SPARES & REPAIRS
SOURCING AND SUPPLYING WIND TURBINE PARTS
Global Wind Alliance Supplies is dedicated to and specialises in the sourcing and supply of wind turbine spare parts globally. Kevin Donovan and Clifford McSpadden saw that there was a niche in the market for a company who not only offered competitive prices and lead-times, but could also be trusted to respond to customers’ requirements quickly and effectively.
30 YEARS EXPERIENCE
With over 30 years experience in supplying parts and logistic solutions across a diverse industry portfolio Kevin and Clifford know what it takes to be the first choice partner in the Wind Industry.
Kevin has completed over 10 years pioneering work in sourcing and supplying wind turbine spares. He says: “After 20 years of supplying spare parts across a range of industry sectors in the UK we stepped out into this amazing new market. We went to every conference that was run back then and met the movers and shakers in the industry, making many new friends along the way.”
GWA SUPPLIES
When Kevin and Clifford formed GWA Supplies it combined this in-depth knowledge with best practice from the Aerospace industry. “By using the vast amount of data that is available to the wind farms owners, we have been able to create valuable management information which is the foundation of every effective supply chain strategy,” says Clifford. “We have expanded our supply chain capabilities to incorporate over 8000 parts, across more than 600 suppliers, covering the leading turbine models in operation today.”
GLOBAL EXPANSION
The company is expanding as they provide supply chain solutions to a growing portfolio of clients across the World. “One of our founding principles is 'to treat others the way we want to be treated’ which is why we ensure we are responsive to our clients’ calls” says Kevin.
CASE STUDIES
Case Study 1 - S.O.S. for a pair of offshore yaw drives; delivered within 24 hours
Downtime on any turbine costs money; therefore it is vital that response times and delivery schedules are kept to an absolute minimum.
GWA Supplies received a call from one of their customers saying that they were in
desperate need of 2 yaw drives; 1 left and 1 right; for one WTG of their V80 fleet.
The phone call was taken at 3pm in the afternoon and the yaw drives were delivered to the wind farm by 10am the following morning.
Case Study 2 – International Car Manufacturer needs turbine blades to be replaced
FEATURE SPONSOR
A V47 turbine had to be shut down due to excessive cracking around the root of the blades. The company was contacted to see if they could offer a solution.
Within 2 weeks a refurbished set of blades was found. GWA Supplies arranged for the blades to be re-painted, polished and delivered to the customer. This was all completed in 6 weeks, which was 2 weeks ahead of schedule.
QUO VADIS CONFERENCE
Now in its 8th year, Quo Vadis Conference has become one of the most respected and important events in the wind industry. Quo Vadis is by-invitation-only and is run exclusively for owners and operators. Last year’s conference was held in Berlin and 95 people attended. There were 23 utility companies represented from all around the World, including New Zealand.
GWA Supplies regards this as giving something back to the industry as it is the only conference that we know of that is free of charge for invited guests.
This year’s Quo Vadis Conference will be held on the 22nd and 23rd October in Hamburg with another excellent line-up of presentations and valuable networking time.
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