FEATURE SPONSOR
SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH EAST COAST
SERVING THE LONDON ARRAY OFFSHORE WIND FARM GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Currently the world’s largest wind farm with 175 turbines, and boasting a capacity of 630MW is the flagship project undertaken by the Kent based H&Askham Group.
Supplying electrical installation services to the offshore wind industry, the company is a trusted and reputable brand recognised for their proficiency in cable termination and jointing works serving not only UK based projects, but also working throughout Europe.
MOVING OFFSHORE
The business was launched in 2005 as a contractor for land based projects; however as the Renewables sector in the UK began to evolve, Director Nick Heale was quick to recognise that not only did they have the skills and expertise to deliver the technical requirements for the offshore wind industry, but the company was ideally located to serve a large number of projects.
LOCATION
Kent has always been a key focus for the UK wind industry given the coastline and locality, and H&Askham have made valuable contributions on a number of the sites based throughout Kent, and across the Thames Estuary and into Essex. Projects have included Thanet, Kentish Flats, London Array and the recent gunfleet Sands Extension development.
EARLY EXPERIENCE
Being present during the infancy of this industry has proved a key factor in the success of h&Ashkam; experiencing the exponential learning curve during the early stages proved invaluable in helping to utilise the shore based proficiencies in the offshore environment and adapt the skills and expertise to operate in the challenging situations presented in marine locations.
This experience has also been instrumental in the growth of the company’s business model and has been demonstrated on more recent projects where not only skilled power and fibre optic jointing technicians been supplied; but the service portfolio has been expanded to offer a full range of testing (including IR, CR, TDR, OTDR and VLF). To complete the package for each project H&Askham also appoint Offshore Co-ordinators, Offshore Administrators and Project Managers.
Director, Nick Heale comments, “Developing strategic project management systems for our offshore wind jobs has become fundamental to our business to ensure we can deliver projects efficiently. Cost is a major factor in the renewables sector and ever increasingly so; for us to remain competitive we must continually work to optimise and streamline our performance.”
CURRENT PROJECTS
As an established and integral part of the supply chain for the UK market, the company has been approached by a number of companies to take their services onto projects in Europe. Works have recently been completed on German wind farm BARD and other works in the Borkum region are now well underway on the Trianel Windpark, also referred to Borkum West II. When completed this phase of the project will consist of 40 Areva 5MW turbines.
Nick adds: “Winning contracts outside of the UK has been a real boost for the business and all of our staff, we are also honoured to represent Kent; the region has so much to offer, the area is a real hub for engineering activity. We have worked closely with organisations such as Locate in Kent to make our contribution to the regeneration of the engineering sector and development of the offshore wind sector in the county really matter.”
H&Askham Group
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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