Before going into administration, Port of Ardersier Ltd secured full consent from the Scottish government to bring the site back into use. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. View from W within Pipe Mill building, showing pit exposed by removal of large-scale plant. General view from NW within Pipe Mill building, showing pit exposed by removal of large-scale plant. View from SE of Weighbridge House and Weighbridge, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond, at SE end of the yard. Gordon Arthur, director at Clowes Developments, commented: "We are delighted to complete the deal which will no doubt see the site prosper within the renewable energy market. General view from SW towards former slipways. General view from S along SW side of Pipe Mill buildings. Although completed on Friday, July 8, news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week. Mr O'Sullivan and Mr Regan, who registered their new business, Ardersier Port (Scotland), in May, also own Messiah Decommissioning, which is currently dismantling the Hutton platform legs at Queens Dock at Port of Cromarty Firth. Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, Scotland > Firm Profile Harper Macleod LLP Offices Their aim is to have nothing moved off-site, so there will be no waste from the site. In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers. Interior. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Senior Highland councillor Jimmy Gray, a union leader who worked at the yard as a welder between 1975 and 2000, is optimistic the fresh investment will result in Scotland getting a bigger slice of the renewables cake in terms of jobs and financial return. Elf Enterprise was the company which took delivery of the, last large contract to be completed by the Ardersier yard, the Piper, Bravo jacket and topsides which replaced the ill-fated Piper Alpha, The contract, for eight piles, each 72 metres long and weighing a, total of around 2000 tonnes, is thought to be worth in the region of, #500,000, and should employ 80 to 100 men for several weeks. CWC Group now lists the 700. View of ancillary buildings at the edge of SW side of the yard. The wildlife of the area includes bottlenose dolphins and seabirds, including terns. The site has been bought for just over 5m, according to a document from KPMG, the administrator for the former owner. "Using circular economy practices the facility will accommodate multiple complementary work streams from decommissioning of oil and gas assets, recycling of wind turbines, production of sustainable aggregates and concrete, large scale manufacturing, offshore wind logistics and fabrication, sustainable energy production as well as offering its extensive marine facilities for the upgrade and maintenance of existing assets. Port of Ardersier Limited (POA) bought the site of the former McDermott Yard in June last year. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. "When you have a dream and you dont know how to say no, you can live your dream. . The two constuction yards in the east coast of scotland were thousands worked on some of the biggest oil platforms installed in the north sea Today Steve and I will start to reinvent the wheel.". Detail of project notice board within Deck Assembly building. Elevated view from E of Project Offices at the SE end of the yard. The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership. Port of Ardersier Ltd, formed in 2012 to develop the former former oil and gas fabrication yard into an offshore wind manufacturing hub, had won Scottish Government consent last year to bring the site back into use. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. The site comprising 400 acres of port area with access to a 2.2km quay and 350 acres of statutory harbour authority has been identified as one of three sites on the east coast of the UK with the size, scale, shape, and location capable of being an Offshore Renewable Energy Hub Port. Business partners Tony OSullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. View of Office building to W of Deck Assembly building. This photograph D922/3/2/2, is from the. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. Historic Environment Scotland. Yesterday Gordon Arthur, director of Edinburgh-based Clowes Developments (Scotland), part of the CWC Group, failed to respond to requests for further information on the companys plans for the land. Ardersier Port Ltd separately has approval to resurrect the 741-acres (300ha) site as a working port. 2023- Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. She leaves to cherish her memory her brother. Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey MP Drew Hendry said: We will need to hear more about the new owners and their future plans, but it is certainly positive news that this site has finally been bought. All Rights Reserved. However, a fall in demand finally led to the facility's closure in 2001. However, a fall in demand finally led to the facility's closure in 2001. View from N towards Paint Store on SW edge of yard. The proposed. Port of Ardersier seeks to switch from oil to wind. View from W of main Fabrication Shops (left), and Shot-blast building. Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland, Courtesy of HES (James S Bone Collection). It employed 4,500 people in its heyday but closed in 2001 after demand dropped. View along SW side of building to SE side of Deck Assembly building (possibly Paint Shop). A Derbyshire-based land and property developer has emerged as the new owner of the former fabrication yard at Ardersier, in the Highlands, following a 5million deal. Aberdeen Journals Ltd 2023. Thats a huge ambition and Im all in favour of it.. CWC Group now lists the. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? All rights reserved. View from SSE of Main Offices, close to main entrance at SE end of yard. In 2014, the Port of Ardersier secured the full backing of the Scottish Government for plans to turn the former oil fabrication yard on the Moray Firth into a manufacturing 'super-hub' for offshore wind. View from S of Deck Assembly building (centre), with High-level Warehouse (left). A major offshore fabrication yard is established by Lewis Offshore Ltd (owned by Fred Olsen) at Arnish Point, near Stornoway. View from SE along open (NE) side of deck Assembly building. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. Mr Regan and Mr OSullivan set up Ardersier Port (Scotland) in May and registered the business in Fraserburgh. In the 1970s, Ardersier was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world and employed up to 4500 workers. Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard They moved the structure, which had sat in the body of water for more than 12 years, in May. 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Nairn West Junction is a proposed new junction on the A96 to the west of Nairn.It is to be constructed as part of the dualling plans for the A96 between Nairn and Inverness.The junction will be built to the south of the existing A96 line, on the site of Blackcastle Quarry, directly opposite the road built to access the Ardersier Fabrication Yard at Whiteness on the coast. At its height, the yard employed about 4,500 people but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers. At its height the yard employed about 4,500 people, but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. General view of yard from E, with Pipe Mill buildings. View from SE of Deck Assembly building (right), Plate Warehouse (centre) and High-level Warehouse (left). Paul de la Gueriviere, chief executive of BW Ideol, said: This award underlines the pertinence of our co-development model and shows once again how BW Ideols unique value proposition contributes to a winning and differentiating bid. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. It includes more than 400 acres and more than a kilometre of quayside but has been disused for many years. Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard & rifle ranges, E of Inverness, looking NE. He said: The UK, and its been widely documented, missed the last opportunity. General view along access road, with Moray Firth and Black Isle beyond. expected to be delivered by the beginning of February. Ardersier Port (Scotland) describes the facility as the largest brownfield port in the United Kingdom and say it has been identified as one of just three UK east coast sites with the size, scale, shape, and location capable of being an offshore renewable energy hub port. View from E along (open) side of Deck Assembly building. Tags. Based in Brailsford, Derbyshire, the CWC Group was founded in 1964 by Charles Clowes, who went on to feature regularly in the Sunday Times Rich List of Britains richest people. 8 images in cluster Barmac Fabrication Yard in NH8057. And were seeing many of the structures that are going now for renewables offshore and all the structures onshore being done elsewhere. O'Sullivan and Regan explained: "Using circular economy practices the facility will accommodate multiple complementary work streams from decommissioning of oil and gas assets, recycling of wind turbines, production of sustainable aggregates and concrete, large scale manufacturing, offshore wind logistics and fabrication, sustainable energy production as well as offering its extensive marine facilities for the upgrade and maintenance of existing assets. View from SE along foundations of travelling crane in area of former stockyard, with Pipe Mill buildings in background. Mr Regan said the initial outlay is private finance but that public funding would be sought at a later stage. Inverness cancer survivor runs 83 miles in aid of charity that helped him during treatment, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, Historic ocean treaty agreed after decade of talks, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces, 'The nurses wanted me to feel guilty about my abortion, From Afghan TV fame to a US factory floor. The B9092 subsequently links with the A96, which is the Ardersier, 14 miles east of Inverness, opened in the early 1970s and was used for building steel jackets for oil platforms. J. Ray McDermott announced the closure of Ardersier Fabrication yard in 2002, following almost 30 years of activity at the site. When the Ardersier site was put up for sale in February it was specified that it should be taken on in its entirety rather than being broken up. All Rights Reserved. Ardersier's dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. It's not totally accurate, and can sometimes assign images to odd clusters. Management at Ardersier have so far refused to comment beyond saying, they are hopeful of work coming to the yard in the near future, and a, spokesman for Elf Enterprise said that no decision has yet been made on, the award of the sub-contract, although he confirmed that MacDermotts is, one of the bidders for the work. Oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard, taken from the SW. Aerial view of Fort George and Ardersier, E of Inverness, looking NE. Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard, E of Inverness, looking E. Aerial view of Ardersier Oil Construction Yard at Whiteness, Nairn, looking N. Close aerial view of Ardersier Oil Construction Yard at Whiteness, Nairn, looking N. General oblique aerial view from Whiteness Head and the former Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard along the south coast of the Moray Firth, looking NE. Something went wrong, please try again later. Interior. Leading offshore wind farm developer BW Ideol AS has reaffirmed plans to create a major manufacturing hub at the former McDermott fabrication yard site at Ardersier after securing rights to develop a floating offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1GW off the northeast coast of Scotland. <br><br>I write proposals for audit, tax, and business consulting services for clients ranging across all industries but majorly in manufacturing, healthcare, not . View from SE at main entrance, showing Pipe Mill buildings. No summary available. Site NameArdersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard, ClassificationPlatform Fabrication Yard (Modern), Permalinkhttp://canmore.org.uk/site/75252. The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership. The completion of sites sale, for just over 5million, was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. This site uses cookies. The is located some 75km to the northeast of Fraserburgh on the Aberdeenshire coast. In the 1970s, the site 14 miles east of Inverness was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4,500 workers. I work for the bids and proposal team for Plante Moran. Interior. The group owns industrial, commercial, office, retail, leisure, residential and mixed-use sites throughout the UK, which it runs through 16 active trading companies and a number of management/service companies. The yard on the Moray Firth once employed 4,500 people. View of weighbridge at main entrance to yard. In 2007, Highland Council approved ambitious plans for a 1950 home development, along with a marina, hotel, visitor centre and community facilities including a primary school, but more more recently the authority also backed its potential as a site for renewables-related development as part of the Scottish Governments national renewables infrastructure plan. He said: We have the yard, weve got the skills base. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. yard several years ago, but subsequently pulled out. The Highland Council has today granted planning permission in principle to Port of Ardersier Ltd to establish an off-shore renewables port facility at the former McDermott Fabrication Yard at. "Dredging will commence this year and the port will be open in 2022.". Further Details References MyCanmore Image Contributions Contribute an Image Ardersier has been pressing its claim as an offshore wind hub since as long ago as 2014. View from W of Shot-blast building, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond. contact the editor here. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Were developing the right projects, the floating wind projects as an example. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan acknowledged that a disproportionate number of jobs connected with UK renewables construction contracts had previously gone abroad. The project would breathe life into the former fabrication yard at Ardersier near Inverness. Editors' Code of Practice. Ideol's Floating Energy Allyance partnership secured the option agreement for the area designated NE8 through Crown Estate Scotlands ScotWind leasing round. An oblique aerial view of Ardersier fabrication yard, E of Inverness, looking E. Aerial view of the Moray Firth and Carse of Ardersier, looking E. General oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard with the Black Isle and Sutherland beyond, looking to the N. Ian B M Ralston Aberdeen Archaeological Surveys. The Scottish Government granted permission for the scheme to go ahead. A new planning application has been lodged to build a town with almost 2,000 homes and a marina on the site of a former North Sea oil and gas fabrication yard. Yesterday Gordon Arthur, director of Edinburgh-based Clowes Developments (Scotland) Limited, part of the CWC Group, failed to respond to requests for further information on the companys plans for the land. View from E of NE side of Fabrication Shop. HP10 9TY. Formerly run by contractor McDermott , the brownfield site at Ardersier was built on reclaimed land during the 1970s, and was a significant fabrication facility during the North Sea oil boom. The owner of the former McDermott Fabrication Yard site at Ardersier in the Moray Firth has gone into administration. The steel mill the UKs first for 50 years will be powered by energy from existing offshore wind turbines. Planning permission in principle remains live from 2014 to establish a port for the energy industry, as well as previously approved planning consent to build 2,000 houses, a hotel, 500-berth marina and retail an leisure facilities. You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . The new owner has not been disclosed. The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership, it was announced last night. Ardersier Port, near Inverness, could become a hub for manufacturing offshore wind turbine parts. Ordnance Survey licence number 100057073. A new slipway will be created along with a 300m steel mill and a concrete production plant. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. PICTURES: Cornhill Highland Games and rugby club celebrate Robert Burns Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard, E of Inverness, looking ENE. A former oil and gas industry fabrication yard at Ardersier near Inverness has been sold. The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership, it was announced last night. MHG45951 - Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard Summary. View from S of open bay of Fabrication building to SE side of Deck Assembly building (possibly paint shop). What sparked a 'ferocious frenzy of bidding' at Dingwall Mart's sheep sale? It states there is the potential for up to 2000 new jobs An aerial view of previous plans for the Port of Ardersier site. Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. Theyre telling me that they wont be short-term contracts, theyll be full-time contracts. It shelters a harbour that lies between the spit and the main part of the former fabrication area of the site. Subsea Technology in the O&M/IMR sectors, Business Development Consultant - Renewable Energy, Senior Construction Vessel Rep, Site Safety Leader, NEBOSH IOGC, Senior 3.4U Inspection coordinator. Although completed on Friday July 8, news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week. About Places Records Transcribe Contact. View from SE at approach to main entrance, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond, and 'Whiteness' sign in the foreground, the name of the Company who were about to re-develop the site. Read about our approach to external linking. Elevated distant view of the Pipe Mill buildings from SSE. View from SW across from the yard to the Whiteness Spit. Leading offshore wind farm developer BW Ideol AS has reaffirmed plans to create a major manufacturing hub at the former McDermott fabrication yard site at Ardersier after securing rights to develop a floating offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1GW off the northeast coast of Scotland. Scottish Charity No. General view from S of Deck Assembly building (centre), with High-level Warehouse (left). Oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard, looking to the SE. View from E of NE side of Pipe Mill buildings. Read about our approach to external linking. The group owns industrial, commercial, office, retail, leisure, residential and mixed-use sites throughout the UK, which it runs through 16 active trading companies and a number of management/service companies. Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. 3. But the involvement with SLP could develop into joint bids being, submitted by MacDermotts and SLP for the larger contracts due to be, awarded later this year. ", Announcing the purchase on social media, Mr O'Sullivan said Ardersier Port, which comprises 450 acres onshore and a further 340 acres offshore, would become "Europe's leading decommissioning, floating wind, fixed wind and hydrogen facility.". Ardersier's long dormant fabrication yard is set to take on a new life as one of Europe's most important locations for renewable energy and decommissioning, according to its new owners. The plans include a floating wind manufacturing hub for concrete foundations. Find useful information, the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Some 2.5 million cubic metres of sand equivalent to 1000 Olympic swimming pools will be removed. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Oblique aerial view centred on the Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard under construction in 1973, taken from the SE. They intend to use the base for a range of purposes, including the decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure and recycling wind turbines. Energy Voice 2023. At its . General oblique aerial view of Ardersier, looking to the SW. Courtesy of HES (G D B Jones Collection). These include the jackets, piles and decks for, Lennox Hamilton and Hamilton North, and the Douglas jacket and piles in, Hamilton Brothers' Liverpool Bay integrated development, which should be. Distant general view of yard from SE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. . inaccuracy or intrusion, then please The event was held on 21 June 2018 at the Ardersier War Memorial Hall. "We strongly believe that a credible execution and industrialization plan, accurate cost assumptions, a proven and bankable technology, and the option to manufacture our concrete floating foundations locally will contribute to our projects successful execution. Former owner, Derbyshire-based land and property developer CWC Group, bought the yard in 2016 in a 5 million deal. View from NW along foundation of Pipe Handling area with Fabrication Shops and Pipe Mill buildings beyond. Port of Ardersier Ltd went into administration last year. New Orleans, La., announced that its McDermott Scotland Division has been subcontracted by Taywood-Santa Fe Ltd. for a sum in excess of 10 million pounds sterling (approximately $23 million) to. Oblique view from W along SW side of Deck Assembly building, showing low bay (Plate pre-fabrication) and the High-level Warehouse. Mr Clowes died in February last year, with his son David, a former commercial pilot, taking over as chairman of the group in the same month. Tank at the former Barmac Oil Fabrication Yard. Plater in deck assembly on topside modules. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, James Connie Andrews, to whom she was married for 60 years, and her brother, Samuel Elzie Williams II. Plans to transform the former oil fabrication yard at Ardersier and bring it back into use have been approved. General view from E of former Spoolbase at N end of yard. At over 400 acres (162ha) and with more than a kilometre of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. Aerial view of Ardersier Oil rig Fabrication Yard, near Nairn, looking NW. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. According to the groups figures, it made pre-tax profits of 18.2million in the year to March 31, 2016, with a turnover of 46.6million for the year. Ardersier Parish Church, built as the Free Church, by Alexander Ross of Inverness Ardersier / rdsir / ( Scottish Gaelic: ird nan Saor) is a small former fishing village in the Scottish Highlands on the Moray Firth near Fort George, between Inverness and Nairn. Ardersier Port (Scotland) describes the facility as the largest brownfield port in the United Kingdom and say it has been identified as one of just three UK east coast sites with the size, scale, shape, and location capable of being an offshore renewable energy hub port. View from W of NW and SW sides of Deck Assembly building. It will mean good, well paid jobs. Plans to build floating wind turbines by recycling redundant oil platforms could create 4500 jobs in the Highlands. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan. View from SSE (obliquely), along SE side of Pipe Mill buildings. Do you know this baby? Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. When: 20 March, 2020. Aerial view of Ardersier fabrication yard, Whiteness Point and the Moray coast, looking E. General view of yard from SSE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. It includes 340 acres suitable for development and a 3,280ft-long harbour protected by a sand and shingle bank. Although work fluctuates and the yard changes hands several times, it becomes a major employer in the area over the next 40 years. View from E of Maintenance Shop (? This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. The potential of this site, if put into productive use, is enormous and if that potential is realised, there is a clear prospect of the creation of a substantial numbers of jobs.. Historic ocean treaty agreed after decade of talks, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces. At over 400 acres (162ha) and with more than a kilometre of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. A former oil and gas industry fabrication yard at Ardersier near Inverness has been sold. View of the Pipe Mill buildings from SSE. This site uses cookies. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. General view from NW of area of former slipways, with Deck Assembly building beyond. Interior. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. Oblique aerial view over Ardersier fabrication site with Whiteness point and in the foreground the Carse of Ardersier, looking NE. Read about our approach to external linking. Putting names to archive photos, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. I am a highly motivated individual possessing a wide range of experience in all facets of engineering, operations and project management; particularly managing large scale fabrication facilities. Around two and a half thousand workers were paid off last, spring as work in the yard ran down, and there have been frequent, rumours that the yard's owners, US-based MacDermotts, was ready to pull, Now it has emerged that the yard is in the final stages of being, awarded a relatively small sub-contract for piling work for the Claymore, field, 110 miles north-east of Aberdeen, which is being developed by Elf, Enterprise.