Irish engineering consultancy GDG has opened its first office in the Netherlands.
The company, which has been operating for ten years from Dublin, is looking to strengthen its connections with clients and staffing resources in north-west Europe with the new base.
“The Netherlands office is a commitment to supporting the European offshore wind markets with increased scale and scope of services in the years ahead,” said the firm.
The local GDG team in the Netherlands is led by David Donaghy and Stefan Buykx, who together bring over 40 years of relevant industry experience in the offshore wind sector.
The Dutch office is located in the World Trade Center, next to the central station in Utrecht and GDG is targeting a significant expansion in headcount over the coming months, which will create opportunities for over a dozen new local jobs in the Netherlands.
Managing director Paul Doherty (pictured) said: “Our clients anticipate continuing development of offshore wind capacity in Europe in the coming years. GDG staff have been involved in many front-end offshore wind projects in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Irish Sea, and we look forward to solving new challenges. in survey management, advanced ground modelling, and concept and detailed design of both fixed and floating wind foundations.
“We see that providing these services from offices in different regions makes GDG both accessible for customers and attractive for our employees.”