Ardersier has been pressing its claim as an offshore wind hub since as long ago as 2014. The potential of this site, if put into productive use, is enormous and if that potential is realised, there is a clear prospect of the creation of substantial numbers of jobs.. 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The steel mill the UKs first for 50 years will be powered by energy from existing offshore wind turbines. Mr O'Sullivan and Mr Regan, who registered their new business, Ardersier Port (Scotland), in May, also own Messiah Decommissioning, which is currently dismantling the Hutton platform legs at Queens Dock at Port of Cromarty Firth. Ardersier Fabrication yard Cutting, rolling and welding of heavy plate steel for jacket piling. All rights reserved. It includes 340 acres suitable for development and a 3,280ft-long harbour protected by a sand and shingle bank. An oblique aerial view of Ardersier fabrication yard, E of Inverness, looking E. Aerial view of the Moray Firth and Carse of Ardersier, looking E. General oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard with the Black Isle and Sutherland beyond, looking to the N. Ian B M Ralston Aberdeen Archaeological Surveys. Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. View from SE of Weighbridge House and Weighbridge, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond, at SE end of the yard. Aberdeen Journals Ltd 2023. The company has plans to use it for a range of purposes, including developing platforms for offshore wind turbines and decommissioning North Sea rigs. THE oil fabrication yard at Ardersier on the Moray Firth could be about to re-open, after being on a care and maintenance basis since April, 1993. This site uses cookies. Today is a monumental move towards the energy transition that the UK needs and desires. Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard The plans include a floating wind manufacturing hub for concrete foundations. The two constuction yards in the east coast of scotland were thousands worked on some of the biggest oil platforms installed in the north sea This presented viable options for buyers like OSullivan and Regan to pursue their vision and aspirations for the site within the renewable energy sector. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. the yard's chances of winning further orders in future. We are lucky at The Herald. 2023- Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies -. All Rights Reserved. At its height the yard employed about 4,500 people, but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. Yesterday Gordon Arthur, director of Edinburgh-based Clowes Developments (Scotland), part of the CWC Group, failed to respond to requests for further information on the companys plans for the land. CWC Group now lists the 700. Ardersier Parish Church, built as the Free Church, by Alexander Ross of Inverness Ardersier / rdsir / ( Scottish Gaelic: ird nan Saor) is a small former fishing village in the Scottish Highlands on the Moray Firth near Fort George, between Inverness and Nairn. Interior. Interior. CWC Group now lists the 700 acre site, near Nairn, among its nationwide portfolio of 118 properties, but the companys plans for the land are not yet known. . General view from SE at approach to main entrance with Pipe Mill buildings beyond. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, James Connie Andrews, to whom she was married for 60 years, and her brother, Samuel Elzie Williams II. With 138 hectares (340 acres) of vacant land and a deep water quay, the purpose-built yard, located on the Moray Firth, 15 miles east of Inverness , is ideally placed to take a slice of the . We will continue with our plans to create a manufacturing hub in the north of Scotland as illustrated by the strategic partnership agreement signed between BW Ideol and the Port of Ardersier in September 2021, and more generally to work to engage with the wider Scottish supply chain.. It all sounds very, very positive. When the Ardersier site was put up for sale in February it was specified that it should be taken on in its entirety rather than being broken up. Read about our approach to external linking. Port of Ardersier seeks to switch from oil to wind. 2023 BBC. We have another opportunity now. Canmore Disclaimer. in NH8057, near Ardersier. 8 images in cluster Barmac Fabrication Yard in NH8057. View from E of NE side of Pipe Mill buildings. Their aim is to have nothing moved off-site, so there will be no waste from the site. Historic ocean treaty agreed after decade of talks, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces. What sparked a 'ferocious frenzy of bidding' at Dingwall Mart's sheep sale? We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. Subsea Technology in the O&M/IMR sectors, Business Development Consultant - Renewable Energy, Senior Construction Vessel Rep, Site Safety Leader, NEBOSH IOGC, Senior 3.4U Inspection coordinator. General view from S of Deck Assembly building (centre), with High-level Warehouse (left). An oblique aerial view of the former Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard and Whiteness Head, near Nairn, looking NE. Elevated view from E of Project Offices at the SE end of the yard. In the 1970s, the site 14 miles east of Inverness was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4,500 workers. The event was held on 21 June 2018 at the Ardersier War Memorial Hall. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother. In the 1970s, Ardersier was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world and employed up to 4500 workers. The partners will recycle dredged sand as aggregate for concrete production, recycle steel from decommissioned oil rigs as reinforcement for concrete floating wind foundations and generate energy from waste. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. View from W of Shot-blast building, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. Local Highland councillor Trish Robertson said: Its badly needed. Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey MP Drew Hendry said: We will need to hear more about the new owners and their future plans, but it is certainly positive news that this site has finally been bought. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. No summary available. At over 400 acres (162ha) and with more than a kilometre of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "Dredging will commence this year and the port will be open in 2022," Mr Sullivan revealed. The yard on the Moray Firth once employed 4,500 people. I am a highly motivated individual possessing a wide range of experience in all facets of engineering, operations and project management; particularly managing large scale fabrication facilities. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. The Ardersier yard, like its near neighbour, Nigg on the Cromarty, Firth, has had to contend with predictions from some analysts that there. Were developing the right projects, the floating wind projects as an example. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Ordnance Survey licence number 100057073. Scottish Charity No. View from N towards Paint Store on SW edge of yard. But though, the yard has a history of multi-million pound contracts, even a small, contract is regarded as a major psychological boost, since it improves. All Rights Reserved. Highland Council planning officers said the majority of this brownfield site was reclaimed using dredged sand that was levelled behind a steel pile retaining wall. The port comprises of 450 acres onshore and a further 340 acres offshore. The B9092 subsequently links with the A96, which is the Read about our approach to external linking. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Image clustering - assigning images labels - is an automated process, based on the image title/description. Previous purchases by the group in Scotland include the former Stoddards carpet factory in Kilmarnock, which is being developed as a residential site. View from E of sub-station and water treatment facilities on SW side of the yard. The project would breathe life into the former fabrication yard at Ardersier near Inverness. A new slipway will be created along with a 300m steel mill and a concrete production plant. View of ancillary buildings at the edge of SW side of the yard. SITE DESCRIPTION 3.1 The site is the former McDermott Fabrication Yard located approximately 7.5km to View of weighbridge at main entrance to yard. Ardersier Port Ltd separately has approval to resurrect the 741-acres (300ha) site as a working port. Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard, E of Inverness, looking ENE. Oblique aerial view centred on the Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard under construction in 1973, taken from the SE. By: valenta. Energy Voice 2023. General view from NW of area of former slipways, with Deck Assembly building beyond. In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers. Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, Scotland > Firm Profile Harper Macleod LLP Offices Mr Clowes died in February last year, with his son David, a former commercial pilot, taking over as chairman of the group in the same month. 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The Allyance is a development partnership comprising BayWa r.e., a global renewable energy business with UK offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Elicio, an experienced Belgian offshore wind developer, owner and operator, and BW Ideol, a proven floating technology leader and international floating wind project co-developer. Putting names to archive photos, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. This photograph D922/3/2/2, is from the. The company had previously been given planning permission in principle from Highland Council to construct offshore wind farms at the site. View of cast-concrete pieces to SW side of the Deck Assembly building. Copyright and database right 2023. Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important green energy and decommissioning facilities. Although work fluctuates and the yard changes hands several times, it becomes a major employer in the area over the next 40 years. The site includes a long "spit" of land, known as Whiteness Head. Port of Ardersier Ltd, formed in 2012 to develop the former former oil and gas fabrication yard into an offshore wind manufacturing hub, had won Scottish Government consent last year to bring the site back into use. Based in Brailsford, Derbyshire, the CWC Group was founded in 1964 by Charles Clowes, who went on to feature regularly in a London newspapers list of Britains richest people. Oblique aerial view of Whiteness Head, with Nairn in the distance, looking SE. "We strongly believe that a credible execution and industrialization plan, accurate cost assumptions, a proven and bankable technology, and the option to manufacture our concrete floating foundations locally will contribute to our projects successful execution. Mr Regan said the initial outlay is private finance but that public funding would be sought at a later stage. Steve Regan, a former chief executive of civil engineering firm Careys, and business. At over 400 acres (162ha) and with more than a kilometre of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. Ardersier's dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. Interior. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. Oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard, taken from the SW. Aerial view of Fort George and Ardersier, E of Inverness, looking NE. The proposed. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week, Playing the high stakes deep sea mining table, A quitter not a fighter: Liz Truss steps down as Prime Minister after only 44 days, Appetite for investment: Equinor boss says Suncor deal shows commitment to the UK, North Sea helicopter emergency lands at Sumburgh Airport in Shetland, Longboat eyes second route for relinquished Egyptian Vulture licence, Aberdeen Drger facility expands rental equipment by 20%, Exxon sued by US after five nooses found at Louisiana plant, Sonelgaz seeks EPC contractors for solar PV tender. There has been widespread speculation over the future of the site since it went on the market earlier this year after its previous owners, Port of Ardersier, went into administration. I use my 9 years of experience to help my internal peers to acquire external client contracts and advise them on best practices for proposal development and pursuit strategy. One of the largest brownfield ports in the UK, Ardersier - on the Moray Firth between Inverness and Nairn - has been identified as one of just three UK east coast sites with the size, scale, shape, and location capable of being an offshore renewable energy hub. Inverness cancer survivor runs 83 miles in aid of charity that helped him during treatment, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, Historic ocean treaty agreed after decade of talks, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces, 'The nurses wanted me to feel guilty about my abortion, From Afghan TV fame to a US factory floor. View from NW within Plate Cutting Shop at SE end of Pipe Mill building. Ardersier Port was opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the fabrication yard employed as many as 4,500 staff at its peak, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. To let everyone remember the good old days where a few thousand were employed. 2.2 Since submission of the Proposal of Application Notice, the applicant has held a public consultation event. Further Details References MyCanmore Image Contributions Contribute an Image The work was expected to create up to 2,500 jobs. At more than 400 acres - and with more than a kilometre of quayside - Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. Paul de la Gueriviere, chief executive of BW Ideol, said: This award underlines the pertinence of our co-development model and shows once again how BW Ideols unique value proposition contributes to a winning and differentiating bid. Management at Ardersier have so far refused to comment beyond saying, they are hopeful of work coming to the yard in the near future, and a, spokesman for Elf Enterprise said that no decision has yet been made on, the award of the sub-contract, although he confirmed that MacDermotts is, one of the bidders for the work. They intend to use the base for a range of purposes, including the decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure and recycling wind turbines. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. yard several years ago, but subsequently pulled out. All rights reserved. O'Sullivan and Regan explained: "Using circular economy practices the facility will accommodate multiple complementary work streams from decommissioning of oil and gas assets, recycling of wind turbines, production of sustainable aggregates and concrete, large scale manufacturing, offshore wind logistics and fabrication, sustainable energy production as well as offering its extensive marine facilities for the upgrade and maintenance of existing assets. View from E along (open) side of Deck Assembly building. expected to be delivered by the beginning of February. View from S of SW side of Fabrication Shop. View from SE along access road to yard main entrance. KPMG also said it would not be offering any further comment at the moment.. View from SSE (obliquely), along SE side of Pipe Mill buildings. Ardersier's dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. However, a fall in demand finally led to the facility's closure in 2001. Today Steve and I will start to reinvent the wheel.". Read about our approach to external linking. A spokeswoman for Highland Council said the authority did not know about the CWC Groups plans and the company had not yet been in touch with the planning department. In 2007, Highland Council approved ambitious plans for a 1950 home development, along with a marina, hotel, visitor centre and community facilities including a primary school, but more more recently the authority also backed its potential as a site for renewables-related development as part of the Scottish Governments national renewables infrastructure plan. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Tank at the former Barmac Oil Fabrication Yard. View from SSE of Main Offices, close to main entrance at SE end of yard. Developers are seeking the go ahead to turn a former oil fabrication yard in the Highlands into a manufacturing "super-hub" for renewables . ), adajacent to former Slipways. The consortium behind Port of Ardersier say that the new facility would be able to support around 2,500 jobs. A Gannett Company. Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. Detail of project notice board within Deck Assembly building. In 2016, Clowes Developments purchased the site from administration for 5m. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, James Connie Andrews, to whom she was married for 60 years, and her brother, Samuel Elzie Williams II. Aerial view of Ardersier Oil rig Fabrication Yard, near Nairn, looking NW. KPMG also said it would not be offering any further comment at the moment.. Plans to turn a former oil fabrication yard in Scottish Ardersier into a manufacturing 'super-hub' for offshore wind have faced their first hurdle. Type and Period (2) (Former Type) SITE (Undated) PLATFORM FABRICATION YARD (20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2002 AD) . But there is some speculation with the oil industry now, that given, recent moves towards yards and contractors coming together to submit, joint bids, and to delivering total planning to installation packages, for contracts, this contract could presage a more significant, The Dutch company, Heerema, which specialises in heavy lift and, installation of platform structures, took a stake in the MacDermotts. McDermott Yard Ardersier GB0232/D922/3/2/2 In the Archive Centre we hold around 1600+ deposited collections, with new deposits being added frequently. Copyright 2007-2023 STV. View along SW side of building to SE side of Deck Assembly building (possibly Paint Shop). The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Morag (Robertson) Cooper At its height, the yard employed about 4,500 people but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. Historic Environment Scotland. The is located some 75km to the northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. The facility was formerly owned by Derbyshire-based land and property developer CWC Group, which bought the yard in 2016 in a 5 million deal after its previous owner went into administration. Planning permission in principle remains live from 2014 to establish a port for the energy industry, as well as previously approved planning consent to build 2,000 houses, a hotel, 500-berth marina and retail an leisure facilities. As a country, we have our ten-point plan for industrial revolution. 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The Highland Council has today granted planning permission in principle to Port of Ardersier Ltd to establish an off-shore renewables port facility at the former McDermott Fabrication Yard at. Whiteness Head is designated a site of special scientific interest and forms part of the Inner Moray Firth Special Protection Area. The project is a joint initiative by Ardersier Ports joint owners, Mr Regan and Tony OSullivan, and floating wind specialists BW Ideol. Offshore wind logistics and fabrication and sustainable energy production are also on their wish list. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? View from E of SE and NE (open) side of Deck Assembly building. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. 12 August 2021 A new planning application has been lodged to build a town with almost 2,000 homes and a marina on the site of a former North Sea oil and gas fabrication yard. View from SE at main entrance, showing Pipe Mill buildings. General view of yard from E, with Pipe Mill buildings. It includes more than 400 acres and more than a kilometre of quayside but has been disused for many years. A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox. Oblique aerial view over Ardersier fabrication site with Whiteness point and in the foreground the Carse of Ardersier, looking NE.