Senior Highland councillor Jimmy Gray, a union leader who worked at the yard as a welder between 1975 and 2000, is optimistic the fresh investment will result in Scotland getting a bigger slice of the renewables cake in terms of jobs and financial return. A Derbyshire-based land and property developer has emerged as the new owner of the former fabrication yard at Ardersier, in the Highlands, following a 5million deal. It employed 4,500 people in its heyday but closed in 2001 after demand dropped. 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CWC Group now lists the. 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. Ardersier Port has been sold to new owners who have ambitious plans for its future. Although completed on Friday, July 8, news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week. 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. An aerial image of the site, including the long spit which shelters the port's harbour, Developers want to renew planning permission for almost 2,000 homes and a marina at a former oil and gas fabrication yard, The site on the Moray Firth near Ardersier once employed 4,500 people, Highland councillors have been asked to grant planning permission in principle. CWC Group now lists the 700. View from NW of area of former slipways, with deck Assembly building beyond. Grantown on Spey, Scotland Structural Draftsman . 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The site has been bought for just over 5m, according to a document from KPMG, the administrator for the former owner. The site comprising 400 acres of port area with access to a 2.2km quay and 350 acres of statutory harbour authority has been identified as one of three sites on the east coast of the UK with the size, scale, shape, and location capable of being an Offshore Renewable Energy Hub Port. General view from SW towards former slipways. To let everyone remember the good old days where a few thousand were employed. View from N towards Paint Store on SW edge of yard. Plans to transform the former oil fabrication yard at Ardersier and bring it back into use have been approved. This site uses cookies. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother. What science tells us about the afterlife. . Site NameArdersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard, ClassificationPlatform Fabrication Yard (Modern), Permalinkhttp://canmore.org.uk/site/75252. J. Ray McDermott announced the closure of Ardersier Fabrication yard in 2002, following almost 30 years of activity at the site. 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. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan. SC045925. 2023- Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Ardersier, 14 miles east of Inverness, opened in the early 1970s and was used for building steel jackets for oil platforms. View of cast-concrete pieces to SW side of the Deck Assembly building. 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. Business partners Tony OSullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. The new owners aim to use the site for both the decommissioning of redundant oil and gas infrastructure and to support Scotland's renewable energy sector by providing fabrication and logistics facilities for offshore and fixed wind developments, as well as catering for other green energy developments such as green hydrogen. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies -. Tank at the former Barmac Oil Fabrication Yard. You must be signed in to do this. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan acknowledged that a disproportionate number of jobs connected with UK renewables construction contracts had previously gone abroad. Distant general view of yard from SE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. The site includes a long "spit" of land, known as Whiteness Head. Something went wrong, please try again later. The wildlife of the area includes bottlenose dolphins and seabirds, including terns. View from E of SE and NE (open) side of Deck Assembly building. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. 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. Worked on various projects at Nigg and Ardersier Fabrication yards in Scotland, Terra Nova FPSO Project in St John's Newfoundland Canada, Barracuda and Carratinga FPSO's in Rio de Janeiro and was seconded Agip in Dubai UAE on Kashagan project Mike #McDermott employees and families rolled up their sleeves to clean 10 . Nairn West Junction is a proposed new junction on the A96 to the west of Nairn.It is to be constructed as part of the dualling plans for the A96 between Nairn and Inverness.The junction will be built to the south of the existing A96 line, on the site of Blackcastle Quarry, directly opposite the road built to access the Ardersier Fabrication Yard at Whiteness on the coast. The is located some 75km to the northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. Scotland 4 year apprenticship as mechanic/ welder/ plater. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Apr 1994 - Sep 1998 4 years 6 months. The work was expected to create up to 2,500 jobs. These include the jackets, piles and decks for, Lennox Hamilton and Hamilton North, and the Douglas jacket and piles in, Hamilton Brothers' Liverpool Bay integrated development, which should be. At its peak, there were over 3,000 staff employed at Ardersier constructing offshore platforms for the oil industry. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies -. All Rights Reserved. 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. The B9092 subsequently links with the A96, which is the All rights reserved. contact the editor here. HP10 9TY. However, a fall in demand finally led to the facility's closure in 2001. Canmore Disclaimer. The latter contained a robot-operated record store for project drawings and other documentation. 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. 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. Whiteness Head is designated a site of special scientific interest and forms part of the Inner Moray Firth Special Protection Area. The yard on the Moray Firth once employed 4,500 people. Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard, E of Inverness, looking ENE. The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership. J. Ray McDermott announced the closure of Ardersier Fabrication yard in 2002, following almost 30 years of activity at the site. The steel mill the UKs first for 50 years will be powered by energy from existing offshore wind turbines. The owner of the former McDermott Fabrication Yard site at Ardersier in the Moray Firth has gone into administration. 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. Access to the site is gained via a dedicated 2.5km long access road, which links to the B9092 to the south. Ardersier Port has been sold to new owners who have ambitious plans for its future. ), adajacent to former Slipways. 2023 BBC. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's 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. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. View from S of SE end of Pipe Mill buildings. 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. Distant general view of yard from SE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. 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. Scottish Charity No. Leading offshore wind farm developer BW Ideol AS has reaffirmed plans to create a major manufacturing hub at the former McDermott fabrication yard site at Ardersier after securing rights to develop a floating offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1GW off the northeast coast of Scotland. Yesterday Gordon Arthur, director of Edinburgh-based Clowes Developments (Scotland) Limited, part of the CWC Group, failed to respond to requests for further information on the companys plans for the land. New Orleans, La., announced that its McDermott Scotland Division has been subcontracted by Taywood-Santa Fe Ltd. for a sum in excess of 10 million pounds sterling (approximately $23 million) to. The Ardersier Port site is the largest brownfield port in the UK. What sparked a 'ferocious frenzy of bidding' at Dingwall Mart's sheep sale? Ordnance Survey licence number 100057073. This photograph D922/3/2/2, is from the. Find Jeremy Cresswell's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. The former owners had hoped to turn the yard, originally built to fabricate massive steel jackets for North Sea oil platforms, into a manufacturing super-hub for offshore wind. View from SE of Deck Assembly building (right), Plate Warehouse (centre) and High-level Warehouse (left). A former oil and gas industry fabrication yard at Ardersier near Inverness has been sold. The sites sale was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. View from SW across from the yard to the Whiteness Spit. Mr Regan said the initial outlay is private finance but that public funding would be sought at a later stage. General view from SE at approach to main entrance with Pipe Mill buildings beyond. off-shore renewables port facility at Ardersier. 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Find useful information, the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for. A major offshore fabrication yard is established by Lewis Offshore Ltd (owned by Fred Olsen) at Arnish Point, near Stornoway. 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. 8 images in cluster Barmac Fabrication Yard in NH8057. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. 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. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to On its website, CWC Group says it is fuelled by its own hard-won resources and has raised itself from the ground to become one of the largest and strongest privately-owned UK property investment and property development organisations.. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Previous purchases by the group in Scotland include the former Stoddards carpet factory in Kilmarnock, which is being developed as a residential site. Morag (Robertson) Cooper Articles by Jeremy Cresswell on Muck Rack. Tags. The event was held on 21 June 2018 at the Ardersier War Memorial Hall. 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 view from W along SW side of Deck Assembly building, showing low bay (Plate pre-fabrication) and the High-level Warehouse. 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. The Ardersier yard, like its near neighbour, Nigg on the Cromarty, Firth, has had to contend with predictions from some analysts that there. General view of yard from E, with Pipe Mill buildings. General view from NW of area of former slipways, with Deck Assembly building beyond. General view from S along SW side of Pipe Mill buildings. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. And were seeing many of the structures that are going now for renewables offshore and all the structures onshore being done elsewhere. The low blue and white building is the yard centeen, the size of which shows the imeesity of Deck Assembly building beyond. However, a fall in demand finally led to the facility's closure in 2001. Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard & rifle ranges, E of Inverness, looking NE. 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. New owners state that dredging will commence this year and the renewables-focused port should be open in 2022, Sign up to The Climate Agenda - the one-stop shop for green businesses and those fighting climate change. Port of Ardersier Limited (POA) bought the site of the former McDermott Yard in June last year. View from SE along open (NE) side of deck Assembly building. In 2014, the Port of Ardersier secured the full backing of the Scottish Government for plans to turn the former oil fabrication yard on the Moray Firth into a manufacturing 'super-hub' for offshore wind. 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. In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Please Login or Register now. 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. Editors' Code of Practice. ), and nearby offices (to the NW of the Deck Assemby building). At over 400 acres (162ha) and with more than a kilometre of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. Market-leading rankings and editorial commentary - see the top law firms & lawyers for Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland in Scotland Port of Ardersier seeks to switch from oil to wind. Ardersier Port, near Inverness, could become a hub for manufacturing offshore wind turbine parts. A new slipway will be created along with a 300m steel mill and a concrete production plant. "The ports location, expanse and direct access to the North Sea presents a wealth of opportunities and we wish its new owners every success in their endeavours.". Interior. "When you have a dream and you dont know how to say no, you can live your dream. J. Ray McDermott announced the closure of Ardersier Fabrication yard in 2002, following almost 30 years of activity at the site. View from W within Pipe Mill building, showing pit exposed by removal of large-scale plant. the yard's chances of winning further orders in future. 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. According to the groups figures, it made pre-tax profits of 18.2million in the year to March 31, 2016, with a turnover of 46.6million for the year. Before going into administration, Port of Ardersier Ltd secured full consent from the Scottish government to bring the site back into use. Detailed view from SE along SW side of Pipe Mill buildings. View from SE of open bay of Fabrication building to SE side of Deck Assembly building (possibly paint shop). The site is the former McDermott Fabrication Yard located approximately 7.5km to the west of Nairn, 18km northeast of Inverness and 3km northeast of Ardersier. Image clustering - assigning images labels - is an automated process, based on the image title/description. View from E of NE side of Fabrication Shop. It states there is the potential for up to 2000 new jobs 2023 BBC. He said: We have the yard, weve got the skills base. 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. Interior. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? Interior. An aerial view of previous plans for the Port of Ardersier site. . Oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard, looking to the SE. It all sounds very, very positive. "Dredging will commence this year and the port will be open in 2022," Mr Sullivan revealed. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox. Formerly run by contractor McDermott , the brownfield site at Ardersier was built on reclaimed land during the 1970s, and was a significant fabrication facility during the North Sea oil boom. This presented viable options for buyers like OSullivan and Regan to pursue their vision and aspirations for the site within the renewable energy sector. Steve Regan, a former chief executive of civil engineering firm Careys, and business. Work is due to get underway in the next fortnight beginning with dredging along the 400-acre sites banks on the Moray Firth coastline at a cost of 20m. Local Highland councillor Trish Robertson said: Its badly needed. Plans to build floating wind turbines by recycling redundant oil platforms could create 4500 jobs in the Highlands. The site at Whiteness Head on the Moray Firth, west of Nairn, is the former McDermott Yard which opened in the early 1970s for the fabrication and construction of offshore platforms for use in the North Sea gas and oil industry. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. View from S of typical block of Project Offices, at the SE end of the yard. View of water tanks along SW edge of the yard. Their aim is to have nothing moved off-site, so there will be no waste from the site. 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 a substantial numbers of jobs.. View from E of sub-station and water treatment facilities on SW side of the yard. View from S along SE side of Deck Assembly building (right) and Plate Warehouse (left), Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard. It shelters a harbour that lies between the spit and the main part of the former fabrication area of the site. All Rights Reserved. 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. View from SSE (obliquely), along SE side of Pipe Mill buildings. About Places Records Transcribe Contact. 2.2 Since submission of the Proposal of Application Notice, the applicant has held a public consultation event. A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox. At over 400 acres (162ha) and with more than a kilometre of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. View from S of SW side of Fabrication Shop. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. View from SE along open (NE) side of Deck Assembly building. Gordon Arthur, director at Clowes Developments, commented: "We are delighted to complete the deal which will no doubt see the site prosper within the renewable energy market. Ardersier Port (Scotland) describes the facility as the largest brownfield port in the United Kingdom and say it 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 port. Around two and a half thousand workers were paid. General view from NW within Pipe Mill building, showing pit exposed by removal of large-scale plant. 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.

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