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SIEMENS’ DECISION WILL BOOST REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN "Siemens’ decision to go ahead with the construction of an offshore wind manufacturing plant in Hull will provide a significant boost to the region’s offshore and marine engineering supply chain" says Team Humber Marine Alliance Director, Mark O’Reilly.
“Local firms need to be even more determined, prepared and clear on their capabilities to grab this historic opportunity and not miss out on securing a role in the renewables supply chain. That means having the training, skills and capacity to ensure that nobody has to look elsewhere. We have to fully embrace the concept of a dynamic, forward-thinking, global energy city that others aspire to be. The momentum that got the Humber this far, in its rebirth as a centre for green energy, cannot stop now.”
Sam Pick
“Siemens coming to Hull and the Humber sends out a clear message to other manufacturing companies in the sector who will now be able to push ahead with their plans to build their own facilities, which are linked to Round 2 and 3 windfarms,” Mark concluded.
Sam Pick from Renewables Network sums things up quite nicely…
SIEMENS’ MOVE COULD CREATE ‘GLOBAL ENERGY CITY’
Mark O’Reilly
“Siemens is among the biggest and the best in the offshore wind sector, and this positive, encouraging decision cements the Humber region as a vital UK and European centre for offshore wind,” said Mark, who heads up the 180-strong group of Humber companies.
“This is another jolt of good news which we have all been waiting for and creates an atmosphere of industry excellence, and financial opportunity, from which we can all benefit.”
Siemens’ decision to establish Britain's first major offshore wind turbine manufacturing plant in Hull could help it to become a ‘global energy city’, according to a leading industry group.
Experts from the Humber-based Renewables Network – which represents more than 260 companies across the green energy supply chain – have welcomed the long awaited announcement from Siemens to develop an £80 million assembly plant in the east of the city, believing it to be ‘a golden opportunity that must be seized with both hands’.
Sam Pick, Business Development Director of the Renewables Network, said: “This is the game-changer that the whole region has been working towards for a long time. Finally, we can put the politics behind us and get to work on establishing the Humber as a leading renewables hub. We have talked a lot about the creation of thousands of jobs in the past but now the hard work really begins.
EDITOR’S NOTE
The news of Siemens’ decision came while we were finalising this spotlight on the South Humber. We therefore decided to produce a ‘Special Edition on the Hull & Humber’ within the next edition of the magazine and we expect this to cover some 50/60 pages!
It will also contain a pull out Supply Chain Matrix supplement which will list 100 companies, by areas of specialism, from all tiers which will serve the industry.
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