Oceaneering’s cable manufacturing facility in Rosyth, Scotland, has obtained Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) status from the Offshore Wind Energy Council (OWEC) and ORE (Offshore Renewable Energy) Catapult.
F4OR is a program designed to help prepare the UK supply chain to bid for work in the offshore renewable energy sector. The program aims to enhance the competence, capability, and competitiveness of the UK offshore renewable energy supply chain, creating more opportunities for suppliers at home and abroad.
Oceaneering finished an 18-month program focused on business readiness and sector-specific areas.
“We are delighted to be granted F4OR Status as the first cable manufacturer to be recognized by the organization,” said Audrey Orhon , General Manager of Manufactured Products-Rosyth at Oceaneering.
“We are grateful to ORE Catapult, OWEC, Opergy, NAMRC (Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre), and other agencies for their guidance and time. Oceaneering has been contributing to the offshore renewables industry for over 10 years and we are delighted to be recognized for our efforts locally.”
Just recently, seven firms from north Scotland and Orkney were chosen for the first F4OR program in the region.
“I am immensely proud of the team’s efforts and achievement. The F4OR designation is an important milestone for our renewables business in Scotland and the wider UK supply chain,” said Ben Hooker, Global Business Development Director, Renewables, at Oceaneering.
“We welcome the opportunity to demonstrate to the global floating wind sector not only our manufacturing capabilities at Rosyth, but our extensive portfolio of integrated products and services.”
In terms of other recent news coming from the company, Oceaneering placed an order with Feritech Global for a next-generation auto-drop piston corer expected to enable time-saving for subsea geotechnical surveying.