GREEN PORT HULL EAST YORKSHIRE
BUSINESSES CAPITALISE ON SIEMENS SUPPLY CHAIN
Over £1billion of capital investment is currently underway in Hull and the East Riding, following the decision by Siemens, the world’s biggest engineering company, to create a £310m offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in Hull.
With joint investment from Associated British Ports (ABP), the site is making good progress, with completion on schedule for early 2017. But what does this key investment mean for local businesses?
SUPPLY CHAIN
Hull and the East Riding is home to a broad range of businesses with renewable energy support capabilities, including engineering, fabrication, logistics, vessel operation and charter, ship build and repair, turbine maintenance, and port and portside services. To access opportunities in Siemens’ supply chain, many companies have utilised the support offered by the Green Port Growth Programme.
INVESTMENT
With an investment of over £25m, the Green Port Growth Programme is supported by the Regional Growth Fund and is designed to capitalise on renewable opportunities. It develops indigenous business growth within the renewable sector, securing long-term economic growth for the region.
The programme, developed by Hull City and East Riding Councils and private sector partners, provides continual support to help local businesses recognise and embrace potential opportunities within the renewables sector. It also assists Siemens by identifying suitable manufacturing companies capable of supplying a range of wind turbine blade production equipment.
HULL FIRM WINS £750K CONTRACT
Thanks to the Green Port Growth Programme, Hull-based Turner Timber Frames won a £750,000 contract with Siemens. A family-run business with 30 years’ experience in the construction industry, Turner Timber Frames manufactures bespoke timber- framed houses, roof trusses and engineered floor joists. The company won the contract to build elevated platforms around Siemens’ wind turbine blade moulds – which will be created at its Hedon Road factory, just a mile away from Alexandra Dock.
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