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SPOTLIGHT ON ABERDEEN SAberdeen O MUCH MORE THAN JUST OIL & GAS
The Iannetta family settled in Buckie, from a small village in Italy in the late 1800’s and it is archived that “Louis Iannetta came to Scotland from Italy in March 1897 and served his time in Dundee before going into business for himself, first in Montrose, later Forfar and then Huntly before coming to Buckie in 1909. He set up in business in Buckie first at Bridgend, where he made the first chips in Buckie.” Andy explained (Louis was Andy’s Grandfather!) Not only is Buckie an excellent location for vessels, but it is a beautiful place, with a largely unspoilt coastline.
MONTROSE & DUNDEE To the south of Aberdeen is Montrose with a small port and of course, Dundee. Both ideally situated for vessels operating on several wind farms in the Firth of Forth, including, Neart Na Gaoithe (consented), Seagreen Alpha (consented), Seagreen Bravo (consented), Seagreen Charlie (early planning), Seagreen Delta
When you think of Aberdeen and offshore, most people automatically think of oil and gas, however, move a short distance round the coast, in either direction and you will find a whole host of other harbours and towns, ideally situated and already operating, which can support many other facets of the offshore industry as a whole.
PETERHEAD & MCDUFF
For example, Peterhead – approximately 25 miles to the NE of Aberdeen. Historically, a fishing port but when you consider that the quotas imposed on the fishing industry mean that fishing vessels can only operate for a certain number of days per year, they
are available for other work for the rest of the year and most make ideal guard vessels, especially as their crews are used to remaining at sea for several days at a time.
A little further North and you reach McDuff where there is a large repair facility which is long established and very reputable.
BUCKIE AND A FAMILY HISTORY Another 15 miles West and you will reach Buckie which will most likely be the O&M hub for the recently consented Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm. Offshore Marine Support has relocated its main operation centre to Buckie, due to its MD, Andy Iannetta’s longstanding family history in the town.
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(early planning), Seagreen Echo (early planning), Seagreen Foxtrot (early planning), and Seagreen Golf to name but a few.
ACCESSIBILITY
Aberdeen airport, to the north side of the city, is easily accessible from all areas of the UK and mainland Europe and is central to the area as a whole with reasonable transport links.
So, when you focus on Aberdeen, just take a look a few miles either side and you will be surprised with what you may find!
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