JANUARY 2025 Ӏ NEWS
DENZAI ACQUIRES DAIEI IN STRATEGIC EXPANSION
Japanese heavy lifting, transportation, and construction services provider Denzai has expanded its presence in the Hiroshima area via its acquisition of Daiei Construction Corporation, effective December 6, 2024.
Daiei was established in 1971
to provide construction services in Fukuyama and the broader Hiroshima region. In 1983 Daiei established a transportation division offering heavy hauling solutions. According to Denzai
the company has a wide range of crane and transport equipment – including all- terrain and crawler cranes. “Daiei is located in a position to connect the cities of Kobe, Izumo and Kitakyushu, which have joined the Denzai Group so far,” says Kohki Uemura, president & CEO of Denzai. “Kasaoka City in Hiroshima
Prefecture will be the location of a major manufacturing base for monopiles, the basic structure of offshore wind turbines, and we hope to create synergies by combining the network of Daiei Construction Corporation with the plentiful resources of the Denzai Group.” The new acquisition now means Denzai has 13 bases in Japan and offices in 11 countries globally with its number of employees now totalling 1,233.
TUGDOCK AND SARENS TO DEVELOP HEAVY LIFT HUB IN WALES
Cornwall, UK-headquartered submersible platform specialist Tugdock and Wolvertem, Belgium-headquartered heavy lift and transportation specialist Sarens have secured funding from UK organisation The Crown Estate through its Supply Chain Accelerator scheme. This is match funding for a joint project
by Tugdock and Sarens to develop a heavy lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub at ABP’s port of Port Talbot in Wales.
The vision for the facility is to provide
world class support for heavy lift equipment used in floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea. Tugdock is well-placed for such work
as its submersible platforms are used to facilitate load-on and float-off operations for floating WTG foundations. The Crown Estate is an independent
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commercial business in the UK that manages land and assets owned by the monarchy. While technically belonging to the reigning monarch it is managed separately and profits go to the UK Treasury to support public spending. Port Talbot's strategic location near
the Celtic Sea makes it an optimal hub for supporting floating offshore wind projects, significantly reducing transit times and operational costs for maintenance, assembly, and logistics. Established in May 2024, the Supply
Chain Accelerator is a £50m fund created to accelerate and de-risk the early-stage development of UK supply chain projects that service the offshore wind sector. “The Sarens and Tugdock O&M hub
will provide a wide range of services including heavy lifting equipment such as cranes and TSPs, assembly areas,
storage, training, and consultancy,” said Carl Sarens, director of global operations, Technical Solutions and Engineering at Sarens. “This all-encompassing service model reduces the need for clients to engage multiple contractors, simplifying project management and reducing overall costs.”
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