Scottish subsea cable programme for Briggs

The Burntisland, Fife-based marine construction specialist will support SSEN Distribution’s framework to upgrade and reinforce subsea electricity infrastructure, enhancing long-term network resilience. 

“Being selected as a framework partner for SSEN Distribution’s subsea cable framework investment programme is a significant milestone for our subsea division. It reflects the depth of expertise we have developed and the strength of our capability across marine operations, specialist vessels and HV services,” said Craig English, subsea & environmental services director, Briggs Marine’s Renewables.

”We are committed to playing a central role in delivering the programme’s long-term benefits for island communities and supporting the continued modernisation of the network.”

End-to-end subsea services

The work aims to meet rising demand from homes, businesses and low-carbon technologies, including EV chargers, while enabling further renewable energy integration across island networks.

As part of the agreement, Briggs Marine will deliver end-to-end subsea and marine construction services spanning route surveys, engineering design and consent support through to cable supply, installation, protection, onshore works, testing, jointing and commissioning.

The company will also provide resource capacity for urgent repair campaigns, deploying specialist vessels and equipment within available weather windows to maintain year-round reliability.

The award builds on more than 20 years of collaboration between the two organisations across subsea installation, inspection, maintenance and emergency response.

Briggs Marine said its fleet, including the Forth Constructor and Forth Warrior, together with its subsea and HV teams, will continue to support delivery of infrastructure critical to Scotland’s renewable energy growth going forward.