General oblique aerial view of Ardersier, looking to the SW. Courtesy of HES (G D B Jones Collection). 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. General view from E of former Spoolbase at N end of yard. View from W of Shot-blast building, with Pipe Mill buildings beyond. To let everyone remember the good old days where a few thousand were employed. Historic Environment Scotland. 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. View from S of SW side of Fabrication 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. Interior. An oblique aerial view of the former Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard and Whiteness Head, near Nairn, looking NE. 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. However, a fall in demand finally led to the facility's closure in 2001. View from S of open bay of Fabrication building to SE side of Deck Assembly building (possibly paint shop). At its . contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. A Derbyshire-based land and property developer has emerged as the new owner of the former fabrication yard at Adersier, in the Highlands, following a 5million deal. And, in Ardersier, we have a place where we can physically undertake the work.. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. This presented viable options for buyers like OSullivan and Regan to pursue their vision and aspirations for the site within the renewable energy sector. Tank at the former Barmac Oil Fabrication Yard. Read about our approach to external linking. Read about our approach to external linking. General view from S along SW side of Pipe Mill buildings. Plans to turn a former oil fabrication yard in Scottish Ardersier into a manufacturing 'super-hub' for offshore wind have faced their first hurdle. Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard All Rights Reserved. Ardersier; IInverness; McDermott's fabrication yard; Premium content . View from E of NE side of Fabrication Shop. Ardersier Port has been sold to new owners who have ambitious plans for its future. Their aim is to have nothing moved off-site, so there will be no waste from the site. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan acknowledged that a disproportionate number of jobs connected with UK renewables construction contracts had previously gone abroad. 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. All Rights Reserved. Before going into administration, Port of Ardersier Ltd secured full consent from the Scottish government to bring the site back into use. We are lucky at The Herald. A major offshore fabrication yard is established by Lewis Offshore Ltd (owned by Fred Olsen) at Arnish Point, near Stornoway. Oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard, looking to the SE. 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The site at Whiteness Head on the Moray Firth, west of Nairn, is the former McDermott Yard which opened in the early 1970s for the fabrication and construction of offshore platforms for use in the North Sea gas and oil industry. A fall in demand led to the facility's closure in 2001. 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. Moray Estates Development Company Apr 1973 - Feb 1982 8 years 11 months. The former owners had hoped to turn the yard, originally built to fabricate massive steel jackets for North Sea oil platforms, into a manufacturing super-hub for offshore wind. SC045925. General view from SW towards former slipways. . 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. Oblique view from W along SW side of Deck Assembly building, showing low bay (Plate pre-fabrication) and the High-level Warehouse. The project would breathe life into the former fabrication yard at Ardersier near Inverness. Today Steve and I will start to reinvent the wheel.". 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Elevated distant view of the Pipe Mill buildings from SSE. The former owners had hoped to turn the yard, originally built to fabricate massive steel jackets for North Sea oil platforms, into a manufacturing super-hub for offshore wind. The completion of sites sale, for just over 5million, was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. 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.. 8 images in cluster Barmac Fabrication Yard in NH8057. Were developing the right projects, the floating wind projects as an example. is still one big fabrication yard too many in Scotland. All rights reserved. The steel mill the UKs first for 50 years will be powered by energy from existing offshore wind turbines. 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. 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. 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Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, Scotland > Firm Profile Harper Macleod LLP Offices The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox. SITE DESCRIPTION 3.1 The site is the former McDermott Fabrication Yard located approximately 7.5km to The site includes a long "spit" of land, known as Whiteness Head. 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. CWC Group now lists the 700 acre site, near Nairn, among its nationwide portfolio of 118 properties, but the companys plans for the land are not yet known. Mechanic / Welder. The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership, it was announced last night. View from E of Maintenance Shop (? The Scottish Government granted permission for the scheme to go ahead. The Allyance is a development partnership comprising BayWa r.e., a global renewable energy business with UK offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Elicio, an experienced Belgian offshore wind developer, owner and operator, and BW Ideol, a proven floating technology leader and international floating wind project co-developer. Interior view from SE along Plate-prefabrication area at SW side of Deck Assembly building, Ardersier oil rig construction yard. He said: We have the yard, weve got the skills base. Site NameArdersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard, ClassificationPlatform Fabrication Yard (Modern), Permalinkhttp://canmore.org.uk/site/75252. Find useful information, the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for. expected to be delivered by the beginning of February. The company had previously been given planning permission in principle from Highland Council to construct offshore wind farms at the site. On its website, CWC Group says it is fuelled by its own hard-won resources and has raised itself from the ground to become one of the largest and strongest privately-owned UK property investment and property development organisations.. The remainder of the contract is. The company behind the proposals, Port of Ardersier Ltd, had already secured planning permission in principle from the Highland Council earlier this year. Ardersier Fabrication yard Cutting, rolling and welding of heavy plate steel for jacket piling. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. Scottish Charity No. Plans to transform the former oil fabrication yard at Ardersier and bring it back into use have been approved. 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. But there is some speculation with the oil industry now, that given, recent moves towards yards and contractors coming together to submit, joint bids, and to delivering total planning to installation packages, for contracts, this contract could presage a more significant, The Dutch company, Heerema, which specialises in heavy lift and, installation of platform structures, took a stake in the MacDermotts. View from S along SE side of Deck Assembly building (right) and Plate Warehouse (left), Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard. The site has been bought for just over 5m, according to a document from KPMG, the administrator for the former owner. Mr Regan said the initial outlay is private finance but that public funding would be sought at a later stage. With 138 hectares (340 acres) of vacant land and a deep water quay, the purpose-built yard, located on the Moray Firth, 15 miles east of Inverness , is ideally placed to take a slice of the . 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 You can make a complaint by using the report this post link . Don't miss the latest headlines with our twice-daily newsletter - sign up here for free. Detail of project notice board within Deck Assembly building. At its peak, there were over 3,000 staff employed at Ardersier constructing offshore platforms for the oil industry. By: valenta. 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