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Wynyard Park welcomes Offshore Marine Academy

Offshore Marine Academy (OMA) which provides bespoke training courses within the offshore renewables industry, has announced its re-located to a new operating base on Teesside.

OMA which has been based in Bristol since 2010, has moved to Wynyard Park to support the growing number of renewables companies establishing themselves in the area.

In recent years, the North-East has become the unofficial home of offshore renewables companies and with the announcement this year alone of facilities that will create 1,000 new jobs in the region, OMA is set to play a key role in facilitating the industry’s continuous development.

Its range of core and bespoke training courses - available to both individuals and companies - will help to address the offshore industry’s skills and knowledge gap.

David Martin, Head of OMA, said: “We are really looking forward to the future of the academy. Our trainers have a wealth of technical and operational experience and our aim is to deliver credible and practical training courses that are based on real experience and knowledge.”

Business Manager Antony Lewis added: “Having a presence in the North-East gives us easier access to the individuals and renewables companies that require our services. It is exciting to see the opportunity that is in front of us, and the team and I are looking forward to supporting continued growth of the industry whilst ensuring the highest safety standards.

“Once the decision was made to re-locate, we carried out extensive research on potential bases and we all agreed that Wynyard Park ticked every box for us. It has high-quality on-site facilities and is easily accessible from the A19, A1 and local airports.”

Claire Tallon, Facilities and Estates Manager at Wynyard Park, said: “We are delighted to welcome OMA and it is pleasing that our excellent facilities and convenient location have been acknowledged as key factors in its decision to re-locate here.”

Wynyard Park, a 700-acre site, is currently home to around 70 businesses supporting some 2,000 jobs.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Steve Hilton .