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Working at Heights COMMUNICATION HUB FOR THE WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY SPECIALIST SURVEYING WORKING AT HEIGHTS LAW SPOTLIGHT ON TYNE & TEES APRIL/MAY 2013 | £5.25 INTRODUCTION ‘SPOTLIGHT’ ON THE TYNE & THE TEES CONTINUING OUR SUCCESSFUL REGULAR FEATURES company/organisation micropage held ‘Spotlight On’ featureS WE We can boast no fewer than 9 separate within our website, so that you can learn AGAIN VISIT THE TYNE & TEES features within this edition. Some much more in all sorts of formats. AS ‘an area of excellence are planned and can be found in our IN THE WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY ‘Forthcoming Features’ tab on our These have already become very popular THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND website – we do however react to editorial as it links the printed magazine in a very beyond’ received, which we believe is important interactive way – a great marketing tool to the industry and create new features to for our decision making readership to The area is becoming more and more suit. find out about products and services important to the wind energy industry. immediately following the reading of an As you will see the depth and breadth Therefore please do not hesitate to let us interesting article. Contact the commercial of the companies and organisations know about any subject area which you department to find out how to get one for who have contributed to this feature do feel is important to the continued progress your company. not disappoint. of the industry and we will endeavour to bring it to the fore. The feature boasts the largest page Click to view more info count so far which stretches over 40 WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY SKILLS GAP pages! – initiative update = Click to view video I year ago we reported that there were 4 COLLABORATION AND THE VESSEL main areas to focus on if we are to satisfy CO-OPERATIVE that need and would include a focused Our industry lead article in this edition approach in the following areas. features the conference held in Great Yarmouth recently organised We have over that period covered... by Offshore Marine Support. As you • Schools – from primary through will find within the article the aim of secondaries to 6th form the conference was to get as many • Schools’ 6th Form /further education – interested parties involved in moving schools/colleges forward, with the objective of serving • Engineering and science graduate the industry’s needs. attraction – universities • Mature experienced individuals from We will continue to follow the co- other relevant energy industries/ operative’s progress in future editions. sources e.g. oil & gas industry/forces The time has now come to review the situation having gathered all the information and response from the industry and you will find this within the feature. MAGAZINE AND WEBSITE Duncan McGilvray interaction – QR CODES Editor | Wind Energy Network You will have noticed that we changed our pink and green flashes indicating more www.windenergynetwork.co.uk information online in the last edition. QR codes have been substituted which means that you can scan the code with your smart phone and it will direct you to the featured www.windenergynetwork.co.uk 01 WIND ENERGY NETWORK CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS REGULAR FEATURES Amongst some 9 features within this edition we focus on Specialist Surveying, Law and Lubrication & Filtration to name but 3. The cover image was supplied by Capital Safety just to remind us SPOTLIGHT ON THE TYNE & TEES that working environments can be The largest regional feature so far at challenging! more than 40 pages, with a wide range of articles from small companies to Our feature on ‘Working at Heights and multi-nationals as well as organisations, within Confined Spaces’ contains a educational established and membership number of very helpful editorials from groups featured. some of the best experienced in the industry. SKILLS GAP An update on this initiative which started just over 1 year ago and has featured primary and secondary schools, 6th forms, colleges, universities, companies, both large and small, and the Forces. Duncan McGilvray Editor | Wind Energy Network Front cover image: courtesy of Capital Safety 02 www.windenergynetwork.co.uk CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE 4 Industry lead article – the UK & Ireland vessel PAGE 78 Offshore Wind: A Guide For Business conference co-operative conference 2013 held recently in – held at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Great Yarmouth Centre (AMRC), Rotherham PAGE 8 Your Industry News section starts here PAGE 80 Andrew Jackson Solicitors heads up our Law feature PAGE 14 Your regular events calendar and what’s new PAGE 86 Event feature – EEEGR’s SNS 2013 conference held PAGE 16 Skills Gap – our Wind Industry Careers initiative at the Norfolk Showground, Norwich update now 1 year on, including more contributions across the 4 target areas PAGE 88 Working at heights and within confined spaces feature – we hear from the experts PAGE 20 Business Development section – regular advice from our team of experts PAGE 94 Event feature – Humber Renewables Awards ceremony held in Hull PAGE 24 All in a day’s work – Jeff Main, Managing Director of Tyne & Wear Marine PAGE 96 ‘Distributed wind’ feature – ICE Renewables start by explaining the concept PAGE 26 Spotlight on the Tyne & Tees– we return to the region to highlight progress PAGE 100 Event feature – RenewableUK event ‘Future of offshore wind’ held in OrbisCentre, Lowestoft PAGE 70 Risk management – Risktec, our regular contributors, on Quantitative Risk Assessments, part 2 PAGE 102 Metmasts feature PAGE 72 Feature on Lubrication & Filtration - expert advice PAGE 108 Substantial feature on Specialist Surveying P27 P40 P98 GREEN ENERGY PUBLISHING LTD (NORTHERN) The Oaks, Oakwood Park Business Centre, Bishop Thornton, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3JN GREEN ENERGY PUBLISHING LTD (SOUTHERN) OrbisEnergy, Wilde Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1XH TELEPHONE 01765 644224 WEB SITE www.windenergynetwork.co.uk EDITORIAL [email protected] SALES [email protected] Wind Energy Network magazine is happy to accept unsolicited contributions for consideration. Editorial opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of Green Energy Publishing Ltd and the company does not accept responsibility for advertising content. The publishers cannot accept any responsibility for omissions or errors. The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission. www.windenergynetwork.co.uk 03 INDUSTRY ARTICLE INDUSTRY VESSEL CO-OPERATIVE COST EFFICIENT For the end user, the daily charter rates are kept to a reasonable level as OMS WItHIN tHE LASt do not have the overheads of a larger EDItIoN tHE LEAD organisation. DIVERSIFICATION ARtICLE HIGHLIGHtED the co-operative has enabled owner/ operators of vessels to diversify their own businesses and work in an industry tHE IMpoRtANCE oF sector that still displays growth – i.e. many fishing companies have joined the co- CoLLAboRAtIoN IN tHE operative to offer their vessels for guard duties. We have a number of fishermen INDUStRY. who completely endorse the concept of Offshore Wind which has gone a long way With this in mind we featured the LIMITED RISK to change the mind-set of those who may work of Offshore Marine Support in The co-operative market the vessel and previously have been against it. getting together many companies submit tenders for appropriate jobs, taking and organisations to service the wind a small percentage of the charter rate Currently, there are offices in Gloucester, energy industry by setting up a vessel should the vessel be successful, thus risk preston and the Isle of Wight and co-operative. to the owner is minimal. The range of vessels available are at various locations vessels, and related equipment, available throughout the UK and Southern Ireland. the first event was held in Gt Yarmouth within the co-operative is vast – from recently and we now report on the survey vessels to jack-up barges. conference – it is also well worth featuring the progress of the co-operative in future editions because of its significance in the wind energy industry. ABOUT THE CO-OPERATIVE This co-operative has brought together several small owner/operators with one or two vessels with the aim of presenting a more forceful presence in the Renewables Sector. The co-operative has built up many senior contacts within the industry which enables the smaller operator to gain access to people that they may not have been able to before by joining the co- operative. There is no charge to join. 04 www.windenergynetwork.co.uk INDUSTRY ARTICLE THE UK & Image courtesy of Fendercare Marine IRELAND VESSEL CO- OPERATIVE CONFERENCE 2013 WELCOME The Mayor of Gt Yarmouth, Her Worship Councillor Colleen Walker, welcomed all present to Gt Yarmouth and described how important the wind industry has, and will continue to be a very important sector to the success of the area. INTRODUCTION Andy Iannetta, MD of Offshore Marine Support and Chairman for the day, gave a very enthusiastic introduction of what to expect during the conference and invited all to voice any opinions and/or concerns. He emphasised that it was very early days in the life of the co-operative and everyone involved felt it essential that every base was covered regarding any concerns expressed. Andy further explained, assisted by video, the reasoning behind the set up and expressed his eagerness to involve all interested parties, including educational establishments, colleges and fishermen/ fishermen’s organisations. SPEAKERS INCLUDED..
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