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Recording published: Powering the Future: Forth Ports & Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Construction

The recording is now available of our webinar hosted in partnership with Forth Ports and Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.

The aim is to unlock supply chain pathways at the Ports of Leith and Dundee - the foundations and turbine marshalling facilities for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.

Discover how the Ports of Leith and Dundee will become Scotland’s bustling hubs for Inch Cape’s offshore foundation and turbine activity. Find out more about port expansions, fabrication zones and vessel logistics, and position your business at the forefront of a multi-billion-pound green energy programme.

MCM Launches New Bite-Sized Online Emergency Response Workshops

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MCM has long been renowned for its comprehensive range of tailored emergency response consultancy and preparation support, delivered by experts with specific skillsets and experience aligned to the subject matter.

MCM has now expanded its training offer with bite-sized online workshops, which can meet the needs of businesses who find it challenging to have their teams leave the day job behind to attend training.

Accessible to teams anywhere in the world, these 60–90 minute interactive taster sessions build understanding, capability and confidence without taking teams away from their day-to-day roles.

Topics successfully developed and delivered include: 
• Leading an Emergency Team & Decision Making 
• Situational Awareness 
• Log Keeping 
• Media Awareness 
• Stress Awareness

Each session is led by an experienced consultant and can be tailored to client needs, scheduled at any time, and delivered via Teams, or Zoom. Additional modules can be developed on request. 

Construction starts on Inch Cape’s operations & maintenance base in Montrose

Computer-generated visualisation of the Inch Cape O&M base in Montrose

Construction of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm operations and maintenance (O&M) base is now underway at Montrose Port in Angus, Scotland.

The 1.1 gigawatt Inch Cape has its marine coordination centre at the port and is expanding its presence with the construction of new facilities for its permanent operations & maintenance base. This latest infrastructure investment further confirms the port’s role as a major Scottish offshore wind operations hub.

Montrose-based main contractor Pert Bruce Construction is building the O&M base office, 600m² warehouse and quayside facilities as well as the communications systems for the flagship Scottish project. The firm will also supply a 70-metre floating pontoon and quayside cranes as part of the work.

John Hill, Project Director of Inch Cape said: “The start of work on our O&M base is another great milestone for the project and we are pleased to be working with Montrose Port Authority and Pert Bruce on the construction of these facilities. The O&M base will provide a significant number of highly skilled local jobs once in operation.”

Montrose Port has a strategic location with direct line of access to Inch Cape and other existing and planned North Sea offshore wind farms.

4MS Awarded F4OR Granted Status

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4MS, specialists in telecommunications, networks and cyber security, has successfully achieved Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) granted status. F4OR is an industry-recognised supply chain support programme delivered by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, designed to  equip businesses with the skills and expertise to win business in the offshore renewables sector.

This achievement confirms that 4MS meets the rigorous standards required to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions for offshore renewables projects. The comprehensive assessment covered critical areas of the business including health and safety, environmental performance, financial robustness and project management.

4MS took part in the fourth F4OR North East Scotland programme run in partnership with the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) Ltd. Achieving granted status demonstrates 4MS’ readiness for the renewable energy market - highlighting the company’s strengths, potential and growing role in supporting the energy transition through the delivery of robust network infrastructure, secure communications, and critical systems integration, unlocking new opportunities for collaboration, innovation and sustainable growth.