UK offshore wind companies urged to look to reshoring

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Offshore wind employers are being warned against seeking to continue to exploit foreign labour following the end of the Offshore Wind Workers Concession.

Nautilus said it has consistently campaigned against the Offshore Wind Workers Concession, which came to an end on 30 April, because it disincentivised employers from hiring and training UK maritime professionals to work in British territorial waters.

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