Irish Sea Contractors has appointed a new managing director, David Barrett, to lead the company as it expands its offshore renewables business.
Barrett will replace David Kinsella, who will continue to play an active role as company chairman.
Irish Sea Contractors is a family-owned business based in County Wexford in Ireland that delivers projects globally in offshore renewables, telecommunications, shipping and construction engineering.
Kinsella said: “I am delighted to announce David Barrett as the new managing director of Irish Sea Contractors. The appointment reflects our vision and commitment to deliver high quality projects for our clients globally. I look forward to working with and supporting David in my role as Chairman.”
Barrett said, “I am honoured to lead the Irish Sea Contractors’ team. David Kinsella has been a leader in this industry for over 30 years’ and I look forward to working with him and our team on the next stage of our growth plans.”
The company said it is experiencing a growing demand for nearshore and intertidal experience in subsea cable installation, burial and protection services.
“We have a number of exciting projects lined up over the next few years as the volume of subsea cables installed across Europe continues to increase based on demands from data centres, telecommunications, offshore wind farms,” said Barrett.
“Our team recently completed a subsea cable installation project between the UK and the Netherlands, and we’re seeing a demand for intertidal subsea cable expertise which our team has developed over the past number of years on projects across Europe.”