Ardersier Parish Church, built as the Free Church, by Alexander Ross of Inverness Ardersier / rdsir / ( Scottish Gaelic: ird nan Saor) is a small former fishing village in the Scottish Highlands on the Moray Firth near Fort George, between Inverness and Nairn. 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. View of the Pipe Mill buildings from SSE. Ardersier Fabrication yard Cutting, rolling and welding of heavy plate steel for jacket piling. An oblique aerial view of Ardersier fabrication yard, E of Inverness, looking E. Aerial view of the Moray Firth and Carse of Ardersier, looking E. General oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard with the Black Isle and Sutherland beyond, looking to the N. Ian B M Ralston Aberdeen Archaeological Surveys. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com.
Highland Archive Centre - McDermott Yard Ardersier GB0232 - Facebook Ardersier, 14 miles east of Inverness, opened in the early 1970s and was used for building steel jackets for oil platforms. A new slipway will be created along with a 300m steel mill and a concrete production plant. The work was expected to create up to 2,500 jobs. But representatives of the main, contractor on the Claymore project, SLP Engineering, have visited the, yard, and it is understood that the contract could be awarded within the, Work for the Claymore development has also been carried out in the, Lewis Offshore yard in Stornoway, with the first consignment of braces, and leg sections for the ''Submerger 1'' being shipped yesterday for, delivery and assembly at Teeside. Click here to sign up to our free newsletters. It employed 4,500 people in its heyday but closed in 2001 after demand dropped.
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'Dream come true' for new owners of Ardersier fabrication yard Community leaders in the area are watching closely. In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers. View from S of SW side of Fabrication Shop. news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week, Playing the high stakes deep sea mining table, A quitter not a fighter: Liz Truss steps down as Prime Minister after only 44 days, Appetite for investment: Equinor boss says Suncor deal shows commitment to the UK, North Sea helicopter emergency lands at Sumburgh Airport in Shetland, Longboat eyes second route for relinquished Egyptian Vulture licence, Aberdeen Drger facility expands rental equipment by 20%, Exxon sued by US after five nooses found at Louisiana plant, Sonelgaz seeks EPC contractors for solar PV tender. Based in Brailsford, Derbyshire, the CWC Group was founded in 1964 by Charles Clowes, who went on to feature regularly in the Sunday Times Rich List of Britains richest people. At its . The same two men own Messiah Decommissioning, which is dismantling the Hutton platform legs at Queens Dock at Port of Cromarty Firth. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. The authorities have more recently backed the ports potential as a site for renewables-related development as part of the Scottish Governments national renewables infrastructure plan.
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View from SE at main entrance, showing Pipe Mill buildings. New Orleans, La., announced that its McDermott Scotland Division has been subcontracted by Taywood-Santa Fe Ltd. for a sum in excess of 10 million pounds sterling (approximately $23 million) to.
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Yesterday Gordon Arthur, director of Edinburgh-based Clowes Developments (Scotland) Limited, part of the CWC Group, failed to respond to requests for further information on the companys plans for the land. View from E of sub-station and water treatment facilities on SW side of the yard. Aerial view of Ardersier, site of former oil rig construction yard, E of Inverness, looking E. Aerial view of Ardersier Oil Construction Yard at Whiteness, Nairn, looking N. Close aerial view of Ardersier Oil Construction Yard at Whiteness, Nairn, looking N. General oblique aerial view from Whiteness Head and the former Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard along the south coast of the Moray Firth, looking NE. SITE DESCRIPTION 3.1 The site is the former McDermott Fabrication Yard located approximately 7.5km to The sites sale was revealed in a recent progress report by administrators KPMG. 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. yard several years ago, but subsequently pulled out. Offshore wind logistics and fabrication and sustainable energy production are also on their wish list.
Mcdermotts Ardersier - Facebook He said: We have the yard, weve got the skills base. The company had previously been given planning permission in principle from Highland Council to construct offshore wind farms at the site. Aerial view of Ardersier fabrication yard, Whiteness Point and the Moray coast, looking E. General view of yard from SSE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Leading offshore wind farm developer BW Ideol AS has reaffirmed plans to create a major manufacturing hub at the former McDermott fabrication yard site at Ardersier after securing rights to develop a floating offshore wind farm with an approximate capacity of 1GW off the northeast coast of Scotland. Inverness cancer survivor runs 83 miles in aid of charity that helped him during treatment, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, Historic ocean treaty agreed after decade of talks, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces, 'The nurses wanted me to feel guilty about my abortion, From Afghan TV fame to a US factory floor. View from S of typical block of Project Offices, at the SE end of the yard. Ardersier Port co-owner Steve Regan. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. Business partners Tony O'Sullivan and Steve Regan have acquired the former McDermott fabrication site from Clowes Developments for an undisclosed sum. It includes 340 acres suitable for development and a 3,280ft-long harbour protected by a sand and shingle bank. View from NW along foundation of Pipe Handling area with Fabrication Shops and Pipe Mill buildings beyond.
Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard | ScotlandsPlaces The site has been bought for just over 5m, according to a document from KPMG, the administrator for the former owner. O'Sullivan and Regan explained: "Using circular economy practices the facility will accommodate multiple complementary work streams from decommissioning of oil and gas assets, recycling of wind turbines, production of sustainable aggregates and concrete, large scale manufacturing, offshore wind logistics and fabrication, sustainable energy production as well as offering its extensive marine facilities for the upgrade and maintenance of existing assets. 1974 Ideol's Floating Energy Allyance partnership secured the option agreement for the area designated NE8 through Crown Estate Scotlands ScotWind leasing round. 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. And were seeing many of the structures that are going now for renewables offshore and all the structures onshore being done elsewhere. In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers. The new owner has not been disclosed. General view from E of former Spoolbase at N end of yard. Everything will be re-used. Although completed on Friday July 8, news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week. J. Ray McDermott announced the closure of Ardersier Fabrication yard in 2002, following almost 30 years of activity at the site. Tags. Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland, Courtesy of HES (James S Bone Collection). In the 1970s, the site 14 miles east of Inverness was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4,500 workers. Mr Clowes died in February last year, with his son David, a former commercial pilot, taking over as chairman of the group in the same month. 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.