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Mr. Strømsvåg continued: “There are also a number of indirect long- term jobs, including transit drivers to transport wind turbine technicians daily, Scira site security, office cleaning and catering, vessel skippers and crew, IT infrastructure and support services.”
COMPUTER SERVICE CENTRE Echoing Scira’s employment success is its IT supplier, Computer Service Centre of Norwich, which won its first contract back in 2011 to develop an ‘always on’ IT system for the offshore wind farm’s operations. Originally required to carry communications to more than 70 users, Computer Service Centre now manages all IT functions for Scira and has expanded its core team by 10 additional staff in the last year.
NORTH NORFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL (NNDC) Another example of Scira’s successful working relationships includes North Norfolk District Council (NNDC), offering the former Wells Field Study Centre as a temporary operations and maintenance base.
Leader of NNDC, Tom FitzPatrick, said: “This council is determined to secure as many economic and employment benefits from offshore wind energy developments in north Norfolk as possible, and one way of doing this is to create and promote a positive environment for inward investment by wind energy companies and their sub-contractors. The on-going partnership with Scira keeps our district at the forefront of energy technologies and helps us keep an eye on the future of renewable energy.”
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER NNDC also granted consent for the construction of an operations and maintenance base and associated storage facility at Egmere, within the area of the proposed Local Development Order, which NNDC is promoting to encourage jobs related to the offshore renewables industry, located three miles south of Wells-next-the-Sea. Wind farm workers use the facilities to change for their offshore duties, before travelling via mini- bus to the outer harbour in Wells where vessels will take them offshore, returning later the same day via the same method. This is to ensure traffic in the town is minimised and additional car parking is not required – a perfect example of how a cutting edge energy company can work in harmony with one of the most beautiful areas of the country.
Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm is owned equally by Statoil and Statkraft through joint venture operating company Scira Offshore Energy.
Scira Offshore Energy
www.scira.co.uk
GEV Offshore Limited
www.gevoffshore.com
3sun Group
www.3sungroup.co.uk
Computer Service Centre
www.computerservicecentre.co.uk
Norfolk District Council
www.northnorfolk.org
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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