Ardersier has been pressing its claim as an offshore wind hub since as long ago as 2014. View from SE of Deck Assembly building (right), Plate Warehouse (centre) and High-level Warehouse (left). It's not totally accurate, and can sometimes assign images to odd clusters. Port of Ardersier Ltd went into administration last year. 2023 BBC. The site is the former McDermott Fabrication Yard located approximately 7.5km to the west of Nairn, 18km northeast of Inverness and 3km northeast of Ardersier. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. Clowes Developments sells dormant Ardersier port land A Gannett Company. contact the editor here. Apr 1994 - Sep 1998 4 years 6 months. Their aim is to have nothing moved off-site, so there will be no waste from the site. 3. Mr O'Sullivan and Mr Regan, who registered their new business, Ardersier Port (Scotland), in May, also own Messiah Decommissioning, which is currently dismantling the Hutton platform legs at Queens Dock at Port of Cromarty Firth. Mr Regan and Mr OSullivan set up Ardersier Port (Scotland) in May and registered the business in Fraserburgh. 2023 BBC. On its website, CWC Group says it is fuelled by its own hard-won resources and has raised itself from the ground to become one of the largest and strongest privately-owned UK property investment and property development organisations.. At its . Energy Timeline - 50 Years of Highlands and Islands Enterprise About Places Records Transcribe Contact. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The group owns industrial, commercial, office, retail, leisure, residential and mixed-use sites throughout the UK, which it runs through 16 active trading companies and a number of management/service companies. 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. And, in Ardersier, we have a place where we can physically undertake the work.. In 2007, Highland Council approved ambitious plans for a 1,950 home development, along with a marina, hotel, visitor centre and community facilities including a primary school. Work begins in Ardersier on the first new steelworks to be built in the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey MP Drew Hendry said: We will need to hear more about the new owners and their future plans, but it is certainly positive news that this site has finally been bought. Access to the site is gained via a dedicated 2.5km long access road, which links to the B9092 to the south. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Further Details References MyCanmore Image Contributions Contribute an Image A Derbyshire-based land and property developer has emerged as the new owner of the former fabrication yard at Adersier, in the Highlands, following a 5million deal. Aerial view of Ardersier fabrication yard, Whiteness Point and the Moray coast, looking E. General view of yard from SSE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. View from NW within Plate Cutting Shop at SE end of Pipe Mill building. New owners state that dredging will commence this year and the renewables-focused port should be open in 2022, Sign up to The Climate Agenda - the one-stop shop for green businesses and those fighting climate change. yard several years ago, but subsequently pulled out. Scotland 4 year apprenticship as mechanic/ welder/ plater. View from W of Shot-blast building, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond. The former owners had hoped to turn the yard, originally built to fabricate massive steel jackets for North Sea oil platforms, into a manufacturing super-hub for offshore wind. The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership, it was announced last night. New owners have ambitious plans for Ardersier fabrication yard The is located some 75km to the northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. It will mean good, well paid jobs. The owner of the former McDermott Fabrication Yard site at Ardersier in the Moray Firth has gone into administration. Read about our approach to external linking. But representatives of the main, contractor on the Claymore project, SLP Engineering, have visited the, yard, and it is understood that the contract could be awarded within the, Work for the Claymore development has also been carried out in the, Lewis Offshore yard in Stornoway, with the first consignment of braces, and leg sections for the ''Submerger 1'' being shipped yesterday for, delivery and assembly at Teeside. At its peak, there were over 3,000 staff employed at Ardersier constructing offshore platforms for the oil industry. To let everyone remember the good old days where a few thousand were employed. A new slipway will be created along with a 300m steel mill and a concrete production plant. UK: SNH Object Port of Ardersier Development Plans View from NW of area of former slipways, with deck Assembly building beyond. 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. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan acknowledged that a disproportionate number of jobs connected with UK renewables construction contracts had previously gone abroad. Energy Voice 2023. 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. Based in Brailsford, Derbyshire, the CWC Group was founded in 1964 by Charles Clowes, who went on to feature regularly in the Sunday Times Rich List of Britains richest people. 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. New town and marina proposed for former oil yard - BBC News Ardersier Port Ltd separately has approval to resurrect the 741-acres (300ha) site as a working port. The former owners had hoped to turn the yard, originally built to fabricate massive steel jackets for North Sea oil platforms, into a manufacturing super-hub for offshore wind. View from N towards Paint Store on SW edge of yard. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. The Allyance is a development partnership comprising BayWa r.e., a global renewable energy business with UK offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Elicio, an experienced Belgian offshore wind developer, owner and operator, and BW Ideol, a proven floating technology leader and international floating wind project co-developer. And were seeing many of the structures that are going now for renewables offshore and all the structures onshore being done elsewhere. Ardersier Port (Scotland) describes the facility as the largest brownfield port in the United Kingdom and say it 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 port. Today Steve and I will start to reinvent the wheel.". Nairn West Junction - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Canmore Disclaimer. Tags. "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. He said: We have the yard, weve got the skills base. General view from NE of former NE spoolbase storage racks. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. 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. You must be signed in to do this. Interior. The plans include a floating wind manufacturing hub for concrete foundations. View from SE along open (NE) side of deck Assembly building. Plans to build floating wind turbines by recycling redundant oil platforms could create 4500 jobs in the Highlands. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Morag (Robertson) Cooper The site has been bought for just over 5m, according to a document from KPMG, the administrator for the former owner. Ash Regan: Breaking up Highland Council I think that's a very good idea, Humza Yousaf: CalMac should be 'decentralised and based in the heart of our community', PICTURES: World Book Day fun at Miller primary PICTURES: World Book Day fun at Miller primary, Kate Forbes: 'Lets start by breaking up Highland Council you heard it here first'. Mike Sutherland - Senior Vice President, Offshore Middle East Aberdeen Journals Ltd 2023. General view from E of former Spoolbase at N end of yard. Exhibition to highlight Ardersier's industrial past - Press And Journal General view from SW towards former slipways. 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Community leaders in the area are watching closely. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please 2023- Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. 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 proposed development at Whiteness, on the Moray Firth near Ardersier, was given the green light in principle in 2007. Distant general view of yard from SE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. I work for the bids and proposal team for Plante Moran. 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 Port to become UK's largest energy transition facility View from SE within Deck Assembly building. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother. 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. With 138 hectares (340 acres) of vacant land and a deep water quay, the purpose-built yard, located on the Moray Firth, 15 miles east of Inverness , is ideally placed to take a slice of the . A former oil and gas industry fabrication yard at Ardersier near Inverness has been sold. A new slipway will be created along with a 300m steel mill and a concrete production plant. The steel mill the UKs first for 50 years will be powered by energy from existing offshore wind turbines. Image clustering - assigning images labels - is an automated process, based on the image title/description. 8 images in cluster Barmac Fabrication Yard in NH8057 <br><br>I write proposals for audit, tax, and business consulting services for clients ranging across all industries but majorly in manufacturing, healthcare, not . Ardersier Port sold to new owners with oil decommissioning ambitions The company behind the proposals, Port of Ardersier Ltd, had already secured planning permission in principle from the Highland Council earlier this year. Distant general view of yard from SE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. General view from SE at approach to main entrance with Pipe Mill buildings beyond. General view from NW within Pipe Mill building, showing pit exposed by removal of large-scale plant. The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership. It includes 340 acres suitable for development and a 3,280ft-long harbour protected by a sand and shingle bank. View from S of SE end of Pipe Mill buildings. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Subsea Technology in the O&M/IMR sectors, Business Development Consultant - Renewable Energy, Senior Construction Vessel Rep, Site Safety Leader, NEBOSH IOGC, Senior 3.4U Inspection coordinator. BEDARSHI SAHA - Senior Proposal Consultant / Proposal Writer - LinkedIn Thats a huge ambition and Im all in favour of it.. It states there is the potential for up to 2000 new jobs The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. 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. 2.2 Since submission of the Proposal of Application Notice, the applicant has held a public consultation event. The partners will recycle dredged sand as aggregate for concrete production, recycle steel from decommissioned oil rigs as reinforcement for concrete floating wind foundations and generate energy from waste. View of Office building to W of Deck Assembly building. Theyre telling me that they wont be short-term contracts, theyll be full-time contracts. Copyright and database right 2023. Whiteness Head is designated a site of special scientific interest and forms part of the Inner Moray Firth Special Protection Area. 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. Barrier in place at the Secret Beach - New owners of McDermott yard Ardersier Port has been sold to new owners who have ambitious plans for its future. It includes more than 400 acres and more than a kilometre of quayside but has been disused for many years. The company has plans to use it for a range of purposes, including developing platforms for offshore wind turbines and decommissioning North Sea rigs. Oblique view from W along SW side of Deck Assembly building, showing low bay (Plate pre-fabrication) and the High-level Warehouse. View from SSE (obliquely), along SE side of Pipe Mill buildings. Interior. "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.". In 2007, Highland Council approved ambitious plans for a 1950 home development, along with a marina, hotel, visitor centre and community facilities including a primary school, but more more recently the authority also backed its potential as a site for renewables-related development as part of the Scottish Governments national renewables infrastructure plan. An aerial view of previous plans for the Port of Ardersier site. View from SSE along SE side of Pipe Mill buildings. Port of Ardersier Limited (POA) bought the site of the former McDermott Yard in June last year. Former Ardersier fabrication yard soon to be Europe's leading The wildlife of the area includes bottlenose dolphins and seabirds, including terns. A Derbyshire-based land and property developer has emerged as the new owner of the former fabrication yard at Adersier, in the Highlands, following a 5million deal. New owners have ambitious plans for Ardersier fabrication yard Find useful information, the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for. The group owns industrial, commercial, office, retail, leisure, residential and mixed-use sites throughout the UK, which it runs through 16 active trading companies and a number of management/service companies. Gordon Arthur, director at Clowes Developments, commented: "We are delighted to complete the deal which will no doubt see the site prosper within the renewable energy market. The sites sale was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. I am a highly motivated individual possessing a wide range of experience in all facets of engineering, operations and project management; particularly managing large scale fabrication facilities. The proposed. off-shore renewables port facility at Ardersier. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. 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. 2023- Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. The low blue and white building is the yard centeen, the size of which shows the imeesity of Deck Assembly building beyond. Elizabeth Andrews Obituary (1938 - 2022) - New Orleans, LA - The Times Historic Environment Scotland. Ardersier - Wikipedia MEMBER NEWS: From oil rigs to floating wind - work starts on Ardersier The event was held on 21 June 2018 at the Ardersier War Memorial Hall. I use my 9 years of experience to help my internal peers to acquire external client contracts and advise them on best practices for proposal development and pursuit strategy. 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. . View of cast-concrete pieces to SW side of the Deck Assembly building. No summary available. Interior. In 2016, Clowes Developments purchased the site from administration for 5m. View from SE along access road to yard main entrance. Property developer is new owner of Ardersier yard - Energy Voice Oblique aerial view centred on the Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard under construction in 1973, taken from the SE. The Ardersier yard, like its near neighbour, Nigg on the Cromarty, Firth, has had to contend with predictions from some analysts that there. View from SE at main entrance, showing Pipe Mill buildings. $23-Million Subcontract To Oceanic Contractors, Inc. For North - MarineLink Planning permission in principle remains live from 2014 to establish a port for the energy industry, as well as previously approved planning consent to build 2,000 houses, a hotel, 500-berth marina and retail an leisure facilities. Transforming Ardersier Port into energy transition facility View from E of NE side of Pipe Mill buildings. 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. Although completed on Friday July 8, news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week. Port of Ardersier seeks to switch from oil to wind | The Scotsman Interior. Moray Estates Development Company Apr 1973 - Feb 1982 8 years 11 months. View of ancillary buildings at the edge of SW side of the yard. This site uses cookies. New owners have ambitious plans for Ardersier fabrication yard View from W within Pipe Mill building, showing pit exposed by removal of large-scale plant. Oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard, taken from the SW. Aerial view of Fort George and Ardersier, E of Inverness, looking NE. The Scottish Government granted permission for the scheme to go ahead. In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. . Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. 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.