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The site comprising 400 acres of port area with access to a 2.2km quay and 350 acres of statutory harbour authority has been identified as one of three sites on the east coast of the UK with the size, scale, shape, and location capable of being an Offshore Renewable Energy Hub Port. View from SE at main entrance, showing Pipe Mill buildings. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. View from SW across from the yard to the Whiteness Spit. It will mean good, well paid jobs. Management at Ardersier have so far refused to comment beyond saying, they are hopeful of work coming to the yard in the near future, and a, spokesman for Elf Enterprise said that no decision has yet been made on, the award of the sub-contract, although he confirmed that MacDermotts is, one of the bidders for the work. Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important green energy and decommissioning facilities. However, a fall in demand finally led to the facility's closure in 2001. The potential of this site, if put into productive use, is enormous and if that potential is realised, there is a clear prospect of the creation of substantial numbers of jobs.. General view from S of Deck Assembly building (centre), with High-level Warehouse (left). Mechanic / Welder. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Mr Clowes died in February last year, with his son David, a former commercial pilot, taking over as chairman of the group in the same month. Interior. 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View from E of SE and NE (open) side of Deck Assembly building. 1974 At its peak, there were over 3,000 staff employed at Ardersier constructing offshore platforms for the oil industry. Read about our approach to external linking. View from SE along open (NE) side of Deck Assembly building. In 2016, Clowes Developments purchased the site from administration for 5m. Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard View from S of Deck Assembly building (centre), with High-level Warehouse (left). Ardersier Port, near Inverness, could become a hub for manufacturing offshore wind turbine parts. This site uses cookies. Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. The new owner has not been disclosed. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan. The sites sale was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. Mr Regan and Mr OSullivan set up Ardersier Port (Scotland) in May and registered the business in Fraserburgh. Although completed on Friday, July 8, news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week. View from N towards Paint Store on SW edge of yard. On its website, CWC Group says it is fuelled by its own hard-won resources and has raised itself from the ground to become one of the largest and strongest privately-owned UK property investment and property development organisations.. Ardersier Port (Scotland) describes the facility as the largest brownfield port in the United Kingdom and say it has been identified as one of just three UK east coast sites with the size, scale, shape, and location capable of being an offshore renewable energy hub port. Interior. However, that planning permission has now expired and developer Ardersier Port Ltd has sought to renew it. On its website, CWC Group says it is fuelled by its own hard-won resources and has raised itself from the ground to become one of the largest and strongest privately-owned UK property investment and property development organisations.. "We strongly believe that a credible execution and industrialization plan, accurate cost assumptions, a proven and bankable technology, and the option to manufacture our concrete floating foundations locally will contribute to our projects successful execution. . It employed 4,500 people in its heyday but closed in 2001 after demand dropped. Steve Regan, a former chief executive of civil engineering firm Careys, and business partner Tony OSullivan, say the facility belongs to them now. MHG45951 - Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard Summary. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. View from E of Maintenance Shop (? 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By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies -. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies -. Worked on various projects at Nigg and Ardersier Fabrication yards in Scotland, Terra Nova FPSO Project in St John's Newfoundland Canada, Barracuda and Carratinga FPSO's in Rio de Janeiro and was seconded Agip in Dubai UAE on Kashagan project Mike #McDermott employees and families rolled up their sleeves to clean 10 . All Rights Reserved. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . ", Announcing the purchase on social media, Mr O'Sullivan said Ardersier Port, which comprises 450 acres onshore and a further 340 acres offshore, would become "Europe's leading decommissioning, floating wind, fixed wind and hydrogen facility.". A new planning application has been lodged to build a town with almost 2,000 homes and a marina on the site of a former North Sea oil and gas fabrication yard. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. KPMG also said it would not be offering any further comment at the moment.. I use my 9 years of experience to help my internal peers to acquire external client contracts and advise them on best practices for proposal development and pursuit strategy. At over 400 acres (162ha) and with more than a kilometre of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. The owner of the former McDermott Fabrication Yard site at Ardersier in the Moray Firth has gone into administration. Steve Regan, a former chief executive of civil engineering firm Careys, and business. Ardersier Port has been sold to new owners who have ambitious plans for its future. Articles by Jeremy Cresswell on Muck Rack. Aberdeen Journals Ltd 2023. Aerial view of Ardersier fabrication yard, Whiteness Point and the Moray coast, looking E. General view of yard from SSE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. The is located some 75km to the northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. Based in Brailsford, Derbyshire, the CWC Group was founded in 1964 by Charles Clowes, who went on to feature regularly in the Sunday Times Rich List of Britains richest people. A Derbyshire-based land and property developer has emerged as the new owner of the former fabrication yard at Ardersier, in the Highlands, following a 5million deal. View of Office building to W of Deck Assembly building. No summary available. View from SE at approach to main entrance, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond, and 'Whiteness' sign in the foreground, the name of the Company who were about to re-develop the site. KPMG also said it would not be offering any further comment at the moment.. Mr Clowes died in February last year, with his son David, a former commercial pilot, taking over as chairman of the group in the same month. Morag (Robertson) Cooper In 2014, the Port of Ardersier secured the full backing of the Scottish Government for plans to turn the former oil fabrication yard on the Moray Firth into a manufacturing 'super-hub' for offshore wind. O'Sullivan and Regan explained: "Using circular economy practices the facility will accommodate multiple complementary work streams from decommissioning of oil and gas assets, recycling of wind turbines, production of sustainable aggregates and concrete, large scale manufacturing, offshore wind logistics and fabrication, sustainable energy production as well as offering its extensive marine facilities for the upgrade and maintenance of existing assets. Local Highland councillor Trish Robertson said: Its badly needed. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. Based in Brailsford, Derbyshire, the CWC Group was founded in 1964 by Charles Clowes, who went on to feature regularly in a London newspapers list of Britains richest people. THE oil fabrication yard at Ardersier on the Moray Firth could be, about to re-open, after being on a care and maintenance basis since, April, 1993. Port of Ardersier seeks to switch from oil to wind. Nigg Bay and Ardersier Fabrication Yards, Scotland Structural Draftsman MacKellar Sub-Sea Ltd Sep 1993 - Apr 1994 8 months. Plans to build floating wind turbines by recycling redundant oil platforms could create 4500 jobs in the Highlands. View from E along (open) side of Deck Assembly building. Previous purchases by the group in Scotland include the former Stoddards carpet factory in Kilmarnock, which is being developed as a residential site. The Scottish Government granted permission for the scheme to go ahead. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Port of Ardersier Limited (POA) bought the site of the former McDermott Yard in June last year. Around two and a half thousand workers were paid. View from SE within Deck Assembly building. The new owners aim to use the site for both the decommissioning of redundant oil and gas infrastructure and to support Scotland's renewable energy sector by providing fabrication and logistics facilities for offshore and fixed wind developments, as well as catering for other green energy developments such as green hydrogen. View along SW side of building to SE side of Deck Assembly building (possibly Paint Shop). "The ports location, expanse and direct access to the North Sea presents a wealth of opportunities and we wish its new owners every success in their endeavours.". The latter contained a robot-operated record store for project drawings and other documentation. View from SSE (obliquely), along SE side of Pipe Mill buildings. The steel mill the UKs first for 50 years will be powered by energy from existing offshore wind turbines. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. However, a fall in demand finally led to the facility's closure in 2001. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. General oblique aerial view of Ardersier, looking to the SW. Courtesy of HES (G D B Jones Collection). Oblique view from W along SW side of Deck Assembly building, showing low bay (Plate pre-fabrication) and the High-level Warehouse. View from N of NE (open) side of Deck Assembly building. Yesterday Gordon Arthur, director of Edinburgh-based Clowes Developments (Scotland), part of the CWC Group, failed to respond to requests for further information on the companys plans for the land. Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard, E of Inverness, looking ENE. After Port of Ardersier Ltd went into administration in November 2015, the property has gone on the market, according to the offer on JLL's website.. New Orleans, La., announced that its McDermott Scotland Division has been subcontracted by Taywood-Santa Fe Ltd. for a sum in excess of 10 million pounds sterling (approximately $23 million) to. Type and Period (2) (Former Type) SITE (Undated) PLATFORM FABRICATION YARD (20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2002 AD) . Copyright 2007-2023 STV. In the 1970s, Ardersier was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world and employed up to 4500 workers. 2.2 Since submission of the Proposal of Application Notice, the applicant has held a public consultation event. The site includes a long "spit" of land, known as Whiteness Head. "Using circular economy practices the facility will accommodate multiple complementary work streams from decommissioning of oil and gas assets, recycling of wind turbines, production of sustainable aggregates and concrete, large scale manufacturing, offshore wind logistics and fabrication, sustainable energy production as well as offering its extensive marine facilities for the upgrade and maintenance of existing assets. 3. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother. View from W within Pipe Mill building, showing pit exposed by removal of large-scale plant. This presented viable options for buyers like OSullivan and Regan to pursue their vision and aspirations for the site within the renewable energy sector. We are lucky at The Herald. Site NameArdersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard, ClassificationPlatform Fabrication Yard (Modern), Permalinkhttp://canmore.org.uk/site/75252. A spokeswoman for Highland Council said the authority did not know about the CWC Groups plans and the company had not yet been in touch with the planning department. Ardersier Fabrication yard Cutting, rolling and welding of heavy plate steel for jacket piling. Their aim is to have nothing moved off-site, so there will be no waste from the site. View from SE of Weighbridge House and Weighbridge, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond, at SE end of the yard. Leading offshore wind farm developer BW Ideol AS has reaffirmed plans to create a major manufacturing hub at the former McDermott fabrication yard site at Ardersier after securing rights to develop a floating offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1GW off the northeast coast of Scotland. View of cast-concrete pieces to SW side of the Deck Assembly building. . Find Jeremy Cresswell's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey MP Drew Hendry said: We will need to hear more about the new owners and their future plans, but it is certainly positive news that this site has finally been bought. In the 1970s, the site 14 miles east of Inverness was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4,500 workers. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. General view from S along SW side of Pipe Mill buildings. Plans to transform the former oil fabrication yard at Ardersier and bring it back into use have been approved. View from SE of Deck Assembly building (right), Plate Warehouse (centre) and High-level Warehouse (left). is still one big fabrication yard too many in Scotland. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan acknowledged that a disproportionate number of jobs connected with UK renewables construction contracts had previously gone abroad. ), adajacent to former Slipways. [2] Community leaders in the area are watching closely. Highland Council planning officers said the majority of this brownfield site was reclaimed using dredged sand that was levelled behind a steel pile retaining wall. The site has been bought for just over 5m, according to a document from KPMG, the administrator for the . But there is some speculation with the oil industry now, that given, recent moves towards yards and contractors coming together to submit, joint bids, and to delivering total planning to installation packages, for contracts, this contract could presage a more significant, The Dutch company, Heerema, which specialises in heavy lift and, installation of platform structures, took a stake in the MacDermotts. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother. View from S of SW side of Fabrication Shop. The work was expected to create up to 2,500 jobs. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? The site previously McDermotts employed more than 4000 people in the 1970s and 80s. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week, Playing the high stakes deep sea mining table, A quitter not a fighter: Liz Truss steps down as Prime Minister after only 44 days, Appetite for investment: Equinor boss says Suncor deal shows commitment to the UK, North Sea helicopter emergency lands at Sumburgh Airport in Shetland, Longboat eyes second route for relinquished Egyptian Vulture licence, Aberdeen Drger facility expands rental equipment by 20%, Exxon sued by US after five nooses found at Louisiana plant, Sonelgaz seeks EPC contractors for solar PV tender. Oblique aerial view of Whiteness Head, with Nairn in the distance, looking SE. The former owners had hoped to turn the yard, originally built to fabricate massive steel jackets for North Sea oil platforms, into a manufacturing super-hub for offshore wind. Detailed view from SE along SW side of Pipe Mill buildings. All rights reserved. CWC Group now lists the 700 acre site, near Nairn, among its nationwide portfolio of 118 properties, but the companys plans for the land are not yet known. The Ardersier yard, like its near neighbour, Nigg on the Cromarty, Firth, has had to contend with predictions from some analysts that there. Mr Regan said the initial outlay is private finance but that public funding would be sought at a later stage. View from W of Shot-blast building, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond. The site at Whiteness Head on the Moray Firth, west of Nairn, is the former McDermott Yard which opened in the early 1970s for the fabrication and construction of offshore platforms for use in the North Sea gas and oil industry. Les meilleures offres pour 1903 Glasgow, Stephen, Mitchel & Son, Tabac & Snuff, D Edvii Perfin To Arders sont sur eBay Comparez les prix et les spcificits des produits neufs et d 'occasion Pleins d 'articles en livraison gratuite! Around two and a half thousand workers were paid off last, spring as work in the yard ran down, and there have been frequent, rumours that the yard's owners, US-based MacDermotts, was ready to pull, Now it has emerged that the yard is in the final stages of being, awarded a relatively small sub-contract for piling work for the Claymore, field, 110 miles north-east of Aberdeen, which is being developed by Elf, Enterprise. At its . It all sounds very, very positive. View from NW of area of former slipways, with deck Assembly building beyond. In 2007, Highland Council approved ambitious plans for a 1950 home development, along with a marina, hotel, visitor centre and community facilities including a primary school, but more more recently the authority also backed its potential as a site for renewables-related development as part of the Scottish Governments national renewables infrastructure plan. Energy Voice 2023. At its height the yard employed about 4,500 people, but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. Oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard, looking to the SE. View from W along the SW side of the Pipe Mill buildings. Don't miss the latest headlines with our twice-daily newsletter - sign up here for free. Interior. Ardersier Port was opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the fabrication yard employed as many as 4,500 staff at its peak, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands.