Osbit expands its offering for Dutch customers

The company’s Netherlands expansion is part of its global growth strategy and follows the opening of the company’s first US office in 2022.

“The Netherlands has always been a key market for us and we’ve been developing exciting new technology for our customers in this region for many years,” said Robbie Blakeman, joint managing director, Osbit. 

“As a business, we are thrilled to be taking this next step to meet the growing needs of vessel and equipment operators in both the Netherlands and wider European region.”

Growth strategy

Osbit BV will be led by Jurgen Zijlmans as general manager.

He has worked in the offshore equipment industry for 15 years, supporting the technical and commercial development of a variety of major offshore wind installation and handling projects, both in the UK and Netherlands.

“The Netherlands is a huge hub for offshore development,” he said.

“By establishing an entity here, Osbit is in a fantastic position to further build upon what we are already doing – providing innovative technology to enable safe and efficient build out and maintenance of wind farms and offshore installations across the globe.”

As a member company in offshore wind services provider Venterra Group, Osbit’s progression forms part of wider group developments in global offshore wind, which includes representation across nine countries.