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OGN Aquind
new factory approval
Offshore Group Newcastle Limited is
pleased to announce that the planning
application for a new 36,000sqm
offshore wind fabrication facility was
approved by North Tyneside Council
recently.
Wind fabrication facility
The 36,000sqm building will house an
offshore wind fabrication facility, where
jacket foundations for offshore wind
turbines will be produced, including the
innovative Triton foundation. The Project
has the potential to create up to 700 local
jobs and represents a £50m investment,
supporting the growth of the offshore and
renewable sectors in the local economy.
Graham Kennedy, Director and Chief
Technical Officer for OGN and its
subsidiary Aquind comments: “The
achievement of this milestone is
excellent news, both for OGN and the
North Tyneside area in general and
we are delighted that North Tyneside
Council has supported this project. We
will create around 100 jobs during the
construction of the facility and then 700
new sustainable jobs for local people
in its operation, plus many more in
the regional supply chain. We look
forward to working with the Council and
local residents as we take this exciting
development forward”.
such an opportunity to the region where
I was brought up, and I appreciate the
support that we have had from the North
Tyneside Council in this matter.”
Construction
OGN hope to start construction in 2013
and have the facility up and running in
2014 ready to achieve full capacity in time
for the deep water offshore wind farm
developments around 2015.
Mark Brooker, senior planner at Storeys
Edward Symmons, which has submitted
the planning application on OGN’s behalf,
comments: “ We’ve worked hard with
the council to get the application to
committee so that this decision could
be taken into consideration when OGN’s
application to the Regional Growth Fund
is considered. It will also create and
safeguard jobs in the supply chain, and
bring trade to local businesses. This is all
great news for the area. The Secretary
of State for Business, Innovation and
Skills, local ward councillors, our MP and
the elected mayor have all visited the site
and we are very pleased with the support
we have received from them.”
The fabrication halls at Hadrian Yard B
will be demolished to make way for the
new facility measuring 300m by 120m,
which will comprise three 40 metre wide
parallel production lines each leading to a
dedicated painting bay. The office block
and car parking at Yard B will be retained
and refurbished. Work is still being
undertaken in conjunction with the Council
on how best to soften the visual impact of
the building on the area.
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David Edwards, Chief Executive Officer
for OGN adds: “This project will allow
us to satisfy a growing demand from
the Offshore Wind sector in the coming
years and create new long term jobs
in a state-of-the-art manufacturing
facility. I am proud to be able to bring
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