comes as government and the industry prepare to deliver the offshore wind industrial strategy which will be published in the coming...
Read moreComments from a representative of one of Europe’s largest offshore wind foundation manufacturers on the potential for investing at the planned Able Marine Energy Park on the South Bank of the Humber have been described as ‘very significant—and clear evidence of the Marine Energy Park’s potential to become a word-class centre for the renewable...
Read moreTHERE is still time for companies to exploit the huge opportunities being presented by the growing offshore wind industry. That was the message to business figures at a special conference yesterday, held exactly a month before a decision is due on a major element of the Humber’s renewables offer – Able UK’s 320 hectare...
Read moreNEARLY 20 regional businesses are backing a trade mission to north Germany to explore opportunities in its offshore wind energy sector. The four-day Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) mission in Hamburg and Bremerhaven, from April 15 to 18, includes meetings with AREVA Wind, E.ON Climate & Renewables, Mitsubishi Power Systems, Renewable Energy Hamburg and...
Read moreAssociated British Ports (ABP) has signed a 15-year contract with Drax Power which will lead to terminal investments of up to £100m to handle wood pellet shipments at its Humber Ports of Immingham, Hull and Goole. The investment will support Drax Power’s conversion to a low carbon electricity producer through replacing coal with sustainable...
Read moreARCO is further investing in its business after outperforming the market and reporting rises in profits and sales last year. The Hull-based, family-owned safety clothing and equipment supplier saw a 6% increase in sales to £243m in the to the end of June 2012 with record pre-tax profits, up 30% at £10.5m. The group...
Read moreEkspan engineering company has created a giant testing rig for some of the biggest wind turbines ever to be constructed. Ekspan, of Brightside Lane, Attercliffe, has designed, manufactured and installed some of the largest fabricated parts to ever leave Sheffield, which test the reliability of the turbine’s 80 metre long blades. The blades are...
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