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Industry Skills Gap Hydraulics Marketing and Branding COMMUNICATION HUB FOR THE WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY SKILLS GAP HYDRAULICS MARKETING AND BRANDING CABLE PROTECTION INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2012 | £5.25 INTRODUCTION WIND ENERGY NETWORK SKILLS GAP INITIATIVE We continue in this edition with 3 Currently no website exists which pulls all INTERACTIVE MAGAZINE AND different angles on our skills gap this information into one place to make it WEBSITE initiative. simple to discover how to begin a career Just another reminder regarding the in wind. interactive magazine and website for those 1 Leading lights in the industry giving who are not aware of the possibilities. their opinions on the subject area The new website is scheduled to go live generally in October 2012 and we will keep you all Please go online and follow the various 2 The scheduled first target area informed as we progress. links in the online magazine pages. within our long term strategy Particularly interesting are the links to – schools up to GCSE level. We have now given several presentations the micropages and videos within our We feature various projects around throughout the UK regarding our website which are bespoke and specific the UK initiative and have received very positive to companies/organisations serving the 3 An Oslo based initiative which comments. needs of the wind energy industry. attracts young people into the maritime industry and is setting up The first stage is to form a steering group Just click on these coloured flashes in Liverpool to do the same in the to drive this forward which will be in shown below whenever you see them in UK place as this edition goes to press with the online magazine. the first meeting due to take place in New readers can learn more about this early September 2012 – this meeting will initiative within the pages of the last 2 discuss/set policy and timescales. = See enhanced entry online editions. e BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FEATURE WIND INDUSTRY CAREERS We have extended this feature = See video library online WIC is a website which will be run for substantially to include new regular the industry by the industry in order to contributors. attract talented individuals to a career in wind. INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY FEATURE Information will be included as follows... In a fast moving and exciting industry the need for innovative thinking is paramount • All the types of opportunities – we feature a varied mix of subject areas. and career/career paths available in the industry with typical MARKETING AND REBRANDING qualification requirements FEATURE • List of relevant training providers We have found many companies merging • List of employers who offer and reinventing themselves over the last employment for skilled few years to satisfy the industry’s needs. technicians as well as offering We therefore feature their experiences apprenticeships and how they have fared, which we strongly believe will help others who are considering similar moves. CABLE PROTECTION AND HYDRAULICS FEATURES Duncan McGilvray We continue to focus on all the interesting Editor | Wind Energy Network and component parts in the makeup of the industry in these informative features. We pass on information from the experts. and from that information you can then make informed decisions based on fact. www.windenergynetwork.co.uk 01 WIND ENERGY NETWORK EVEN IF WE ARE THE LEADERS WE CAN STILL LEARN FROM OTHERS WIND INDUSTRY CAREERS WEBSITE – an update (more info in Editor’s welcome on page 1) The front cover denotes the world and as we learn more we see how inextricably Our steering group will have been formed linked we are – it is very much, as the by the time we publish with their first saying goes, a small world. meeting planned to take place in early September 2012 with the website due to The wind energy industry is now go live in October 2012. recognised throughout the world as an enormous opportunity to not only We are indeed honoured to boast some decrease our dependence on other less very influential people guiding us to our environmentally attractive energy sources aim of bridging the wind energy industry but can also expand global economies skills gap and we will keep you all informed at the same time – very much a win win of progress. situation. The UK is also recognised as the leader in WIND INDUSTRY CAREERS the field however others can overtake us presentations – UK WIDE if we do not grasp the nettle and get on Our aim is to complement and not to be in with it. competition with others who have been/ are doing great things within this subject Rob Bell from Archomai explains in our area throughout the UK. lead industry article, commencing on page 4, a very important area in which we Through our recent series of presentations can learn from global experiences how in the south, north, east and west of the to move forward quickly – that of training UK this has been recognised. and management within a sector which is moving at an astonishing rate. The first meeting of the steering group will discuss the setting of policy and timescales so that we may move forward quickly but effectively. Duncan McGilvray Editor | Wind Energy Network 02 www.windenergynetwork.co.uk CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE 60 Company profile – Ramora UK and the National Explosive Safety Scheme (NESS) PAGE 4 Global Skills Thinking – Rob Bell from Archomai offers his thoughts PAGE 62 Working together feature – RES, Tidal Transit and Aberdrola PAGE 8 Your Industry News section starts here PAGE 66 Wind sensors – FT Technologies PAGE 14 Your regular events calendar and what’s new PAGE 68 Marketing and Rebranding feature – real world PAGE 16 Skills gap feature – leading industry lights give advice from those who have ‘been there done that’ their views PAGE 74 Towers and Masts – FLI Structures gives us an PAGE 18 Skills Gap feature – target area 1: Schools up to insight GCSE PAGE 76 EEEGR 2012 conference – International firms seek PAGE 24 YoungShip – Mersey Maritime hosts a supply chain support in East of England presentation initiative on attracting young people to the maritime sector PAGE 78 Cable Protection Systems – substantial feature on this key industry area PAGE 26 Business Development section – regular advice from an extended team PAGE 86 Bringing Oil and Gas Experience to Offshore Wind – FoundOcean gives you the benefit of their PAGE 38 Health & Safety – continuing advice from the experience leaders in the field, Risktec PAGE 88 Accomodation offshore – the ASV Pioneer from PAGE 42 Law – Intellectual Property the Ferguson Group PAGE 44 Innovation and New Technologies feature Offshore PAGE 90 Hydraulics feature – another key industry area explored PAGE 58 Engineering – the Newcastle Chambers of Engineers (NCOE) continue their regular feature PAGE 96 Supply Chain Register information P13 P21 P83 GREEN ENERGY PUBLISHING LTD (NORTHERN)Skellfield House, 12 Skellfield Terrace, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 1NE 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 GLOBAL SKILLS THINKING WHEN VISITING A RECENT OFFSHORE WIND EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE NEAR HULL, WE WERE INTRODUCED TO ROB BELL FROM THE CONSULTANCY COMPANY ARCHOMAI, WHO WRITES OUR LEAD INDUSTRY ARTICLE IN THIS EDITION. GLOBAL SKILLS The company trades globally and THINKINGRob, Archomai’s CEO, is very seldom based in the UK. It was enlightening to listen to his presentation at the Returning to the UK in 2005 after 25 conference on how the skills agenda years overseas, he played a key role in works around the world and that we the launch and funding of the £20 million can learn much from others. logistics institute at the University of Hull; is a Director of Hull Truck Theatre and Archomai specialises in logistics and is most proud of his involvement in the supply chain thinking and practice in Emmaus Social Enterprise in support of emerging and frontier markets – for the homeless. instance they have been developing skills capacity, building programmes for the energy industry in places like India and Kurdistan. Educated at St Andrews and Oxford Universities, Rob has worked in management consultancy at board level in diverse industry sectors such as steel, dairy, mining and utilities, to healthcare and retail in over 55 countries. 04 www.windenergynetwork.co.uk GLOBAL SKILLS THINKING SKILLS MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Archomai is a consultancy specialising in logistics and supply chain thinking and practice in emerging and frontier markets. We have worked on several trade corridors in Africa; mapping the supply chains from agricultural or mining projects to the ports and implementing improvements. SIMULATION AND SIMULATOR TECHNOLOGY We are working on energy projects in Kurdistan and India where we map the supply chain to identify training needs and deliver a Skills Capacity Building Programme to tackle the issues. We set up a skills training centre and use leading edge simulation and simulator technology to assess and improve performance on drilling, heavy lifting and all forms of materials handling equipment. MAXIMISING OUTPUT Right now the renewables industry relies on subsidy but innovation will drive better, cheaper and more commercially viable technologies to maximise output from all renewables – including wind power. The key is that this power will be the motor for transformations in the shape of our cities, homes and the industries in which we work.
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