Altitec boosts blade academy

Blade repair and inspection specialist Altitec has made a five-figure investment in its training division Altitec Academy. 

The company said the additional investment will enable it to train up to 180 blade repair technicians a year.

The London-based academy was set up in 2010 to provide the wind sector with direct access to a pool of knowledge and expertise accumulated by Altitec’s team of rotor blade technicians.

The company said the academy’s in-house facilities provide simulations of a rope-access blade-servicing scenario, while classroom-based activities provide participants with an opportunity to exchange ideas and learn from experienced technicians and trainers.

Following a recent joint venture with Obelisk Group, Altitec also plans to provide training courses from Cape Town to train South African blade technicians to international standards.

Altitec Group managing director Tom Dyffort said: “Demand for qualified blade technicians is at an all-time high in the global wind energy sector.

“Faced with this growing necessity, we have a responsibility to ensure that the requirements of the industry continue to be met – and that the employment and re-training opportunities that this creates, both within Altitec and further afield with other service providers, are realised.”

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