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Member introduction: FI Group
At FI Group, we are excited to announce our partnership with Forth and Tay Offshore as we work to grow the Scottish offshore wind industry. Our mission is to empower businesses through specialized consulting in R&D Tax and Grant funding.
With a proven track record of recovering over £590 million in tax incentives and securing €2.5 billion in grant funding, we are proud leaders in non-dilutive funding. Our goal is to help innovative companies access the financial support they need to thrive without sacrificing equity.
With a strong global presence, FI Group is well-equipped to assist clients in navigating the complexities of international R&D funding. By leveraging global incentives, we help Scottish businesses scale and compete on the world stage. Our extensive network allows us to tap into diverse funding opportunities across various jurisdictions, ensuring our clients maximise their claims and benefit from the best available incentives. Our Global R&D Tax Guide and Global Grants Guide are available online to help you understand the global innovation funding available.
heightec - Celebrating 25+ Years
Member introduction
Technical equipment, specialist training and operational support services for height safety and rescue professionals
Since 1997, we have manufactured a complete range of specialist equipment for work at height and rescue including fall arrest and general personal protective equipment (PPE). We are the only UK manufacturer that specialises in the design of technical fall protection equipment who offers complementary training and support services via our national network of height safety training centres.
Manufacturing
Our portfolio of products includes harnesses, helmets, ascenders, descenders, fall arrestors, rope grabs, rope, lanyards, anchors & slings, pulleys, connectors and rescue stretchers.
Our equipment is designed with the highest margins of safety and tested beyond the requirements of international standards.
heightec products combine exceptional performance with superior strength and durability and are manufactured within the highest levels of quality control.
Specialist Training
We have a long and established history within height safety and were pivotal in bringing “BS 8454 Code of Practice for delivery of training and education for work at height and rescue” into existence. To date we have delivered over 145,000 training days, providing work at height and rescue training throughout the UK and across the world. We have a national network of dedicated Height Safety Centres with training venues in Aberdeen, Leeds, Kendal, London and Birmingham and giving clients the convenience of choice, reducing downtime and minimising cost.
Member introduction: Process Safety Solutions
Process Safety Solutions (PSS) are the independent control and safety systems specialists providing specialist engineering services internationally.
Our dedicated team of highly experienced and professional engineers form the local center of excellence for system development, support and maintenance for our product partners’ technologies, for the energy industry.
With expertise in Functional Safety, Lifecycle Management and OT Cyber Security, Process Safety Solutions can support all aspects of systems engineering.
Via product partnerships with Allied Telesis, AVEVA, CODRA, Emerson, HIMA, OSIsoft, ProcessVue, Rockwell, SENSIA, Schneider, SIEMENS and Waterfall, Process Safety Solutions can supply bespoke solutions integrating control systems, safety instrumented systems, HMI / SCADA systems, networking solutions, cyber security solutions, alarm management and functional safety consultancy.
Process Safety Solutions are the developers of the Process Safety Management Suite, an industry-leading software package for the lifecycle management of systems Cause and Effects, complete automated logic validation and onsite monitoring.
Our team of highly experienced and professional engineers provide full lifecycle services for PLC, Control, Safety Instrumented and HMI systems. We have a proven track record in support of many specialist products including ABB, Allen Bradley, ICS Triplex, Emerson, Ge Fanuc, Hima, Panorama, Siemens, Schneider and Yokogawa.
We provide Project Management, Design, Development, Manufacture, Test, Installation and Commissioning of high integrity control and safety systems including on-site supervision, maintenance, system integration, support and training.
Head to the website to find out more, read the case studies or get in touch.
Skills Development Scotland release ScotWind Jobs Quick Guide
Skills Development Scotland have released a ScotWind Jobs Quick Guide - the clear, easy to use infographic offers an overview of:
- what ScotWind is
- the wide variety of job roles ScotWind offers
- key and critical skills gaps
- links to available information.
If you’re in the industry it will be a useful resource to help you increase understanding of what ScotWind offers, especially for young Scots looking to make the most of opportunities in their region.
Further detail on what’s here will be published in a companion guide in January.
Forth Ports to invest £50 million in Leith having secured Inch Cape contract
Forth Ports, the UK’s third largest port operator, has announced a £50 million private investment in infrastructure at the Port of Leith having secured its largest ever offshore wind contract, the delivery of Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.
This latest investment in infrastructure at the Port of Leith will enhance the port’s marine access, infrastructure and vessel assets and includes plant and equipment that will be used to deliver Inch Cape. It will also create up to 50 new and upskilled green energy jobs to support the project.
Forth Ports’ agreement with Inch Cape will utilise the port operator’s bespoke facilities and expertise at newly created renewable energy hubs at both the Port of Leith and Port of Dundee.
The announcement follows a decade of private investment, during which time Forth Ports has created the land, quayside and skills capacity, which has not previously existed in Scotland, to deliver very large offshore wind contracts.
Stuart Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Forth Ports said: “Inch Cape represents a very significant milestone for Forth Ports as it is the largest offshore wind contract ever to be awarded to our business. When it goes live, Inch Cape will have a significant impact on Scotland’s energy transition as the country drives to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
“Our strategy is to create and build the renewables hubs ahead of market demand and we have achieved this in Dundee and Leith. Coupled with other specialist facilities delivered by Forth Projects, this creates an unrivalled prime position for Forth Ports to deliver large offshore wind projects.
“We have a clear vision and today we commit to investing a further £50 million in Leith, from our own resources, to support Inch Cape and future renewables projects.”
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