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Key features of the transfer system include…
• Active motion compensation for quick deployment
• Monitored passive compensation for long operational range
• 23m horizontal reach • 360° slew capability • Aluminium and steel structure • System Weight 25 tonne • Safe Working Load (SWL) 350 kg • Operational temperature -20C° to +35C°
The Personnel Transfer System joins the company’s wider range of windfarm installation equipment that includes pile handling, lifting and restraining tools. The company’s ingenious ideas earned the business a recent British Engineering Excellence Award and are already supporting a wide range of offshore construction projects.
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES INCLUDE… 1 Crane Shock Absorbers that fit between a ship’s crane hook and piling hammer during foundation installation – they mitigate risk by managing runaway hammers incidents should they occur during pile driving. Absorbing the shock prevents damage to the vessel or crane and supports quick recovery and reset
2 Pile upending tools that provide remote controlled hook-up and release capability – this eliminates the need for additional pile lifting points or straps providing the optimal solution where the lifting point overhangs the deck or is out of reach. They are self-contained systems with rechargeable hydraulic and electric supplies avoiding the need for additional connections or power lines during lifting operations
3 Pile handling and restraining equipment that provides the horizontal restraint required to maintain turbine foundations in the vertical position during installation – these deck installed hydraulic arms and frames resist environmental forces in up to 40m of water and handle piles of up to 650t in weight and 7m in diameter
James Russell, Director, Marine Equipment
GROWTH IN THE NORTH EAST The success of the above equipment has helped Houlder establish a thriving base in Boldon Business Park, South Tyneside. Starting with just two draughtspeople in 2010, this is now home to over thirty engineers, designers and support staff. Houlder’s growth was recognised by Smarta Business Awards last year. They named the company one of the UK’s fastest-growing through their Breakthrough 50 initiative. Houlder was also recognised by the Sunday Times this year as an International FastTrack 200 company. The Track 200 list, published July 12 2015, ranks Britain’s mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing international sales. The company’s success was based on an improvement of over 180%.
OPPORTUNITIES Rupert Hare, Houlder’s Chief Executive Officer commented at the time. “Houlder’s heritage in North Sea engineering, vessel design and project delivery is paying off globally. Our inclusion as an International FastTrack
company will help us make the most of the opportunity this presents.”
INTERNATIONAL INTENT A clear statement of international intent was made in 2014 with the opening of an office in Houston, Texas. The company is also supporting ship design, build and supervision contracts for clients in South Korea. Singapore and the Middle East. Their marine equipment business is playing its part by targeting windfarm installation projects across Europe.
SYNONYMOUS WITH MARINE INNOVATION
The Houlder brand’s association with entrepreneurial spirit is nothing new. The name has been associated with marine innovation since the mid- nineteenth century when the Houlder Brothers formed their shipping line. It soon became a global business shipping cargo across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for nearly a century.
More recently, the company became well known for innovations in North Sea drilling and diving operations throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Their company’s latest incarnation arrived in 2008 with the establishment of an employee benefit trust. This means ownership and a certain amount of ambition, lies with Houlder employees.
FORWARD THINKING “Our maritime history is helping us make the most of opportunities presented by offshore wind” concludes James Russell “However it is our forward thinking and ingenuity that is leading to growth. If you work in the North East, these are probably attributes that you recognise.”
Houlder
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