LIVERPOOL CITY REGION OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY HUB

CAMMELL LAIRD Gwynt y Môr Irish Sea Zone 9 (24NM) (60NM)

Burbo Bank (7NM)

Cammell Laird Walney 1 & 2 (55NM)

Liverpool Langton River Terminal Dock Sandon (South) Dock

Alfred Dock Birkenhead

LIVERPOOL CITY REGION OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY HUB Contents Executive Summary 1 Port and Harbour Facilities 2 Fabrication and Engineering Facilities 3 Labour and Skills 4 Location 5 Long Term Vision 6

RWE INNOGY CAMMELL LAIRD

In October 2011 RWE Innogy and RWE have also signed an engineering Cammell Laird entered into agreements services agreement enabling the to use areas within its marine base renewables company to use the wealth facility. Starting early 2012, RWE will use of engineering and technical support these as a base port for constructing it’s offered by Cammell Laird to assist with offshore Gwynt y Môr wind farm. The the project. lease agreements are to run for a term Energy Minister Charles Hendry of three years and cover areas totalling Statement: a maximum of 16 hectares and a directly adjacent quay of 230 metres. “I am delighted that the Birkenhead based Cammell Laird will play a central From the Cammell Laird base a total of role in supporting the construction of 160 wind turbine foundation structures, one of the world’s largest offshore wind will be unloaded, pre-assembled, farms at Gwynt y Môr.” shipped and installed at the wind farm site approximately 13 kilometres from “This multi-million pound win for a the North Wales coastline. The Gwynt y British fi rm with a strong pedigree in Môr offshore wind farm with a capacity shipbuilding and engineering shows of 576 megawatts is due to be fully the employment and growth potential operational towards the end of 2014. offered by our cutting edge and rapidly growing offshore wind sector”

4 Executive Summary

Introduction Challenges for the Industry 1 An Integrated Hub Solution UK Wide Assets Key Features of Solution Connectivity Long Term Vision Vestas Wind Systems KEY

1 Liverpool River Terminal (South) Base Port installation Harbour 2 Liverpool, Langton Dock Operations and Maintenance Base 3 Liverpool, Sandon Dock Operations and Maintenance Base 4 Birkenhead, Cammell Laird Base Port installation Harbour Heavy Fabrication and Marine Services 2 5 Birkenhead, Alfred Dock 1 LIVERPOOL Operations and maintenance Base 3

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Liverpool City Region Offshore Wind Energy Hub Executive Summary

INTRODUCTION Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise established partnerships and integrated Partnership, they form a unique alliance solutions to meet the requirements of Liverpool and its surrounding coastal of capability and capacity to service the developers and manufacturers. region hosts some of the largest rapidly expanding UK and European offshore wind farms in the UK. offshore wind energy industry. There are substantial plots of land available in the Liverpool City Region, With RWE’s recent announcement This document details the assets and which when linked provide an ideal that they will use the Cammell Laird capabilities of the organisations and the solution to the industry supporting both facility in Birkenhead as their base wider City Region for the benefi t of energy West Coast and East Coast offshore wind for installation of nearby Gwynt y Môr, companies, developers, manufacturers development activities. the largest offshore wind project in and the wider supply chain to help inform Europe, Liverpool City Region is now at their investment decision making in this Further key challenges for the industry the forefront of the UK’s offshore wind rapidly expanding market. are funding, affordability and securing industry and a signifi cant global location return on investment. Here Liverpool for offshore wind investment. CHALLENGES FOR THE INDUSTRY City Region performs particularly well.

Peel Ports, who operate extensive One of the key challenges is for the Liverpool City Region benefi ts from UK port facilities in Liverpool City Region offshore wind energy industry to secure Government Assisted Area Status. It is on the River Mersey and Manchester large quayside sites with access to a eligible for Regional Growth Funding Ship Canal, are now also a major part skilled labour force and supply chain and Port Infrastructure Funding for of the UK’s offshore industry. Their suited to the combined manufacture, capital investment in installation and Medway Port facility at Sheerness in assembly, operations and maintenance manufacturing facilities. The City Region South East England has been optioned of wind turbine generators. also benefi ts from European Regional by Vestas to fulfi l Round 3 UK contracts, Development Funding (ERDF) to support predominantly on the South and East With land at the ports at Medway and economic growth. Coast of the UK. Hull being optioned by Vestas and Siemens for their respective offshore The scale of investment required to The industry knowledge, expertise and wind hubs, there is a shortage of suitable effectively deliver UK Round 3 wind facilities of these companies taken large sites. farms is substantial. There are extensive separately is impressive. Brought opportunities for further rounds of together with the wider supply chain, As a result, the successful development offshore wind development off the UK’s skills and location benefi ts of the of the offshore wind energy industry in the West Coast that facilities in Liverpool Liverpool City Region through UK is now dependant upon the delivery of City Region are ideally placed to service and provide a longer term on investment.

6 ASSETS AND CAPABILITIES

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AN INTEGRATED HUB SOLUTION UK WIDE ASSETS KEY FEATURES OF SOLUTION Liverpool City Region offshore wind Liverpool City Region is one of very few energy hub solution provides over 38 UK locations capable of linking East • Immediately available globally hectares of deepwater harbour and and West Coast UK operations into an connected PORT facilities in-river sites and fabrication facilities, effi cient, integrated ports, land holdings, with an established port and non- marine fabrication and supply chain • Marine based FABRICATION marine infrastructure and supply chain, solution. facilities all within a minimum 60NM steaming • Available quayside and nearby distance of the Irish Sea Round 3 The solution detailed within this inland development LAND offshore development zone. document therefore not only provides a West Coast operations hub, but connects • Commonly owned UK WIDE ASSETS an extensive range of UK wide port, These facilities, when combined with in ports, land and fabrication a highly skilled and readily available land and fabrication facilities provided labour force and the lifestyle choices by industry partners Peel Ports, Peel • An extensive current and potential available, deliver a compelling solution Holdings, Cammell Laird and A&P. SUPPLY CHAIN network to the offshore wind industry. These sites can combine as a whole or in • A large maritime and engineering Individually, the components of the parts to deliver a fl exible long-term UK SKILLS BASE Liverpool City Region solution provide based solution, with all of the benefi ts of • National and international two way logistics fl ow. excellent opportunities for the wider CONNECTIVITY offshore industry to work effectively and effi ciently on fabrication, assembly, The assets and facilities can be • A vibrant and cosmopolitan installation and operations and seamlessly linked via the Port of LOCATION maintenance. Liverpool’s RoRo, container and general cargo facilities, providing inbound/ • GRANT FUNDING available However, the combination and co- outbound vessel access. • Further West Coast UK offshore ordination of these port, harbour and wind farm OPPORTUNITIES fabrication assets and capabilities, will enable the industry to achieve its cost reduction targets whilst also reducing operational risk.

7 UK WIDE ASSETS AND CONNECTIVITY

1 Zone Location Area Capacity km2 MW 1 Moray Firth 520 1,300 2 Firth of Forth 2,852 3,500 3 Dogger Bank 8,660 9,000 4 Hornsea 4,735 4,000 2 5 Norfolk 6,036 7,200 6 Hastings 270 600 Hunterston 7 West of Isle of Wight 723 900 8 Bristol Channel 950 1,500 A&P Tyne 3 9 Irish Sea 2,200 4,200 Heysham

A&P Tees 4 Round 3 Zones 9 Liverpool Scottish Territorial Waters Cammell Integrated Locations Laird 5 2 Hour rail link London to Liverpool

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CONNECTIVITY LONG TERM VISION VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS

Liverpool City Region has excellent Our vision is for Liverpool City Region to In May this year Vestas Wind Systems, UK and European connectivity by road, become a global centre of excellence for the world’s leading wind turbine rail, air and water. This provides ready the offshore wind industry. manufacturer, announced its intention access to:- to build a fully integrated offshore wind The major investment by RWE at turbine manufacturing and installation • West Coast UK offshore wind farms Cammell Laird helps position Liverpool facility at the Port of Sheerness, part of • East Coast UK offshore wind hubs City Region as a key location in the the Peel Ports Group. and offshore developments offshore wind industry to service Round 3 developments over the next 10 years. The proposed facility would include • UK based fabrication sites nacelle and tower assembly as well as • UK based operation and maintenance The wind energy resources of the blade manufacturing for Vestas’ new support bases Atlantic, Irish and Scottish waters are yet V164-7.0 MW offshore wind turbine and to be realised. Liverpool City Region is would serve the UK market as well as • Northern European base harbours also ideally situated as a base to service other Northern European markets. • Southern European steel the potential Round 3.5 and Round 4 manufacturers and forges West Coast UK developments over the next 20 years. • Inter-continental deep sea suppliers This will provide a long term West • London by rail in 2 hours with hourly Coast UK market for developers, services manufacturers and suppliers who invest • Over 70 European destinations by in facilities in Liverpool City Region and direct air service from Liverpool John a long term return on this investment, Lennon Airport in the UK’s West Coast Offshore Wind Energy Hub.

8 Port and Harbour Facilities Overview 2 Cammell Laird Liverpool River Terminal (South) Sandon River Terminal Alfred Dock Langton Dock Manchester Ship Canal Sites Non Marine Sites Logistics on. In

Liverpool City Region Integrated Sites Overview

PORT AND HARBOUR FACILITIES The port facilities include the dock 93,000m2 of existing manufacturing space system in Liverpool, Birkenhead Docks is available for immediate occupation. Liverpool City Region offers a range of and Tranmere Oil Terminal. It is a port and harbour facilities ideally suited major unitised port, with high value The close working relationship between to base port installation, manufacture and historically high growth Load-on/ the Liverpool City Region Offshore Wind and operation and maintenance support. Load-off and Roll-on/Roll-off traffi c Energy Hub and the local authorities who accounting for 37% of its total traffi c in support activities within the offshore The Port of Liverpool, part of the Peel tonnes, as compared with 28% for ports renewable energy sector ensures that Ports Group, is the most important UK nationally. there is a very supportive planning deep sea container port for container regime that can facilitate a shortened services between Great Britain and SHORT SEA SERVICES time to market. North America. It is ranked 7th in the UK in terms of total tonnage, with Uniquely in the North of England, the It should also be noted that two of the 30 million tonnes per annum, and Port of Liverpool serves a national Government’s Enterprise Zones; Mersey 4th largest for container traffi c with catchment for cargo from both the Irish Waters and Daresbury Science Campus, a growth rate of 35% since 2002-7 to Sea Roll-on/Roll-off and the traditional fall within the Liverpool City Region nearly 700,000 TEUs per annum. deep sea Load-on/Load-off markets. boundary, providing a combination Based on inland road and rail costs, of fi nancial incentives and reduced Integrated into the activities of the Port, for the inland distribution of deep sea planning restrictions for new investors. the Manchester Ship Canal is ranked containers Liverpool provides the most The Mersey Waters Zone borders both 19th in the UK in terms of traffi c volumes, competitive location of any of the UK deep the Cammell Laird fabrication facility handling 8 million tonnes per annum. sea container ports because of its central and the Port of Liverpool land. The canal almost exclusively serves short location for the major UK markets and sea shipping and provides inland waterway particularly so for the North. Liverpool has three facilities totalling access for short sea and coastal vessels 38 hectares that can be developed towards Manchester. Plans are in place NON MARINE SITES individually or combined to provide the for logistics developments at various sites closest base port installation harbour along the canal. There are more than 150 hectares facilities to all of the Irish Sea wind of available developable non-marine farm zones. In addition to and/or via Liverpool has a critical mass of shipping land, strategically located and directly alternative use of the above facilities, services (mainline or feeder), a number connected via road, rail and water to Liverpool can provide operations and of major shipping lines/carriers make the Port and Quayside facilities within maintenance/crew transfer facilities regular calls including ACL, CMA CGM Liverpool City Region. In addition over at four separate sites with direct river and MSC. access.

10 Irish Sea Offshore Wind Farm

Liverpool City Region Round 1 Round 2 Round 3

Irish Sea Zones 1, 2 and 3

LOGISTICS ZONE DEVELOPER STEAMING TIMES FROM LIVERPOOL Distance (NM) Hours based on 12 knots Liverpool City Region provides the most effi cient port location to service the UK Irish Sea Centrica 60 5 and Ireland. Gwynt y Môr RWE Npower 24 2.5 Burbo Bank DONG Energy 7 0.45 This prime location delivers major cost West of reduction and time saving benefi ts DONG Energy/ 50 4.5 Duddon Sands in the movement of components for Scottish Power the industry and reduces the overall Walney DONG Energy 55 5 operational risk. Wigtown Bay DONG Energy 100 8 Dublin Bay Saorgus Energy Ltd 118 10 Codling Bank Fred Olsen Energy 124 10 Oriel Oriel Windfarm Ltd 128 11 Arklow Bank 2 SSE Renewables 138 11.5 Kintyre SSE Renewables 172 15 Islay SSE Renewables 210 18 Argyll Array Scottish Power 300 25

11 Cammell Laird Base Port Installation Harbour

PORT AND HARBOUR FACILITIES This unique blend of infrastructure, skills, land and location, supported The Cammell Laird facility offers a by Peel Ports logistic network and a Irish Sea RIVER fl exible approach in providing solutions well-established engineering supply Zone 9 MERSEY as a base port installation harbour. With chain within Liverpool City Region, a maximum land area available of over provides a real opportunity for an 22 hectares that can be dedicated to effi cient and cost effective delivery the assembly, storage and mobilisation solution, for the renewable power of wind turbine generators, foundation industry. structures and balance of plant.

The facility is served by a non-tidal wet basin which is 6.1 hectares; this wet basin has 861m quayside, a water depth of 9.5m, and has direct river access through its 42.7m gate entrance.

Potential Rail Freight Connection This abundance of quayside space and its layout can easily accommodate both incoming and outgoing logistics operations in parallel. The dock fl oor of LIVERPOOL the wet basin is situated on sandstone bedrock, which is ideal for self-elevating BIRKENHEAD platforms to utilise their onboard jumbo lift cranes. This can be further expanded upon with options to develop up to a further 550m of in river deep water Cammell berths. Laird 1000 TONNE The most signifi cant advantage Cammell Laird offers comes through its ability to 861m support the base port harbour operation with heavy fabrication, engineering 9.5m support and marine services provision. DEPTH

12 Quay 861m New 550m quay Assembly & Storage Fabrication Facilities 40,000m2

Proposed new 550m quay.

Attribute Description

Manufacturing Offshore Sub Station, foundation and tower manufacturing can all be undertaken All required skill, knowledge and experience available within existing supply chain Distance to Round 3 zone 9 60NM Water depth 10m LAT Slipway 4 x Slipway, 20,000m2 Lay down area 19.2 hectares Quay area, loadings 70m/t on existing quay, new structure can be designed to suit Quay length (existing) 120m Quay length (potential) 550m Separate incoming / outgoing quays 741m Non tidal wet basin O&M Support – small 3,000m2 Yes O&M Support – medium 10,000m2 Yes O&M Support – large 40,000m2 Yes Gravity foundation production On existing slipway Jacket / lattice foundation production In existing construction hall and/or adjacent fabrication bays Floating base production In existing construction hall and/or adjacent fabrication bays Power Available Gas Available Water Available Operational impact New area will not effect existing operations once construction complete Permissions required – Crown Required Permissions required – Planning Required Permissions required – HRO Required Road and rail access Road access no rail Existing port security standard Full ISPS Compliance Current port H&S performance Lower than statistics from Port Skills and Safety ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 accredited End date based on June 2011 start April 2014, With extra infi ll area - July 2015 Grant assistance ERDF; Assisted area status

13 Cammell Laird Operation and Maintenance

PORT AND HARBOUR FACILITIES The South Quay has a maximum load There is currently a regular barge rating of 70 tonnes per metre and is service that links the Port of Liverpool The Cammell Laird facility will provide capable of handling the largest offshore and the Manchester Ship Canal, this a purpose built construction, operations components. Craneage of 1000 tonnes could be extended to include the and maintenance marine base with the can be catered for on this quay. The Cammell Laird Marine Operations Base. capability to accommodate multiple quay also provides direct access to For road cargoes, there is a direct crew transfer craft, and larger support the module construction hall and the access via dual carriage way to the UK’s vessels. fabrication bays, thus allowing large motorway network. The M53 connects components, such as nacelles to be Located at the South end of the Cammell to the M56, providing connectivity to the taken undercover for disassembly and Laird facility, with a 50m in-river wider UK offshore facilities. pontoon structure which is capable of servicing. There is also a dedicated servicing four vessels simultaneously. heavy haul road connecting the The facility also provides fuel bunkering, operations and maintenance quay with fresh water supply and waste reception the main laydown area. facilities, with the ability to load offshore Cammell Laird can offer a fl exible spares and components, utilising the arrangement of offi ces, car parking, quayside crane. workshops and storage. For further protection, the crew transfer DRY DOCKING SERVICES vessels can be moved in to the non tidal wet basin during inclement weather. The facility is further complimented with a fl exible range of four drydocks all The non tidal wet basin is serviced by with direct access to the River Mersey. its own quayside crane, which can be The largest of these drydocks has an utilised to lift the transfer vessels out of entrance of 42.7m, overall length of the water for inspection, hull wash down 289m with a maximum water depth over and routine maintenance. blocks of 11.5m, with dockside cranes of 1000 The South Quay of the non tidal wet 50 tonnes and capacity for mobile cranes TONNE basin, which is 305m in length, can be of 1000 tonnes. used for the load-in/load-out of much 861m larger equipment from offshore support vessels and self elevating platforms. 9.5m DEPTH

14 50m CTV quay

120m mobilisation quay

Operation and Maintenance

Fabrication Facilities 40,000 m2

Operation and Maintenance Facilities.

Attribute Description

Manufacturing N/A

Distance to Round 3 zone 9 60NM Water depth 9.5m Slipway N/A Lay down area 19.2 hectares Quay area, loadings 70m/t on existing quay Quay length (existing) 120m Quay length (potential) 0m Separate incoming / outgoing quays 741m Non tidal wet basin O&M Support – small 3,000m2 Yes O&M Support – medium 10,000m2 Yes O&M Support – large 40,000m2 = No Gravity foundation production N/A Jacket / lattice foundation production N/A Floating base production N/A Power Available Gas Available Water Available Operational impact None Permissions required – Crown Not required Permissions required – Planning Not required Permissions required – HRO Not required Road and rail access Road access no rail Existing port security standard Full ISPS Compliance Current port H&S performance Lower than statistics from Port Skills and Safety ISO 9001, 14001, 18001 accredited End date based on June 2011 start Complete 2011 Grant assistance ERDF; Assisted area status

15 Liverpool River Terminal (South) Base Port Installation Harbour

PORT AND HARBOUR FACILITIES For road cargoes, there is direct access via dual carriageway to the The Liverpool River Terminal is a fully UK’s motorway network. The M57 and Irish Sea RIVER consented facility, with construction M58 connect directly to the M62 and Zone 9 MERSEY design packages due to be tendered by M6 respectively, providing connectivity OJEU in 2012, and construction itself to the wider UK and offshore facilities Liverpool commencing 2012. Completion of this across the UK. There is also a W10 River terminal is expected 2014. Terminal gauge rail terminal facility in the port with simple links to the West Coast The southern half of the facility can Mainline freight routes. provide a fully fl exible load-in/load-out solution for offshore wind cargoes and the largest installation vessels.

The Liverpool River Terminal is part of the Port of Liverpool, which itself has container and RoRo terminals Potential Rail Freight Connection and cargo unloading facilities. This established operation can provide the effi cient receipt and handling of LIVERPOOL inbound cargoes from key offshore wind locations in Northern Europe, Iberia and BIRKENHEAD international deep sea locations.

The terminal is also directly connected via a regular barge service to the Manchester Ship Canal with large 100+ land holdings and facilities available TONNE along its banks. There is the potential to extend this barge facility to include 1160m the Cammell Laird and Sandon River terminals and allow the seamless 13m movement of engineered components DEPTH between the sites.

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Blades

Nacelles

Hubs

Tower Storage

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Consented new 850m In-river Deep Water Quay

Attribute Description

Manufacturing Foundation, tower, nacelle, hub and blade manufacturing can all be undertaken All required skill, knowledge and experience available within existing supply chain Distance to Round 3 zone 9 60NM Water depth 13m LAT Slipway N/A Lay down area 6 hectares Quay area, loadings New structure can be designed to suit Quay length (existing) 700m Quay length (potential) 350m Separate incoming / outgoing quays 460m accessed through lock O&M Support – small 3,000m2 No O&M Support – medium 10,000m2 Post Panamax Terminal O&M Support – large 40,000m2 Post Panamax Terminal Gravity foundation production New structure could be designed to accommodate Jacket / lattice foundation production New structure could be designed to accommodate Floating base production New structure could be designed to accommodate Power Available Gas Available Water Available Operational impact New area will not effect existing operations once construction complete Permissions required – Crown Already mainly obtained Permissions required – Planning Already mainly obtained Permissions required – HRO Already mainly obtained Road and rail access Road access exists rail link could be constructed Existing port security standard Full ISPS Compliance Current port H&S performance Lower than statistics from Port Skills and Safety End date based on June 2011 start Mar-14 Grant assistance ERDF; Assisted area status

17 Sandon River Terminal Operation and Maintenance Facility

PORT AND HARBOUR FACILITIES vessels. It will be created by the infi lling of an existing shallow water dock to The Sandon River Terminal will be provide more land inside the Liverpool Irish Sea RIVER created by infi lling an existing shallow dock system. This facility has the ability Zone 9 MERSEY dock to provide more land inside the to be used as an installation harbour Liverpool Docks System. There is the facility with the additional construction potential to extend a new platform into of an in-river berth and quay. the deep water of the river to create an 8 hectares site with a 200m quayside. The newly created facility at Sandon This facility has the potential to be fully could potentially offer a fl exible operational by 2014, subject to consents. arrangement of offi ces, workshops Sandon and storage facilities to meet client River The single ownership provided by Peel Terminal requirements. This facility could be Group means that this site can be linked delivered by 2014 subject to consents. by barge to both the Liverpool and Cammell Laird facilities to provide a

Potential Rail Freight Connection combined 38 hectares in-river load-in / load-out and fabrication facility for the industry.

LIVERPOOL Sandon also has the ability to link to both the Port of Liverpool container and RoRo BIRKENHEAD terminals, again providing established project cargo unloading facilities. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES 50+ TONNE The Sandon operation and maintenance (O&M) terminal will provide a purpose 300m built O&M facility, with the capability to accommodate multiple crew transfer 12m craft and larger offshore support DEPTH

18 260M

Infi lled Sandon Dock

New Infi lled Area

Sandon River Operation and Maintenance Terminal.

Attribute Description

Manufacturing N/A

Distance to Round 3 zone 9 60NM Water depth 2.5m to 12m 24 hour access Slipway N/A Lay down area O&M 5.7 hectares Quay area, loadings New structure can be designed to suit Quay length (existing) 215m Quay length (potential) 300m Separate incoming / outgoing quays N/A O&M Support – small 3,000m2 Yes O&M Support – medium 10,000m2 No O&M Support – large 40,000m2 No Gravity foundation production N/A Jacket / lattice foundation production N/A Floating base production N/A Power Available Gas Available Water Available Operational impact No effect on current operations Permissions required – Crown Required Permissions required – Planning Required Permissions required – HRO Not required Road and rail access Road access Existing port security standard Full ISPS Compliance Current port H&S performance Lower than statistics from Port Skills and Safety End date based on June 2011 start Dec-14 Grant assistance ERDF; Assisted area status

19 Alfred Dock Birkenhead Operation and Maintenance Facility

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE The newly created facility can offer FACILITIES a fl exible arrangement of offi ces, workshops and storage facilities to Irish Sea RIVER Zone 9 MERSEY The Alfred Dock Birkenhead operation meet client requirements, and could and maintenance (O&M) terminal will be delivered within 12 months subject provide a purpose built O&M marine to contract. The coloured areas on the base with the capability to accommodate diagram show that the facility can be multiple crew transfer craft, and larger utilised in its entirety, or as two separate support vessels. The facility will be operations. created by infi lling the existing shallow water Alfred Dock Birkenhead, which is already 75% complete.

This facility has direct river access, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are 5 days a year when the facility will be at

Potential Rail Freight Connection lowest tide, providing a maximum 1 hour delay in access. Alfred Dock The entrance lock can be closed in bad LIVERPOOL weather to provide shelter for vessels, and is closed on average once a day for BIRKENHEAD shipping access into the Birkenhead dock system. At these times an auxiliary berth can be utilised. 20+ TONNE 40m 4m DEPTH

20 ENTRANCE 30.328M.(99'-0")WIDE SILL 2.015M.BELOW C.D.

Main Berths Common use 40M storage/parking Area (0.5acres)

Auxiliary Berths

190M

New Infi ll

Alfred Dock Operation and Maintenance Terminal

Attribute Description

Manufacturing N/A

Distance to Round 3 zone 9 60NM Water depth 3-4m LAT Slipway N/A Lay down area 5-10,000m2 Quay area, loadings New structure can be designed to suit Quay length (existing) N/A Quay length (potential) 40m max Separate incoming / outgoing quays N/A O&M Support – small 3,000m2 No O&M Support – medium 10,000m2 Post Panamax Terminal O&M Support – large 40,000m2 - Gravity foundation production - Jacket / lattice foundation production - Floating base production - Power Available Gas Available Water Available Operational impact Limited Permissions required – Crown Required Permissions required – Planning Not required Permissions required – HRO Not required Road and rail access Road access no rail Existing port security standard Not currently restricted Current port H&S performance - End date based on June 2011 start Jan 2013 Grant assistance ERDF; Assisted area status

21 Langton Dock Operation and Maintenance Facility

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES

Irish Sea RIVER The 2 hectares Langton operation and Zone 9 MERSEY maintenance (O&M) terminal is already consented for a RoRo link span, and can be simply converted to accommodate a pontoon construction giving full 24 hour Langton Dock in-river access for up to seven O&M vessels. Buildings already exist on the quayside for storage and crew facilities, and these can be redeveloped to deliver client requirements.

The Langton O&M terminal has the added benefi t of being adjacent to the

Potential Rail Freight Connection Langton Lock and Dock, providing ideal shelter for O&M vessels in storm periods, as well as dock facilities for inbound cargo vessels. Part of the Port LIVERPOOL of Liverpool, the Langton terminal has access to the container terminal for BIRKENHEAD imported components and direct access to the Port. The Langton terminal can be connected via barge to the base installation harbour locations, with the 50+ Manchester Ship Canal sites and the TONNE other O&M facilities available on the River Mersey. 330m 7m DEPTH

22 Operation and Maintenance

600M

Langton Dock Operation and Maintenance Terminal

Attribute Description

Manufacturing N/A

Distance to Round 3 zone 9 60NM Water depth 6-7m LAT Slipway N/A Lay down area 30,000m2 Quay area, loadings New structure can be designed to suit Quay length (existing) N/A Quay length (potential) Varies Separate incoming / outgoing quays 330m through lock O&M Support – small 3,000m2 No O&M Support – medium 10,000m2 Post Panamax Terminal O&M Support – large 40,000m2 Post Panamax Terminal Gravity foundation production - Jacket / lattice foundation production - Floating base production - Power Available Gas Available Water Available Operational impact New area will not affect existing operations once construction complete Permissions required – Crown Required Permissions required – Planning Not required Permissions required – HRO Required Road and rail access Road access no rail Existing port security standard - Current port H&S performance - End date based on June 2011 start Jan 2013 Grant assistance ERDF; Assisted area status

23 West Coast Mainline

Atlantic Knowsley Park Industrial Park

Port of Liverpool

LIVERPOOL

Cammell Manchester Laird Ship Canal

Liverpool International Business Wirral 3MG International Port Park Business Wirral Park Bridgewater Port Ince

Manchester Ship Canal Sites

OVERVIEW

The Manchester Ship Canal provides direct access to a further 256 hectares of available land, industrial facilities, infrastructure and assets including:

• Port Wirral • Port Bridgewater Port Wirral • Port Ince

These sites each have direct water access through signifi cant sized berthing facilities, with a maximum vessel size of 170.68m x 21.94m x 8.78m draught able to access the sites.

As detailed in this document, access to these sites and the Manchester Ship Port Bridgewater Canal provides the offshore industry with the ability to operate a ‘virtual production line’ of inter-connected facilities, as well as provide access to a large supply chain covering the Liverpool City Region into Cheshire and Greater Manchester.

Port Ince

24 Port Wirral

Attribute Description

Site Site between QEII dock and Bridgewater Paper vacant Proposed site for Port Wirral Site Area 67 hectares Ownership Peel Ports Planning None Ship Access Maximum size ship in Eastham lock is 170.68m x 21.94m x 8.78m draught Berth Length and available Depth 1,200m berth proposed Power Supply 11KV supply at adjacent site Water Supply None at present Drainage Proposed surface water drainage to the Manchester Ship Canal and foul drainage to main drains in North Road Road Access M53 Junction 7 within 1km Rail Access Existing rail access to adjacent Manisty Wharf with potential for extension onto the site Airports Liverpool John Lennon Airport Manchester Airport

25 Port Bridgewater

Attribute Description

Site The site is a former paper mill next to the Manchester Ship Canal and served by the adjacent Manisty Wharf and Ellesmere Port Dock The geology at the site comprises generally clayey made ground overlying glacial till Site Area 18.3 hectares Ownership Peel Ports Planning Authorised use for paper mill (Class B2) Planning consent required for port use Ship Access Maximum size ship in Eastham lock is 170.68m x 21.94m x 8.78m draught Berth Length and available Depth 330m berth partly on adjacent Manisty Wharf (in Peel Ownership) Power Supply 11KV Water Supply 150mm dia mains water supply Borehole supplies available Drainage Surface water drainage to River Mersey (indirectly) and to the Manchester Ship Canal Foul drainage to main drains in North Road Road Access M53 Junction 7 within 1km Rail Access Existing rail access to adjacent Manisty Wharf with potential for extension onto the site Airports Liverpool John Lennon Airport Manchester Airport

26 Port Ince

Attribute Description

Site Port Ince Site Area 130 hectares Ownership Peel Holdings Planning Planning consent for waste to energy recovery plant including port element i.e storage and distribution of cargo Ship Access Length 170m beam 21.9m draught 8.78m Berth Length and available Depth 240m Power Supply Access to 33KV and 132KV distribution with new infrastructure proposed into the site Water Supply None Drainage None Road Access 1.5km from J14 M56 Rail Access Planned Airports Liverpool John Lennon Airport Manchester Airport

27 West Coast Mainline

Atlantic Knowsley Park Industrial Park

Port of Liverpool

LIVERPOOL

Cammell Manchester Laird Ship Canal

Liverpool International Wirral Business Park 3MG International Port Business Wirral Park Bridgewater Port Ince

Non Marine Sites

In addition to those sites identifi ed ATLANTIC PARK LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL as being suitable for port, harbour BUSINESS PARK and operation and maintenance, there are also a number of industrial parks which are ideally located and linked through excellent road, rail and water infrastructure to provide support facilities to offshore operations in the Liverpool City Region.

These sites provide well established Atlantic Park is a 21 hectare mixed use Liverpool International Business Park industrial and commercial premises, development site with approximately (and adjoining Estuary Commerce Park) with large fl oor plates and sites readily 74,000m2 of industrial, manufacturing, is located 11.2km from the Port of available for immediate occupation. warehouse and offi ce space. Liverpool on its southern gateway A signifi cant engineering and industrial approach. supply chain is also located in these The site includes the ‘Big Foot’ unit, areas. which provides an estimated 30,000m2 The site provides a prestigious high of manufacturing space. This unit was quality commercial location for a variety formerly a turbine manufacturing of business occupiers, with facilities facility. As a result this unit has excellent for corporate headquarters, offi ces, crane/heavy lifting facilities, a high level communications centres and R&D power supply and signifi cant internal and facilities. external storage space. Available premises on the business park The site has specially adapted access range from 400 to 24,000 m2, with land for transporting out sized loads to the available for industrial, manufacturing, Port of Liverpool and/or the motorway storage and distribution uses. network. The site is located next to Liverpool The Atlantic Park site has all necessary John Lennon Airport providing excellent infrastructure services in place and is international connectivity. Connectivity to prepared for immediate development the national motorway network is via the without constraints. A561.

28 Atlantic Park Liverpool Knowsley 3MG / Stobart Port Wirral International Industrial Park International Business Park Business Park

Closest Port Port of Liverpool Port of Liverpool Port of Liverpool Stobart Port Cammell Laird

Proximity to port 3.2km 18.7km 11km 1.6km 5km

Proximity to 1.6km 3.2km 1.6km 6.4km 3.2km Motorways M57, M58 M57, M62 M57 M56 M53

Site Size 21 hectares 40 hectares 544 hectares 200 hectares 336 hectares

Available space 26,000m2 119,500m2 293,600m2 70,000m2 65,000m2

Planning consents granted B1, B2, B8 B1, B2, B8 B1, B2, B8 B1, B2, B8 B1, B2, B8

Accessibility for Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes out sized cargo

Grant Funding Yes Yes Yes SME Only Yes

ERDF Area Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

KNOWSLEY 3MG WIRRAL INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL PARK STOBART PORT BUSINESS PARK

Knowsley Industrial Park (KIP) is the The Mersey Multimodal Gateway (3MG) Wirral International Business Park largest industrial area in the Liverpool is located between the West Coast main (WIBP) comprises 336 hectares of City Region. It covers 544 hectares of rail line and the River Mersey. industrial and commercial sites situated land and is home to key manufacturers 5km from the Cammell Laird site. and engineering companies. The site has daily rail links to the key deep sea ports at Felixstowe and Currently there is 56,000m2 of industrial/ KIP has a rail terminal which links Southampton. manufacturing fl oorspace and 10,000 into the national rail network. There is m2 of offi ce/commercial ready to substantial expansion land immediately The site is 200 hectares in size and is an occupy with a further 20 hectares of adjacent to the rail terminal with the operational intermodal freight terminal development land. potential to build large manufacturing/ facility, handling in excess of 120,000 assembly sites to support this containers per year, including 65,000 Out sized loads can be moved from WIBP multimodal activity. containers by rail. There is currently to Cammell Laird and the quayside sites 70,000m2 of warehouse space rising to in Birkenhead via the A41. Large/wide/heavy structures can 325,000m2. be delivered by road into the Port of In addition, there are a number of vacant Liverpool via the A580/A57 and M57. In terms of its location, the port is sites on WIBP with direct access to the linked via A568 and A533/A557 roads River Mersey, including a 9 hectare The total availability of land within KIP to the national motorway network of site which with some investment in the is 100.3 hectares. This includes vacant the M62, M57 and M56; which in turn waterside access facilities could provide land without planning permission and links to the Port of Liverpool just 29km an ideal manufacturing/assembly land with permission but not started. away. Liverpool Airport is also in close solution to the offshore industry. proximity.

29 HGV DRIVE TIMES

5 hours 4 hours 3 hours 2 hours 1 hour Glasgow M8 Edinburgh

Clydeport

M74

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle International Logistics Tees

Hartlepool

Heysham Durham Liverpool City Region is the most M6 effi cient port location to service the UK Tees Valley A1 and Ireland. Leeds / It is well connected by the national Bradford motorway network, rail and water to Leeds M62 Hull the proposed fabrication, assembly and Liverpool operation and maintenance facilities at John Lennon Manchester Immingham Liverpool Manchester Cammell Laird, the Port of Liverpool and International Sheffield Robin Hood along the River Mersey and Manchester Cammell Doncaster Laird Stoke- Sheffield Ship Canal. on-Trent M1

Nottingham This prime location delivers major cost M6 East reduction and time saving benefi ts Midlands Norwich in the movement of components for the industry and reduces the overall Birmingham Leicester operational risk. Birmingham A1 International Liverpool City Region has developed M5 expertise in the movement of goods M40 Felixstowe Gloucester Luton with companies such as Stobart Group Swansea Oxford and Bibby Distribution based here. Luton Cardiff Excellent multimodal logistics facilities M4 are available, most notably the Mersey London Bristol Heathrow Medway Multimodal Gateway (3MG) in Widnes. M25 Dover The Port of Liverpool has a weekly feeder service from Southampton and regular Southampton Brighton short sea services to both Rotterdam and Antwerp on mainland Europe.

Plymouth

Falmouth

Information from East West Locations

30 Fabrication and Engineering Facilities 3 Cammell Laird Specifi cations Services High Integrity Engineering RWE - Gwynt y Môr Industry Supply Chain Overview Aerospace Case Study: Aerospace Automotive Maritime Case Study: ENSPEC Case Study: Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Cammell Laird Fabrication and Engineering Facilities

SPECIFICATIONS Cammell Laird has the capability and Load-out can be achieved via slipways, capacity to provide detailed design, or SPMT transportation to either the Size heavy fabrication and outfi t engineering South or West Quays of the non tidal wet Overall 145m x 107m x 50m of large complex structures constructed basin. Fabricated structures can also be Overall fl oor area 14,998 m2 completely under the cover of our stored until required on the adjacent 36 purpose built Module Construction acre laydown area. The internal layout of Cranes Hall. This facility is one of the largest in the Construction Hall allows for safe and 4 x 130 tonnes Europe and due to its proximity to the effi cient material handling with workfl ow River Mersey has the ability to load-out processes that allow for simultaneous 2 x 15 tonnes structure in excess of 100,000 tonnes. working on four 5,000+ tonne structures. Tandem lift of 240 tonnes

Under hook height 36m Construction hall Welding Services

Automatic, semi-automatic and 50m manual outlets to support 300 26.12m operatives. 45m 61m Other Services 18m 145m 42.6m Fresh water, compressed air, 66m 33.6m oxygen, acetylene and propane fi tted 107m throughout hall, electrical supply Side doors 2 off 18m wide x 17m high points for power tools, ventilation and fume extraction installed. Construction hall slipway doors Project offi ce & welfare Building Lane One Building Lane Two Health & safety offi ce, fi rst aid 21750 21750 17250 17250 stations, project offi ces, extensive 900 900 450 450 consumable stores, washrooms, 42500 clear opening 33600 clear opening changing and messing areas. 41500 max unit on 32500 max unit on centre line Clear height of centre line 42400 max unit on door 26.12m 33400 max unit on doors centre line doors centre line 416500 max unit limited by jetty 3 and 4

32 SERVICES HIGH INTEGRITY ENGINEERING RWE - GWYNT Y MÔR Shipyard Cammell Laird was originally Cammell Laird has a multi-million pound established in 1824 and has a long contract to support the construction Ship Building and illustrious record of service to of Gwynt y Môr, one of the largest wind Ship Conversion the marine industry. The company farms in Europe. Ship Repair is one of the largest commercial This has enabled continued investment in shiprepair, conversion and heavy Dry Docking infrastructure at the Birkenhead facility, fabrication companies and is recognised Off Shore Mobilisation where Cammell Laird is growing a internationally in the industry for the centre of global engineering excellence, range and quality of marine engineering, Construction serving the offshore renewables, civil fabrication and industrial services it nuclear and maritime sectors. Heavy Fabrication provides. Heavy Engineering RWE will utilise port and quayside Our business specialisation is in the facilities to load and fi t out the Module Construction commercial repair, conversion and heavy foundation structure for the offshore Heavy Load-out fabrication market place. We offer the wind turbines. The upgraded full array of shipyard skills and services, quayside will accommodate the newly Port making us a one stop shop for all of your commissioned state of the art Seabreeze Non Tidal Wet Basin marine requirements. construction vessels. Off Shore Mobilisation Cammell Laird is located within a RWE has signed an engineering services Component Loading/Unloading major marine and engineering services agreement, enabling the company to ‘cluster’ and has immediate and direct Laydown & Storage draw upon the wealth of engineering and access to specialist support services, Operations & Maintenance technical support available at Cammell Classifi cation Societies and Port State Laird to assist with the Gwynt y Môr Authorities. Support Services project. Naval Architecture System Design Mechanical & Electrical Design Procurement

33 Industry Supply Chain

OVERVIEW AEROSPACE CASE STUDY: AIRBUS

An integrated supply chain will provide In addition to the existing offshore The Airbus UK facility at Broughton, is the industry with a huge advantage capabilities and assets available, geographically in North Wales, but its reducing logistic costs and become a there is an internationally recognised supply chain and infl uence stretches major driver in the successful delivery of aerospace industry within a 1 hour drive right across the North West and 60% offshore renewable energy. time with skills and manufacturing/ of its employees live in the region. assembly capabilities which are easily There are 6,000 companies, employing transferable into the offshore industry. Broughton is the international centre circa 50,000 staff in the wider North of excellence in wing and pylon West manufacturing industry. The North West’s large aerospace technology for Airbus. The site, which sector, with over 250 companies, employs 6,500 highly skilled people, is Of specifi c relevance are the 250+ employs a highly-skilled workforce with responsible for assembling every wing companies currently supplying a wide specifi c expertise in airframe design and of all the 5,820 Airbus aircraft which range of products and services to the manufacture, fi nal assembly and aircraft have been delivered to date. This offshore engineering sector. engine subsystems. includes the advanced design wings on Airbus’ fl agship A380 525-seater The presence of three major global Companies successfully operating in the airliner. offshore industry out of the Liverpool players in this industry, Rolls Royce, City Region include DONG Energy, RWE Airbus and BAE, has led to the In recent years, the Airbus site has Innogy, Siemens, ABB, Osiris, CTC development of a strong supply chain, seen major investments totalling Marine, Peel Ports, Cammell Laird, with companies such as Hyde Aero more than £2 Billion in facilities and Turner & Townsend, Royal Haskoning, Products, Unison Engine Components infrastructure improvements. Airbus Ramboll and Millfi eld Composites. and Aircelle working closely with is currently building a state-of-the- industry partners on state-of-the-art art facility for wing assembly of the projects such as the next generation of new extra wide bodied A350 XWB unmanned aircraft, the latest composite aircraft, more than half of which structures and titanium components and will be made of composites. Airbus environmentally friendly aero engines. also manufactures and assembles wings and fuselages for the Hawker executive jet.

Picture credits: Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership archive; Siemens Press Pictures/ Siemens AG Munich/Berlin

34 Existing Supply Chain

• Advanced composites (inc nacelle housings, spinner assembly) • Marine risk assessments • Bearings manufacture • Marine technical services • Cable installation and transportation • Marine vessel charters • CNC, Autocad, 3D modelling, design and prototyping • Offshore marine engineering • Component manufacture (including stainless steel and alloys) • Oil and lubricant manufacture • Construction & civil engineers • Operation and maintenance (Offshore Wind) • Cranes and heavy lifting equipment • Paints and coatings (corrosive resistant) • Deepwater intervention / ROVs • Precision engineering and gears • Diving services • Process control equipment (SCADA and PLC’s) • Electrical engineering • Rotational speed measuring and instrumentation • Environmental monitoring • Seabed mapping / coastal surveying • Fabrication and welding • Ship repair and ship conversion • Foundation grouting • Springs and wireforms • Freight forwarding / global shipping • Steel suppliers • Heavy fabrication and engineering • Submarine cables • Highways, traffi c and transportation consultants • Transformers / High Voltage • HV cables and switchgear • Turbine servicing • Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment • Weather sensing equipment • Logistics and freight movement (including abnormal loads) • Winding / Rewinds

AUTOMOTIVE MARITIME CASE STUDY: ENSPEC

In terms of large scale manufacturing The maritime sector is a key sector Enspec Power Ltd is a privately and a successfully integrated supply in Liverpool City Region, with some owned electrical engineering chain, Liverpool City Region and the 1,700 fi rms employing around 28,000 company based in St. Helens. wider North West of England can employees. It is a diverse sector also boast signifi cant experience and encompassing port operations (wet They design, manufacture and expertise in the automotive sector. and dry docks), shipping services, install energy saving Power Factor professional services, distribution/ Correction (PFC) equipment for the Four global automotive manufacturers logistics, marine engineering and improved operating effi ciency of are based in the North West – Jaguar specialised services. Activities are electrical power systems to provide Land Rover, Vauxhall, Bentley and spread around Liverpool City Region and electricity cost savings and reduced Leyland Trucks. include: carbon footprints.

Of these companies, Jaguar Land Rover The Liverpool Maritime Academy, They also specialise in power and Vauxhall both have a major presence which provides a complete range of quality solutions and the within or just outside the Liverpool City professional training, degree courses manufacture of harmonic fi lters to Region, with signifi cant employment and and research to the maritime sector, eliminate the unwanted effects of local supply chains. including Port Management, Maritime harmonic distortion from electrical Business and Management, Logistics, networks. Over 43,000 people are employed in the Safety and Security and Nautical sector in total within 1 hour drive time Science. Current clients operating in the of Liverpool City Region, representing offshore industry include DONG a signifi cant skilled labour pool and Lairdside Maritime Centre which Energy, SSE, Vestas, RES and engineering capabilities. provides facilities to meet the training Converteam. needs of mariners including Marine Pilots, Shipmasters and Senior Navigating Offi cers. At the heart of the Centre is a ship-handling simulator that is amongst the most advanced in Europe and currently the only one in the UK with a 360° fi eld of vision.

35 CASE STUDY: The assessment required detailed modelling of the project off the North GWYNT Y MÔR OFFSHORE Wales coast in their simulator database, WIND FARM with three different wind turbine array confi gurations used. The outputs of the Project: To provide computer simulation provided valuable inputs simulation of traffi c in and around the into assessing the impact on navigation wind farms for the navigational risk arising from the proposed offshore assessment carried out by Strategic development. Marine Services on behalf of RWE npower renewables. Analysis of the results of the simulation work carried out by Lairdside Maritime Consultants Strategic Marine Services Centre aided Strategic Marine Services Ltd were commissioned to conduct a Ltd and RWE npower renewables in detailed navigational risk assessment determining whether any adjustment to identify and assess the hazards to was required to the borders of the shipping arising from the proposed proposed wind farm, and whether any development of the Gwynt y Môr offshore local traffi c control measures needed wind farm. to be established to mitigate against

increased risks created by a wind farm Lairdside Maritime Centre in Birkenhead adjacent to a busy existing shipping was invited to provide important route. input into that process by providing a computer based simulation of traffi c The work also contributed to the within and in the proximity of the understanding of local stakeholders and proposed development. assisted their provision of feedback on

the project. Lairdside Maritime Centre met the project requirements through the utilisation of the UK’s only 360° full mission navigational simulator.

36 Labour and Skills

Existing Skills Base Case Study: Jaguar Land Rover 4 Apprentices: Engineering R&D and Higher Education Expertise The Virtual Engineering Centre Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) University of Liverpool Further Education Existing Skills Base

The offshore wind industry requires This is increased to 14.9 million people Staff retention rates compare favourably a wide range of skilled and semi within a 120 minute journey to work area with other locations in the UK; 91% skilled employees. This includes of Liverpool City Region. of employers in Liverpool do not having a large pool of resources to consider staff turnover to be an issue. undertake manufacturing, assembly, Those aged between 16 and 19 represent (Foundations for Growth Survey 2008). programme and project management, 9.4% of the working age group of Liverpool administration, installation, operations City Region, which is above the 8.1% All of the data above compares and maintenance of wind farms. Due national average. favourably against other regions within the UK, and indicates that the offshore to the seasonality of the installation People in their twenties account for industry is able to take advantage of process it is also essential that there 19.4% of the working age population. is fl exibility in the labour supply to a large, young, well educated, and ensure the industry can address issues The working age population of Liverpool experienced workforce. effectively. City Region has grown for a 5th consecutive year. The workforce data table opposite indicates the labour pool within a 45 WORKFORCE DATA LIVERPOOL JTWA* minute Liverpool City Region journey to work area (JTWA). Over 45,000 people Total Labour Pool 585,665 are employed in the manufacturing Total Employed (Annual Average 2010) 516,190 sector, whilst a third of these are Male 261,610 currently employed directly within offshore engineering and related Female 254,580 industries. Manufacturing Sector Employment 45,220 Male 34,880 Liverpool City Region itself has a total Female 10,340 population of 1.6m people with a working age population of 980,000. Liverpool City Manufacturing Employees, % of Total 8.8% Region is currently home to over 80,000 High Technology Manufacturing 6,240 full-time students. Medium-high Technology Manufacturing 15,270 Medium-low Technology Manufacturing 13,675 Also of signifi cance is the wider catchment of the area with 6.9 million Low technology Manufacturing 20,690 people living within a 60 minute journey Offshore Engineering and Related Industries 15,500 to work area of Liverpool City Region. * Journey To Work Area

38 CASE STUDY

JAGUAR LAND ROVER

The National Apprenticeship Service Indeed 1412 apprentices have started • Appropriate apprenticeship and Skills Funding Agency have been their training at Jaguar Land Rover framework identifi cation through working alongside Liverpool City to date from the recent recruitment. role matching Region Local Enterprise Partnersip, Further to this Jaguar Land Rover Local Authorities and Job Centre Plus planned to double the number of • Brokerage, identifi cation of in supporting Jaguar Land Rover in the Advanced (Level 3) Apprenticeship providers and sourcing of provision recruitment of 1,500 new recruits. places in 2011. • Ensuring selected apprenticeship The collective aim was to ensure National Apprenticeship Service and provider has adequate contract training to support the launch of the partners were able to support Jaguar value in order to support Evoque with an ambitious “World Land Rover in developing the World • On going key account management Class Manufacturing Apprenticeship Class Manufacturing Training Project support to ensure successful Programme”. The 1,500 new recruits by: delivery of programme of all ages join the workforce at Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood plant • Aligning apprenticeship provision to build the new Range Rover Evoque. alongside that of partners with the They will be trained initially up to an needs of Jaguar Land Rover Intermediate (Level 2) Apprenticeship • Advertising for recruitment in Business Improvement Techniques. alongside Job Centre Plus and Training has now begun with Pera Manpower Innovation Limited; the training provider appointed by Jaguar Land • Workforce development planning Rover through the process. alongside Jaguar Land Rover staff

Apprenticeships: Engineering

There are currently 23 providers Working in partnership with key working with employers based in employers such as Peel Ports, Liverpool City Region delivering Cammell Laird and their supply chains, engineering and logistics skills training. Mersey Maritime also takes a lead in In total there are 2,391 learners across establishing skills and training needs Engineering and Logistics Frameworks across the sector – analysing both for 2010/11. current and future trends – and as part of a larger group incorporating the A considerable number of Engineering Maritime and Engineering College North Apprenticeship Frameworks are West (MECNW), ensures that provision is focussed upon welding and fabrication put in place to meet that demand. with Maritime Engineering College North West and North West Training Much of this work is currently centred Council being leading examples of around the identifi cation of existing providers in these areas. and potential services, processes and technologies in Liverpool City Region Local colleges deliver the range of that can be adapted to take advantage Engineering and Logistics Frameworks of the opportunities in the low carbon too with learning pathways focussing power generation sector. on: Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, depending on the specifi c needs of the employer.

39 R&D and Higher Education Expertise

The practical, well developed THE VIRTUAL LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES partnership approach between the public ENGINEERING CENTRE UNIVERSITY (LJMU) and private sectors within Liverpool City Region, led by Liverpool City Region The Virtual Engineering Centre at LJMU’s Maritime Academy is a world Local Enterprise Partnersip, can help Daresbury is a University of Liverpool leader in marine, offshore and transport link the offshore industry, its wider initiative in partnership with the North studies, collaborating with leading supply chain and the R&D expertise to West Aerospace Alliance, the Science institutions, such as the World Maritime enable the offshore industry to take full and Technology Facilities Council, BAE University, Lille University of Technology, advantage of the assets and capabilities Systems, Morson Projects and Airbus. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, available. Incheon University, Wuhan University of It provides industry leading expertise, Technology and Manchester University. The North West boasts a wealth capabilities and assets to enable the of offshore industry relevant R&D It has a facility with navigation & radar development and provision of a world experience within academia and its simulation training equipment and an class resource in virtual engineering. research centres, and is at the forefront advanced ship-handling simulator,

of major technical innovations such the only facility in the UK with a 360° The technology and techniques used as composites and computational fi eld-of-view visual system. This facility within the Virtual Engineering Centre are modelling. Specifi c examples include: is located next to the Cammell Laird applicable to all organisations involved in fabrication and assembly facility and the Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace • National Oceanography Centre will form part of the proposed offshore and Automotive sectors, and at all levels (University of Liverpool) renewable energy cluster. of the supply chain. • The Stephenson Institute for Energy It will provide offshore scenarios (University of Liverpool) Adoption of virtual engineering for training, staff converting to new • Maritime Academy (Liverpool John techniques into the product design and vessels, deck offi cer training and Moores University) manufacturing processes across the enable feasibility testing of offshore and advanced manufacturing industry and its harbour facilities before construction. • Virtual Engineering Centre (Daresbury) supply chain will be critical to achieving a • Daresbury Science & Innovation competitive advantage for organisations Campus in an increasingly competitive and global market place. • North West Composites Centre (University of Manchester)

40 UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL interconnected system for research oceanography in the development and and testing. deployment of instruments for the Sustainable energy is a key area of observation of the marine environment, research at the University, with the As a result of this energy related and has access to research vessels and recently formed Stephenson Institute activity, the University has developed a marine equipment pool including for for Renewable Energy leading on key relationships with internationally ocean observation. research activity within the University. renowned partners working in the fi eld of offshore wind and associated NOC can provide advice and data on In engineering, the University has technologies such as Ocean University conditions for offshore operations, and developed a particular expertise in the China, CENER (Spanish Centre for has capability in numerical modelling of aerodynamic modelling of wind and Renewable Energy research), HR tides and waves for resource estimation water turbines. Wallingford, EDF, Scottish Power and as well as the assessment of impact Siemens. of device deployment on the physical The Centre for Intelligent Monitoring environment and ecosystems. Systems (CIMS) within the Engineering The National Oceanography Centre School has expertise in the diagnosis, (NOC): NOC is an internationally measurement and monitoring of recognised research centre located on complex systems, some in hazardous the University of Liverpool’s campus, environments, utilising non-intrusive and is focussed on world class techniques. oceanographic research.

Areas where this has been utilised The NOC Marine Systems Modelling to date include monitoring existing group is the largest collection of marine substations and electrical plants modellers in the UK and makes a onshore and offshore, as well as substantial contribution to the global onshore wind turbines. effort in this fi eld. NOC contributes expertise on the shelf scale, ocean The University is also very strong in margin, coastal/estuarine modelling of smart grid technology and has an hydrodynamics, ecosystems, sediment operational smart grid linked directly to transport and surface waves, as well as a wind turbine and other renewable global ocean circulation models. technologies to produce a fully NOC also has capability in shelf seas

41 Further Education

Liverpool City Region is also home to a of the most up to date college facilities in The College boasts a new £57 million growing and industry relevant Further the country. campus in the centre of St. Helens, and Education (FE) community, including is proud of its ‘green credentials’. With Liverpool Community College; one of Knowsley Community College, near an Environmental Technology Centre and the largest further education colleges in Knowsley Industrial Park, offers a number of effi ciency initiatives which England, teaching in the region of 17,000 Construction and Engineering courses have been successfully implemented students a year. and actively engages with employers to across the College. place apprentices. The College has a large construction and Together these colleges provide access engineering department, with over 2,000 Riverside College, with major sites in to over 25,000 talented students, varied construction students a year studying both Widnes and Runcorn, hosts a Skills training solutions, and apprentices qualifi cations ranging from NVQ level 1 and Enterprise Centre to provide and with practical skills and qualifi cations to degree level. deliver professional training in a range to support the business needs of the of disciplines across Liverpool City offshore wind industry. The College actively promotes the low Region and beyond. carbon agenda within Liverpool City Nationally the budget for funding Region and integrates sustainability and Particular sector strengths for apprentices is increasing; for the 2010- environmental modules into industry the College include Automotive 11 fi nancial year it was £1,328 million: relevant courses. It has recently been Manufacturing and Engineering, and £780m for 16-18 year olds; £548m for recognised as a National Skills Academy the provision of training for supervisors 19+. Funding will increase to over £1,400 for Environmental Technologies. and managers and higher education million in the current fi nancial year: programmes in the Aerospace Sector. £799m for 16-18 year olds; £605m for Other excellent FE Colleges in the those aged 19 and over. Liverpool City Region include Hugh St. Helens College is a major provider Baird College in Bootle, just 3km from of training solutions to business and It is therefore helpful for the offshore the Port of Liverpool, with over 7,000 a key Regional and National centre industry to have direct access to a large students and specialisms in Electrical for a range of specialist programmes, talent pool to fully take advantage of and General Engineering. including Engineering, Science and this projected increase in funding and Construction. St. Helens College has the business benefi ts associated with Wirral Metropolitan College in the ability to provide industry employers employing talented apprentices, as Birkenhead, close to the Cammell with a tailored service, offering bespoke is provided by the FE colleges within Laird site, has relevant courses in solutions to local, regional and national Liverpool City Region. Construction and Engineering and some organisations.

42 Location

Liverpool City Region Overview FDI Bench Mark Data 5 Connectivity Business Support Lifestyle Lifestyle Case Study: Jaguar Land Rover Liverpool City Region

OVERVIEW and schools, Liverpool City Region MAJOR NEW FACILITIES delivers all this and more, in one of the Liverpool has enjoyed a remarkable UK’s most welcoming cities. • Liverpool ONE, Grosvenor’s renaissance over the past 10 years and £1bn development in Liverpool its economy has outperformed the rest It is a place rich in history, architecture City Centre’s retail core, making of the UK during this period. and culture whilst very much geared Liverpool one of the UK’s best to the needs of today’s businesses and destination shopping locations in Key business drivers in the economy visitors. are advanced manufacturing, life the UK It has a long history of mercantile trade sciences, fi nancial and professional • Arena and Convention Centre and is a UNESCO world heritage site services, maritime and logistics, the Liverpool providing a state of the art and retains a thriving and signifi cant visitor economy and more recently, conference and performance venue commercial and maritime community. renewables. Together these have attracting international business created thousands of new jobs. It is an outstanding location to work, live events and culture The City Region is home to many leading and visit, and has been further enhanced • Liverpool John Lennon Airport’s international businesses such as Jaguar by recent investments, outlined in the improved passenger facilities, Land Rover, Unilever, Cammell Laird, adjacent Major New Facilities table. now serving over 70 European Peel Group, Novartis, Prinovis, NSG These facilities have helped to create destinations Pilkington, Stobart Group, Shop Direct an environment that is highly suited to Group, Santander, Maersk and Atlantic • Lime Street train station and West business growth and investment and Container Lines. Coast mainline upgrades providing as a result, Liverpool City Region is excellent facilities for passengers It is now a vibrant and cosmopolitan a location that scores very highly on and frequent daily services to City Region of over 1.5 million people, business environment, connectivity and London (2 hours) and the rest of providing an excellent environment and lifestyle. the UK facilities for businesses serving the When benchmarked with other potential offshore wind energy industry. • New hotels and serviced offshore investment locations on these apartments across Liverpool City From conference venues, to hotels and factors, Liverpool City Region emerges Region providing excellent choice restaurants, professional services to as the best location for offshore wind and value to both business and manufacturing supply chains, culture energy. (FDI Benchmark 2011 provided leisure visitors and leisure amenities to excellent homes by The Financial Times).

44 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT QUALITY INDEX BREAKDOWN 12 Regulatory environment

10 Access to fi nance

8 Taxation and incentives Operating risk 6 Economic growth and stability 4

2

0 Belfast Bristol Dundee Glasgow Kingston Liverpool Newcastle Upon Hull City Region

CONNECTIVITY QUALITY INDEX BREAKDOWN 14 Quality of ICT infrastructure

12 Quality of utilities Quality of local infrastructure 10 Access to major overseas markets 8

6

4

2

0 Belfast Bristol Dundee Glasgow Kingston Liverpool Newcastle Upon Hull City Region (Source: FDI Benchmark 2011 The Financial Times)

45 Connectivity

Liverpool City Region provides excellent national and international connectivity. International travellers are able to easily access Liverpool City Region via both Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) and Manchester Airport. The City Region offers direct routes to over 70 Glasgow M8 Edinburgh European destinations, and more than

650 internationally – including the key M74 European offshore hubs in Germany, Newcastle Denmark and the Netherlands. upon Tyne Stena Line now provides 13 ferry sailings each week between Birkenhead and M6 Belfast in Northern Ireland. A1 Travel within the UK is easy, with Leeds M62 Hull Liverpool City Region being at the M58 Manchester convergence of six motorways, Liverpool M56 Sheffield connecting Liverpool City Region to the Stoke- on-Trent M1

national motorway network. M6 Nottingham

London is only 2 hours away by direct Leicester Birmingham train thanks to the direct link to the West A1 Coast main line, whilst Glasgow, Hull, M5 M40 Newcastle, Bristol and the major ports Gloucester Luton Oxford in the South East are all accessible. Cardiff M4 Bristol London M25 Within the Region, Merseytravel manages Dover an extensive network of highly effective public transport services, including an excellent passenger rail system, facilitating easy local commuting.

46 Business Support

As a target growth sector for Liverpool projects up to a maximum intervention Whether the business need is for short City Region, there is a range of support of 15% of capital costs. The mechanisms term accommodation for delivery of a available for the offshore wind energy for application for funding are Port contract, or a site for major investment, industry to invest. Infrastructure Funding and Regional Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Growth Funding. Liverpool City Region Partnersip and its partners can support it. At the heart of this is Liverpool City Local Enterprise Partnersip will provide Region Local Enterprise Partnersip, This support enables the business to advice and guidance on eligibility and Liverpool City Region’s leading focus their time more effi ciently and application for potential investment membership organisation. signifi cantly aids successful project projects working with colleagues in delivery, reducing unnecessary risk and A not for profi t organisation it has Government departments. cost. over 500 public and private sector Liverpool City Region also benefi ts from members including 6 local authorities, an extensive programme of European 3 universities and leading businesses SERVICES PROVIDED Regional Development Funding (ERDF). such as Cammell Laird, Peel Group, Whilst extensively committed, Liverpool • Detailed location information Jaguar Land Rover, Unilever, NSG City Region Local Enterprise Partnersip Pilkington, E.ON and Scottish Power. • Demographic analysis can advise on potential eligibility and Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise application for these funds. • Financial advice and assistance Partnersip and its partners can provide a The City Region has a thriving • Land and property search and wide range of location services to assist professional and fi nancial services support companies to establish their operations sector, with expertise in commercial in Liverpool City Region. • Workforce recruitment and training and maritime services. It hosts many services A dedicated relationship manager is of the UK’s leading property, law appointed to support each company and accountancy practices to whom • Supply chain development considering investment options to Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise • Planning and environment guidance ensure that full advantage is taken of Partnersip would be pleased to facilitate these services and determining the right an introduction, including:- • Professional services brokering location within the City Region for their Amion consulting, Beech Jones de Lloyd, • Staff relocation support business. Brabners, CBRE, Deloitte, DLA Piper, • Business network introductions Liverpool City Region benefi ts from DWF, Grant Thornton, GVA, Hill Dickinson, • Post investment support UK Government Assisted Area Status. JLT Speciality Limited, Jones Lang This framework provides the potential Lasalle, KPMG, Mazars and Weightmans • Grant support for grant funding for major investment

47 Lifestyle

WHY DOES IT MATTER? Liverpool has also been voted the UK’s SHOPPING Friendliest City for two consecutive The quality of a location’s lifestyle will years by discerning readers of Condé The city’s retail offer has been have a signifi cant bearing on the ability Nast Traveller (2010 and 2011). transformed with the expansive £1billion to attract and retain staff. Liverpool ONE retail and leisure NIGHTLIFE development by Grosvenor. Liverpool City Region scores very highly in this regard, particularly when In a city of musical achievement you Spanning 42 acres, it features shops, compared with other potential locations would expect a diverse and vibrant cafés, restaurants, bars, offi ces, (See comparison from FDI Benchmark/ nightlife. Liverpool won’t disappoint. apartments, hotels and the fi ve-acre The Financial Times opposite). Chavasse Park. Across the city, you will fi nd live music Where key personnel are required to venues, clubs, restaurants, cafes, real Liverpool’s investment in the retail relocate from other areas of the UK or ale pubs, cocktail and cabaret bars – sector has resulted in the city jumping from around the world, Liverpool City which together make Liverpool’s night from 17th place to 5th place in the UK Region provides an attractive option scene one of the liveliest in the UK. retail listings from Experian. with a cosmopolitan European City at its core. The quality of the offer is very high, EATING OUT CULTURE making it an excellent place to work, live When it comes to food, Liverpool really Liverpool’s year as Capital of Culture and to visit. is a world in one city with dishes from showcased a UNESCO World Heritage city PLACES TO STAY across the globe, from Afro-Caribbean renowned for its strong maritime history, and Brazilian, Japanese and Russian, to breathtaking architecture, and passion With an abundance of excellent hotels traditional British cuisine; something to for music, the arts, culture and sport. and serviced apartments, there are suit all tastes. Liverpool City Region boasts the largest plenty of good places for visitors and Liverpool’s Chinatown is home to the collection of galleries and museums contractors to stay, at an affordable cost. oldest Chinese community in Europe and outside of London and includes For people staying for extended periods, has dozens of eateries, refl ecting that World Museum Liverpool, Walker Art possibly with their families, there are rich heritage. Gallery, International Slavery Museum, many appealing places to live, from Merseyside Maritime Museum and Tate leafy Georgian terraces to coastal towns Panoramic is UK’s highest restaurant. Liverpool. This impressive list now and villages, with an choice of excellent Located on the 34th fl oor of West Tower, you includes the £72million Museum of public and private schools. can enjoy fi ne dining and astounding views. Liverpool, the largest newly-built national museum in Britain for over a Century.

48 SPORT AND LEISURE LIFESTYLE QUALITY INDEX BREAKDOWN

The surrounding areas are breathtaking: 7 kilometres of National Trust coastline, nature reserves and wildlife. As part of England’s Golf Coast, the 6 region played host to both the 2006 and 2008 British Open tournaments – and it returns to Royal Liverpool in 2014. 5 Liverpool is also home to the world’s greatest steeplechase – the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree Racecourse. 4 The region is also home to two Premier League football clubs, Liverpool and 3 Everton. And you can catch Super League rugby action at St. Helens and Widnes. 2 FURTHER AFIELD

Liverpool City Region is located on the 1 North West Coast, making travelling to the outstanding National Parks of Wales, the Lake District, and Yorkshire 0 easy, within a 75 minute drive. Belfast Bristol Dundee Glasgow Kingston Liverpool Newcastle Excellent European connectivity through Upon Hull City Region Liverpool John Lennon Airport brings over 60 European destinations within Attractiveness for international staff a couple of hours reach by frequent scheduled air services, many operated Cost of living by low cost airlines. (See comparison from FDI Benchmark/The Financial Times opposite)

49 Lifestyle Case Study

JAGUAR LAND ROVER have Liverpool itself, it’s fantastic. “... there are industrial areas, a bustling city centre and then Although the region is huge when you MARK CAPPER amazing rural areas all within take into account the Lakes and Wales Mark Capper relocated from Edinburgh the actual infrastructure is really good. easy reach” in 2000 to work for Jaguar Land Rover. Liverpool John Lennon Airport has great links to my family back home in “ I applied to Jaguar Land Rover straight Belfast and it’s been great to have all from university and as I was going my friends meet up in Liverpool to fl y through the interview process it became off somewhere on holiday – no one else pretty obvious that Halewood was going I know lives in an area that offers so to go through a massive expansion at the much. time. I started looking at all the options in Halewood and by the time I got to I enjoy going out to the pubs and clubs the fi nal interview I actually specifi ed in Liverpool and in my ten years here Halewood as my preferred option, and I have never experienced any trouble. from that day I have never looked back. I can honestly say I feel safer and happier living in Liverpool than I would Since I’ve been here I’ve seen so much be living anywhere else. change across the region. Liverpool is such a social and fun place to be and I Where I live is so beautiful, it’s very think it’s grown and there are a lot rural, my house looks over the Mersey more people coming into the area now – with nothing in between it. I just love from tourists to people relocating – that about this region you have industrial it’s become so vibrant and full of life. areas, the airport and a bustling city centre and then amazing rural areas all The sheer size of Liverpool took me within easy reach of each other. aback when I moved here – you don’t It’s a great place to live and work realise how much there is to do in the because of the friendly people. There is area, there are so many more activities a real can do attitude among the people to do in the whole region, you have in Liverpool but at the same time they North Wales, the Lakes – lots of outdoor know how to enjoy themselves.” activities around the area and then you

50 Long Term Vision

Liverpool City Region Offshore Wind Energy 6 Long Term Vision

LIVERPOOL CITY REGION MAJOR PROJECTS TOTALLING These projects will have a catalytic £12BN Liverpool City Region’s public and impact on the economy and help to private sector leaders have identifi ed transform the City Region, making a • 3MG Multimodal Gateway 4 key business sectors that will deliver major contribution to rebalancing the UK (2013 - £92m) signifi cant growth to the economy over economy – one of the Government’s key • International Exhibition Centre the next 10 years. These are:- priorities. (2014 - £40m)

• Low Carbon Economy Liverpool City Region is a proud place, • International Trade Centre • SuperPort with a rich heritage and a bright future. (2014 - £150m) • Knowledge Economy • Post Panamax Deep Water Port • Visitor Economy Offshore wind energy is an important (2014 - £350m) element in Liverpool City Region’s future Detailed Action Plans have been as one of Europe’s premier City Regions. • Liverpool Biomedical Campus developed in each of these key sectors (2015 - £500m) and business led Committees and • Mersey Gateway Bridge Panels have been established in each to (2015 - £600m) drive them forward. • Wirral Waters (2011-2050 - £5bn) Over the next 10 years it is anticipated Enterprise Zone that 100,000 jobs will be created in these • Liverpool Waters (2011-2050 - 5bn) 4 sectors as Liverpool City Region’s Enterprise Zone economy continues to outperform the rest of the UK. • 150MW Biomass Plant (2015 - £300m) At the heart of these plans are major investment projects that will transform the economy.

A number of these projects already have planning approval and fi nance in place and will proceed imminently.

52 OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY These future developments provide Our vision is for Liverpool City Region to a long term West Coast UK market become a global centre of excellence for for developers, manufacturers and the offshore wind industry, drawing upon suppliers who will invest in facilities in its extensive natural offshore energy Liverpool City Region. assets and its excellent infrastructure and capabilities to service this industry.

RWE has chosen Cammell Laird in Liverpool City Region as their base port installation habour for Gwynt y Môr, one of the largest offshore wind farms in construction in Europe.

This major investment helps position Liverpool City Region as a key location in the offshore wind industry.

The £18bn development of Irish Sea wind farms over the next 10 years will add signifi cantly to this growth and it is considered a priority for Liverpool City Region to support the industry in this sector.

Looking further to the future the renewable offshore energy resources of the Atlantic, Irish and Scottish waters are yet to be fully realised. Liverpool City Region is ideally situated as a base to service these Round 3.5 and Round 4 West Coast UK developments.

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Peel Ports Contact: Ross Thompson Tel: +44 (0)7760 789220 Email: [email protected] www.peelports.co.uk

Cammell Laird Contact: David Williams Tel: +44 (0)151 649 6600 Email: [email protected] www.cammell-laird.com

Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership Contact: Mark Knowles Tel: +44 (0)151 227 2727 Email: [email protected] www.liverpoollep.org