German wind turbine maintenance outfit Deutsche Windtechnik has set up a new UK country unit to service the country’s offshore wind farms.
The new offshore unit will collaborate closely with Deutsche Windtechnik’s UK onshore unit, which was established in 2016, and will trade under the name Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore Ltd.
Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore managing director Carl Rasmus Richardsen said: “Our goal in establishing this company is to bring the advantages of our comprehensive, flexible maintenance expertise to the British offshore market and to get closer to local customers and the offshore wind farms off the British coast.”
“The expansion goals of the British offshore market are unique in the world.
“Our advantage is that we will benefit in many ways from our extensive experience in the offshore markets of Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Taiwan while building up our new offshore unit in the UK.”
The firm said the decision to set up a dedicated offshore unit in the UK follows a string of successful individual offshore jobs carried out since 2019.
Recent jobs completed by the company include the replacement of major components and endoscope inspections of drive train components.
Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore Ltd’s operations manager Rosie Beevor said the company is looking to offer a full complement of services for existing and new customers.
“We are developing sustainable structures and partnerships for logistics, spare parts management, training, project management and much more,” she said.
Services offered by the new unit will include manufacturer-independent turbine maintenance, troubleshooting, major component exchange, offshore substations, expert opinions and technical inspections above and below water.