JDR Cable Systems to double facilities at Hartlepool
The Hartlepool site is also strategically placed for the Dogger Bank’s North Sea expansion zone which the UK Government recently targeted as a preferred site for wind farm technology.
PD Ports has welcomed the decision by a major supplier to the offshore energy sector to more than double its facility at Hartlepool dock.
This news comes as JDR Cable Systems is backed by UK Government funding to help continue its groundbreaking work in wind farm development.
JDR Cable Systems, a leading provider of subsea power cables, umbilical systems and marine cables for the energy sector, has signed a deal to expand its current 100,000 sq ft facility at Hartlepool, opened only last July, by a further 116,000 sq ft to meet demand.
The purpose-built, state-of-the-art, 100,000 sq ft facility, which incorporates two carousels to process the 2,200 tonne cables, is the only site in the UK designed specifically to manufacture subsea power cables for the oil and gas sector and the burgeoning offshore renewables market.
The location at Hartlepool dock allows the cables to be spooled directly onto cable-laying vessels. The Hartlepool site is also strategically placed for the Dogger Bank’s North Sea expansion zone which the UK Government recently targeted as a preferred site for wind farm technology.
JDR has recently completed a 25 km subsea power cable and hub for the South West Regional Development Agency's Wave Hub project - to be deployed off the coast of Cornwall at the end of July. JDR has also just finished work on 200 km of array cables for the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm and has begun work on 230 km of array cables for the London Array offshore wind farm.
JDR was recently awarded a £2million grant to develop high voltage cables. The award forms part of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC's) plans to help UK companies invest in the equipment and technology required to support the country’s transition to a low carbon future.
Patrick Phelan, Managing Director of JDR Cable Systems Ltd, said, ‘JDR is pleased to be located in Hartlepool with PD Ports as a partner. We have already reaped the benefits of having direct access to the North Sea and the proximity to all the major offshore wind farms currently under development in the UK. In addition, the ability to expand our facilities as the market demands is essential to our strategy of growth and diversification.’
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