SPONSORS OF REGIONAL FOCUS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPRENTICES IN OFFSHORE WIND
Blackrow Engineering believes that the Offshore Wind Industry provides another opportunity for the company to diversify and expand its capabilities, and following extensive market research, strategic initiatives have been employed that will hopefully bear fruit in the years to come.
Recent discussions with a turbine manufacturer surrounding the manufacture of the nacelle structural steelwork at their workshops in Grimsby are testament to the hard work being put in to attract major clients to the business and with continued effort, the company hope to turn these discussions into long term relationships.
The company already has a strong commitment to supporting a leading supplier of secondary steelwork to the industry and this has resulted in investment in industry standards and procedures to ensure that the industry standards are being monitored and upheld.
HIGH STANDARDS Blackrow has found the standards in the industry to be high and they have also invested in the OHSAS
18001 Accreditation which offers evidence of the company’s commitment to Health and Safety and is becoming a part of many of the pre-qualification requirements for access into the industry.
ONSHORE WIND Onshore Wind is another area which the company has been focusing its market research and this has resulted in the development of a strong relationship with one of the UK’s largest Onshore Developers.
GROUP SAFETY SERVICES – HEALTH & SAFETY DEVELOPMENT Blackrow’s Health and Safety business unit, Group Safety Services have recently been contracted to manage the development and maintenance of all Health and Safety aspects of the business including managing of the installation phases of contracts.
INITIATIVE AND PERCEIVED GROWTH Although the company’s current capabilities provide a credible opportunity for growth, Blackrow have taken the initiative and recruited 5 young men who are undertaking Offshore Wind Apprenticeships at the HETA Training Facility in Stallingborough.
These young men will provide the foundation for growth for years to come and the company are currently considering the recruitment of additional apprentices for this year’s intake to further entrench their offering when the opportunities arise.
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ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AND COMMITMENT Other areas in which the company are developing growth strategies include the development of additional production capacity to supplement the existing facilities.
With 10 and 20 tonne cranes currently operating in their workshops, plans to develop current storage areas into additional fabrication workshops are in the final stages and this will support the company’s commitment to provide fabrication support to Tier 1+2 customers.
HV SERVICES DEVELOPMENT This has also provided the company with knowledge surrounding a gap in the industry for HV Services and Blackrow are currently developing strategic plans for the creation of a new division of the company specialising in this area and has funding in place to start training personnel within the company.
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