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company’s turnover – compared with just 10 per cent five years ago.
Gary Dawson, managing director of AV Dawson, said that while the company was offering increased support to offshore wind energy, the investments made by the firm were also of benefit to its traditional oil and gas markets clients.
“While the UK has more offshore wind energy than the rest of the world, it still only represents 5.5 per cent of the UK’s energy supply,” he said.
be better suited to emerging biomass shipments as UK coal fired powerstations convert to wood pellet and other biomass in line with the Renewable Energy Directive.
LONG TERM STRATEGIC DECISION the £10m expansion programme came as a result of a strategic decision more than ten years ago to diversify and target more offshore related work, which now accounts for more than half of the
And added “There are great opportunities in offshore wind but traditional oil and gas still has a very big future and our North Sea Supply Base continues to support that market as well as our traditional, dry bulk clients.”
HUGE FABRICATION HALLS
Dawson’s also boasts huge fabrication halls – the largest on the River Tees with a height of 45m – The halls are in constant demand from fabricators of large offshore and on-shore modules, including accommodation and substations. Finished modules are invariably lifted or rolled onto vessels at the adjacent heavy lift load out quay only 80m from the hall doors.
Added Gary: “We’re in a position to become the go-to logistics firm for anything related to offshore support and wind energy. Our customers working within the offshore energy sector will only increase as we continue to move towards a 24-hour quayside operation.”
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