Teesside engineering firm lands huge contract for 'world's largest wind farm'

Said to be one of the biggest product manufacturers and global suppliers of fire and heat hazard solutions, Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd (MTE) has secured its second contract.

The contract’s terms will aim to fabricate 20 internal support structures - which will become the world’s largest wind farm to date.

The contract - to fabricate and supply the structures for the Hornsea One offshore wind farm - has been awarded by Billingham based OSB EEW and will see MTE manufacture the suspended internal support structures (SIPS) for OSB’s transition project.

Speaking about the contract win, Anthony Jones, managing director at MTE, said: “We are delighted to have secured this contract win with OSB.

“MTE is very pleased to begin this working relationship and we very much look forward to providing services to OSB for many years to come and for many projects in the future.

“It is important to MTE and the industry that Teesside is a key strategic location for the future development of offshore wind in the UK sector and overseas and we are firmly committed to continuing to make sure that remains so.”

The contract is the second win this year for MTE on the prestigious wind farm development and follows the company’s announcement in February that it would be providing general fabrication of transportation cables.

Expected to be the largest wind farm in the world, Hornsea One is located 120km off the Yorkshire coast and, once complete, is expected to power two million homes with green electricity.

The project - which is expected to complete in 2021 - will see 174 wind turbines installed and will feature the longest powerline cable route at 900km.

The contract for OSB is a fast track project for MTE and is scheduled for completion later in the year.

It is expected that the business will allocate more than 20 staff to work on the contract which will see the SIPS fabricated to meet the harsh environmental needs of the North East sea’s offshore wind sector.

To date, the company has provided its fire, blast and heat protection systems to offshore wind projects including both the Dudgeon and Galloper schemes.

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