Engie Fabricom has awarded davit crane contracts to Granada Material Handling for the the offshore substations at the 950MW Moray East and 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farms.
Under the terms of the deal Manchester-headquartered crane outfit Granada Material Handling will design, manufacture, and commission five davit crane units for use on the substation projects.
The cranes will be delivered over a six-month period.
The subcontractor’s Granada Python crane units has been specifically designed for each offshore project. One Python crane unit will be fitted to each of the five jacket foundation platforms.
Granada Material Handling director Mark Sidwell said: “Securing this contract has been a real team effort by the Granada Renewable product and service division.
The contracts to supply Moray East and Triton Knoll contracts is not only great news for Granada but also for our UK based supply chain.
Each Python crane unit measures four metres in height, five metres in radius, and weighs 2000kg.
The maximum lifting capacity of 1800kg is needed to hoist the heavier serviceable components from the supply vessel to the laydown area on the platforms of the jacket foundations, said the company.