SPOTLIGHT ON HARWICH
ANGLO DUTCH TRADE WARS NO LONGER, BUT COLLABORATION!
East Anglia celebrates, on the 28th May 2012 , the 340th anniversary of the Battle of Sole Bay. It will be commemorated by Adnams, the local brewers, with its new spirit of Broadside.
Birketts LLP solicitors, based in Ipswich, Norwich, Chelmsford and Cambridge look forward to enjoying a drink with their colleagues and clients in the Netherlands shipping and offshore industry.
JUST ACROSS THE WATER East Anglia is the nearest part of the UK to continental Europe, yet it is often seen as the end of the road and rail system in the UK.
Harwich and its shipping links with the Dutch ports over the past three centuries, and with Haven Gateway helping to promote its facilities, is well placed to contribute to the expansion of East Anglia as the UK’s premier energy region.
BIRKETTS AND EEEGR
Through its network of offices Birketts provides services to the Energy Industry, particularly the offshore supply chain, working with EEEGR (Andrew Wood, a consultant with Birketts LLP is company
SAILSPAR LTD
As a very brief history, Sailspar was established in 1968 and over the years have achieved a well earned reputation for supplying quality yacht masts and rigging.
FABRICATION
The fabrication department grew alongside the mast manufacture so that stainless steel mast fittings could be made and again Sailspar have achieved a well earned reputation for the supply of quality aluminium and stainless steel yacht fittings.
This has grown to encompass architectural, industrial, home and garden fabrications.
CTRUK BOATS
Several years ago Sailspar were approached to see if they would be
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and Sailspar have since then been heavily involved in the majority of the fabrication work on their workboats.
PRODUCTS
To name a few of the items they manufacture and fit…
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secretary). EEEGR represents companies involved in the offshore wind industry and supply chain, helping to promote the region internationally.
ANGLO DUTCH OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE Harwich’s connections with the Netherlands helped it play an important role at the Anglo Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Conference in January 2011 in Cambridge.
SPECIALIST AND COMMITTED Birketts has a well established shipping team, providing a real local alternative to London firms, based in its Ipswich office. The three partners in the team, originally from London firms, have chosen to live in East Anglia, to be closer to their families and the sea.
SEEING CLEARLY
As Alex Davey, a partner in the shipping, transport and logistics team at Birketts LLP said, the attraction for him was that “on the eight day, God created the East Coast and then shrouded it in mist, so that no-one could find it!”
Birketts seek to dispel the mist and clear the fog of international trade. It has recently set up an international trade group based on its experience with its shipping team, bringing together its Anglo Dutch practice based on the work of Andrew Wood in Norwich, as well as the work of the Chelmsford office and its international work through IAG and the energy team working to offer a comprehensive service to companies in the energy supply chain.
interested in helping develop a small project. Their input was needed in the design and fabrication of various items for a variety of seagoing vessels. This small project grew into Ctruk Boats Ltd
DUTCH AMBASSADOR VISIT The current Dutch ambassador will be visiting East Anglia in July 2012 when he will hear more about the offshore industry and the opportunities for British companies collaborating with Dutch companies in a global market.
IDEAL LOCATION
For any international company looking to set up in the UK, East Anglia is an ideal location with its good air communications through Norwich International Airport, Stansted and Southend, as well as its port infrastructure, in Harwich, Felixstowe, Ipswich, Great Yarmouth and Thames Gateway, and combined with Eurostar. The proximity of these links to continental Europe make it an attractive location for any business setting up in the UK with a European operation.
EXPERIENCE
Birketts, with experience of cross-border work as well as inward investment, is well placed to assist the energy supply chain with all the opportunities that now lie offshore in East Anglia.
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• Handrails • Bow fenders • Aerial masts • Wheelhouse frames • Bollards • Fairlead brackets
They have also made bow fenders for other workcat companies such as Blyth Workboats
LOCATION
Being close to Harwich, Sailspar are ideally situated for any fabrication repair work that is needed to windfarm workboats.
They offer a highly skilled team with competitive rates and are prepared to do that bit extra so that workboats can be back in use with minimum disruption.
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