UK offshore wind continues to surge ahead!

Headlines are: • Total European offshore capacity now 4,995MW • 55 wind farms in 10 EU countries, 1,662 turbines • 2012 saw 1,165MW installed, a 33% increase on 2011 • 73% of this was in UK waters. • Installation last year was equivalent to one turbine every working day • See EWEA’s press release...

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Point marine division assists project to refit luxury yacht with new A60 doors and watertight doors and hatches

Point Engineering Marine Division is working with the Shemara Refit team of marine engineers and designers involved in refitting the luxury yacht built in 1938. The contract includes the design, manufacture and supply of a full ship set of doors and hatches. Our skills, knowledge and history of involvement in this type of project...

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Point Engineering Group announces 1.2m Gateway expansion

A £1.2m Point Engineering expansion will combine two of its Gateway companies’ production facilities and a satellite office to operate from one 2.8-acre site on the Sutton Fields Industrial Estate, North Hull. The Point group of companies includes Point Engineering, Point Fabrications, Gateway Chassis and Gateway Fabrications.

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The Times – Raconteur – On Wind and Marine Energy

http://np.netpublicator.com/netpublication/n66613749. OFFSHORE: The UK offshore wind industry is on the cusp of enormous growth but there are significant hurdles to overcome, including the development of untested technologies and finding ways of attracting investment on a huge scale. Government plans for market reform and investment support need to be sorted out. By Ben Backwell

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30m funding win to create 1,500 jobs in Humber

The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has welcomed today’s announcement that its bid to Round 3 of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund has been successful. The £30 million ‘Growing the Humber’ bid was drawn up by the LEP and North East Lincolnshire Council with support from business leaders and the other Humber local authorities.

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UK Green Investment Bank gets green light from Europe

Plans by the UK Government to set up the world’s first Green Investment Bank (UK GIB) have been approved by the European Commission today (17 October 2012). The Bank is now set to begin operations in the next few weeks. State aid approval gives UK GIB the remit to make investments on commercial terms...

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The Humber Skills Commission Call for Evidence

The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership has launched a major piece of work looking at the future skills needs of the Humber Economy.

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Humber LEP forum – Downloads from meeting help on 12 October 2012

http://humberlep.org/2012/10/12/downloads-from-todays-humber-lep-forum/

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Humber LEP offers loan scheme to unlock development projects

http://humberlep.org/ Humber businesses are being urged to take advantage of a £7m-plus scheme to get development projects off the drawing board.

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THMA on Sunday Politics Show after ReXpo exhibition

THMA feature on the Sunday Politics show following the successful ReXpo exhibition held on 18-19 September. http://www.rexpo.co.uk/2012/09/25/rexpo-features-on-the-bbc-politics-show/

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