Bladt Industries has won a contract from Dong Energy to supply 96 transition pieces for the 1.2GW Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm off the UK’s east coast.
Under the terms of the deal, 56 transition pieces will be manufactured at Offshore Structures Britain’s (OSB’s) facility at Haverton Hill near Billingham in Teesside.
OSB was set up by Bladt and EEW when they took over the facility from previous owners TAG Energy Solutions.
The remaining 40 structures will be manufactured at Bladt’s Aalborg facility in Denmark.
Bladt also has a contract to supply three offshore substations for Hornsea 1.
Hornsea 1 programme director Duncan Clark said: “We’re delighted to be working with OSB once more and proud to play a part in bringing life into factories like this.
“It’s great to see the figures increasing – this order is three and a half times the size of our initial order with OSB in 2015.”
Bladt Industries chief executive Jan Kjærsgaard said: “Since the decision to invest in OSB in 2015, we have undertaken a full upgrade of the facility and have employed close to 200 employees.
“This order will follow our two first orders for Burbo Bank Extension and Walney Extension and will secure our capacity utilization for approximately one full year.”
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Bladt, OSB secure Hornsea prize
Aalborg and Teesside facilities to fabricate 96 transition pieces
By EBS