UK's EEW OSB to Export Wind Components to the Netherlands

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Contract safeguards 180 Teesside jobs / First export order for EEW OSB. Under previous owners the facility was closed but reopened in 2015 / One of an increasing number of UK firms taking advantage of the global offshore wind market / By 2030, total UK offshore wind export value could increase five-fold to £2.6 billion

EEW OSB, a Teesside facility that manufactures transition pieces (TPs) used in offshore wind farms, is entering the international market thanks to multiple contracts with Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind. The multi-million pound contract announced by Ørsted today is for 35 TPs for Dutch offshore wind farm, Borssele 1 + 2, and represents EEW OSB’s first ever export order. It also safeguards the 180 jobs at the facility and... ... More: Official Press Release Ørsted

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EEW OSB, Ørsted, transition pieces, TP, offshore, contract, Borssele I + II, UK, facility, supplier, export