FLOATELS
Home from Home Offshore Accommodation
Working long shifts offshore is demanding and can be a potentially dangerous proposition if staff are not well rested and fresh to carry out scheduled work. Offshore life however can be made easier and safer with good accommodation and facilities.
Ferguson Modular provide floating homes for the wind energy industry and have been involved for many years in the offshore oil and gas industry.
It is well known that offshore workers have one of the most demanding and intensive working schedules in the world. Shifts can stretch to weeks or even months, with workers having to contend with dangerous weather conditions and equipment as well as being hundreds of miles from their families for extended periods.
While this might not sound like the height of luxury, things have moved on significantly in the last decade, with standards steadily rising and the range of available offshore facilities expanding with the experience from the oil & gas industry.
Gary Wilson, business development director at Aberdeen-based offshore accommodation supplier Ferguson Modular, explained “Our primary business is offshore accommodation, whether that be temporary or permanent living quarters. When we talk about accommodation, we provide the full package of an accommodation complex, including galley and mess facilities, recreation, laundry and other facilities.
And continued "Wind farm operators are looking for a new level of quality when it comes to accommodation. Modules should be flexible enough to provide workspace, catering and laundry facilities as well as housing”.
Comfortable accommodation is essential for the welfare of workers who can spend many weeks working offshore. Ferguson Modular also offer smaller units for service
WORKERS EXPECTATIONS
Modern day operators are looking for a new level of quality when it comes to maintaining the safety and morale of their employees. The offshore wind energy industry must be supported by flexible accommodation units to ensure that workers are provided for during their long work shifts at sea, usually with crate-like accommodation modules.
companies, which can be laboratories, offices etc. They are primarily a rental company, but they do have a manufacturing facility in Scotland, so can build for sale as well.
STAFFWELFARE
There is now a high profile on the welfare issues of people offshore, so are looking for a high-quality product, especially when you talk about temporary living quarters, often regarded as second- rate, but that's certainly not the case now.
Ferguson Modular
www.fergusonmodular.com
Temporary living quarters are up to the standard of permanent living quarters, so they now feature high quality furnishings and equipment inside the modules.
HEALTH AND SAFETY HSE Notice 62 is relevant to offshore
accommodation and compliance is required as well as other standards for manufacturing offshore accommodation e.g. SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea) standards and fire ratings for all the units
POWER HOOK UP
Ferguson Modular use the term ‘plug- and-play’ which denotes offshore hook up with the minimum of inconvenience for the client. Complexes are assembled onshore and tested prior to the units going offshore, which cuts down a lot of offshore time.
GLOBAL MARKET
An international presence is essential in the oil & gas industry and Ferguson Modular see the wind energy industry in the same way and have established bases in Australia, Singapore, and Norway. This also minimises order times and shipping costs.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Ferguson Modular rank R&D very highly and have a continual R&D programme where they revamp their projects and bring new designs to the market every three years with refurbishment of modules as a continuous campaign.
They have also invested in additional customer support and more engineers to support larger projects and the infrastructure they have is a big plus for our customers and they are looking to expand particularly in their international locations.
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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