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Shell and Eneco JV Ecowende has awarded Van Oord the contract to transport and install the foundations of Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI offshore wind farm. Van Oord will also design, procure and lay the connecting cables between the wind turbines as well as handling the transportation and insta...

Hosted by the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), Nuclear Week in Parliament, which takes place from September 11 to 13, will put the spotlight on nuclear – and provide the opportunity for the sector to engage with Parliamentarians. Ahead of Nuclear Week in Parliament, we spoke to Tom Greatrex, C...

Register your interest for our on-going webinar series on ‘Data Protection’ for in-house lawyers, DPOs and senior management in private and public sector organisations. The series will run throughout 2023 providing attendees with up to date information on key Data Protection topics. The short...

CONGRATULATIONS DYLAN! All staff at Thorne & Derrick would like to say a huge congratulations to one of our Customer Service Apprentices, Dylan, who has passed his Level 2 Customer Service Apprenticeship. Dylan chose to study an apprenticeship to enable him to ‘learn on the job’ while embarki...

Bilfinger acquires Fluor’s Stork industrial service business in the Netherlands and Belgium  Acquisition includes Fluor’s industrial service business Stork, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium as well as a few entities in Germany and one in the US  Transaction will add more than 2,700 permanen...

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Renewable Energy Team in China will provide an overview of the offshore wind market for UK companies looking to start or grow their exports. Date: Tuesday 19th September 2023 Time: 09:30-10:30 UK time (16:30-17:30 China time) Platform: Teams (link will...

PORT OF TYNE EXPANDS ITS ROLE IN UK'S RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET WITH A NEW DRAX SUPPLY CHAIN CONTRACT. The Port of Tyne has signed a new contract with Drax, the UK’s largest renewable power generator by output, to maintain the supply of sustainably sourced biomass pellets to Drax Power Station in S...

Osbit, offshore wind technology supplier and member company in Venterra Group, has successfully delivered a monopile upending hinge to Boskalis to support its latest US East Coast operations.  The hinge is initially being used by Boskalis on a project to install a significant number of monopile f...

B2B marketing company and NOF corporate sponsor Horizon Works has launched a new events programme of workshops and webinars for manufacturing and engineering businesses. Horizon Works’ ‘Opportunities Series’ of events, which are being run in conjunction with industry partners, will be highlightin...

Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) is an issue which effects the offshore industry due to structures, pipework and equipment being exposed to aggressive environments such as salty air and high temperatures.  If undetected, it can have a significant impact on safety, downtime and costs. At Zerust, w...