Weekly update, 4th December 2017
08th
Dec,
2017
Energy & business services: • The installation of all 86 sets of foundation piles for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm was completed this week – a major project milestone for the company. As I have previously highlighted, work has started on the installation of the jackets which sit on the foundations, and vessels have also been […]
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Weekly update, 20th & 27th November
01st
Dec,
2017
Energy & business services: • Delighted to hear that SeaCat Services, the operators of the crew transfer vessels that will support both construction and operations work for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm (BOWL) project, had a good level of interest at its recruitment event in Wick last week. SeaCat is seeking suitably qualified candidates for roles […]
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Weekly update, 19th June
23rd
Jun,
2017
Tourism Food & Drink: • CNSRP partner Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) this week published a baseline report on the economic impact of the North Coast 500 route which covers the whole of the north mainland. The report highlights the impact of the route’s global profile, and suggests that 200 new jobs could be created […]
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Weekly update, 20th February 2017
24th
Feb,
2017
Energy & business services: • At a meeting of the north Planning Applications Committee of Highland Council this week Councillors agreed to offer no objection to the application by Dounreay Tri Ltd to construct a floating offshore wind project at a site of the north coast of Caithness. The paper considered by Councillors is available […]
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Weekly update, 6th February 2017
10th
Feb,
2017
Enabling activities: • The “Jobs and How to Get Them” event was held in Thurso last Saturday (see https://www.facebook.com/caithnessjobs/ for event photos). It was very well attended by a range of organisations, at least 50% of whom were offering current employment/ apprenticeship opportunities. And it was good to see that members of the public came […]
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Weekly update, 30th January 2017
03rd
Feb,
2017
Energy & business services: • Partners kicked off a piece of work this week to look at short/ medium/ long term opportunities for the north mainland to gain further economic benefit from oil & gas work, particularly focusing on the continuing interest around west of Shetland oil & gas developments, for which locations like Scrabster […]
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Weekly update, 16th January 2017
20th
Jan,
2017
Energy & business services: • Following last week’s very welcome news that Highland Council has approved the application to redevelop harbour-side buildings in Wick as an Operations & Maintenance base for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm (BOWL) project comes the first visualisation of what the restored buildings will look like – for picture see the BOWL […]
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Weekly update, 28th November
01st
Dec,
2016
Energy & business services: • Representatives of the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd were in Wick last week to give a public update on progress with the project, A decision on the project’s application for consent to convert two large buildings at Wick harbour into an O&M base is expected very soon, with the project scheduled […]
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Weekly update, 3rd October
08th
Oct,
2016
Energy & Business Services: • Further contract awards for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) project this week, again associated with the construction phase of the project. http://renews.biz/104432/dutch-tool-up-for-beatrice/ and the planning application submitted to Highland Council by BOWL is also available to view on the Council’s website at http://wam.highland.gov.uk/wam/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=ODFTGQIHJAO00 • Good to see that the […]
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Weekly update, 19th September
23rd
Sep,
2016
Energy & Business Services: • Representatives from the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm consortium were in Wick last week to formally unveil plans to transform two historic buildings at Wick harbour into the Operations & Maintenance base for the project. A planning application for the plans was submitted to CNSRP partner Highland Council this week. The display […]
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