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HUMBER HOTEL SPECIALISING IN ENERGY SECTOR EXPERIENCING RENEWABLES BOOST


A North Lincolnshire hotel specialising in providing overnight accommodation for offshore oil and gas workers has seen an upturn in business from the region’s growing renewables sector.


According to Paul Green, owner of Nightel Humber based on Humberside Airport, the number of offshore workers destined for wind farms staying at the hotel has been rising month on month and shows no sign of abating.


EXCLUSIVELY SET UP FOR OFFSHORE WORKERS


Nightel Humber was set up three years ago to cater exclusively for offshore workers who are helicoptered to and from oil and gas rigs off the east coast on a daily basis, rather than staying out at sea.


Now, as the Humber region plays host to a renewable energy revolution, Nightel is seeing growing numbers of engineers from the wind energy sector through its doors to service and maintain turbines off the east coast.


CHANGING TIMES


“It is a sign of the way things are changing,” Paul said. “When we started three years ago it was exclusively gas and oil workers, but that’s no longer the case. We’ve seen a huge increase in the amount of wind energy engineers in the last six months compared to the six months before that and I can only see that continuing.


“There is a lot of talk about the Humber’s renewables sector and some people think that is all it is – talk. But we’re seeing evidence of a tangible growth in the industry in the way our business is changing.”


COPENHAGEN CONNECTION Paul added that the upturn began after Humberside Airport introduced flights to and from Copenhagen in October last year.


"Copenhagen is a hub for Europe’s renewables energy industry" Paul said, "and people flying into the airport often head straight to the hotel."


HUGE POTENTIAL GROWTH He added that renewables provided ‘huge potential growth’ for the Nightel Humber.


“Currently many of the engineers associated with wind turbines are using boats to get out to sea but I believe in the future turbines will be accessible by helicopter,” Paul said. “That will be a real game changer and is fantastic for us because it is precisely how we currently operate for the gas and oil sector.”


Nightel Humber


Paul Green, owner of Nightel Humber


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• Care and maintenance of stock


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