Nineteen businesses in north-east Scotland have been selected for the Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) supply chain support programme, run by ORE Catapult and Energy Transition Zone (ETZ).
In this fourth regional programme, the 19 companies selected for F4OR North East come from a wide range of sectors including engineering, operations and maintenance, and energy connection technology.
They include Rovco, Wood Group, Marex Marine Services, Decom Engineering and Steadfast Scotland.
F4OR project manager at ORE Catapult Davood Sabaei said: “We are delighted to be delivering another round of F4OR in the North East of Scotland, grateful for the support from all the companies who have applied and can recognise the value in doing so, and for the endorsement from ETZ. who are aligned with our ambitions to creating a world class energy supply chain as part of the clean energy transition.
“Following this latest round, over 80 companies in the North East of Scotland will have been part of the F4OR programme – giving businesses the skills and expertise needed for success in the offshore renewables sector, building on the strong heritage of offshore operations in the region.”
ETZ is funding the latest F4OR North East programme with £288,000.
F4OR is a key part of ETZ’s two-phase support initiative, alongside a challenge fund that will deliver capital investment grants to help North East Scotland energy supply chain companies achieve their low carbon business ambitions.
Supply chain programme manager at ETZ Freda Miller added: “ETZ is delighted to partner with ORE Catapult in delivering the F4OR programme to another cohort of 19 companies in North East Scotland.
“The advice and expertise given to companies is of true quality and benefits the companies greatly during the process in achieving granted status and beyond.
“We have had great feedback from participating companies in achieving fantastic results in the offshore wind industry.”