View from S of Deck Assembly building (centre), with High-level Warehouse (left). "The ports location, expanse and direct access to the North Sea presents a wealth of opportunities and we wish its new owners every success in their endeavours.". Oblique view from W along SW side of Deck Assembly building, showing low bay (Plate pre-fabrication) and the High-level Warehouse. Ardersier, Oil Rig Construction Yard The two constuction yards in the east coast of scotland were thousands worked on some of the biggest oil platforms installed in the north sea It shelters a harbour that lies between the spit and the main part of the former fabrication area of the site. Interior. By: valenta. The B9092 subsequently links with the A96, which is the Interior. We have another opportunity now. Highland Council planning officers said the majority of this brownfield site was reclaimed using dredged sand that was levelled behind a steel pile retaining wall. View from S of typical block of Project Offices, at the SE end of the yard. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies -. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Les meilleures offres pour 1903 Glasgow, Stephen, Mitchel & Son, Tabac & Snuff, D Edvii Perfin To Arders sont sur eBay Comparez les prix et les spcificits des produits neufs et d 'occasion Pleins d 'articles en livraison gratuite! By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies -. Its quite incredible to think that opportunities are being missed.. But though, the yard has a history of multi-million pound contracts, even a small, contract is regarded as a major psychological boost, since it improves. View from W of NW and SW sides of Deck Assembly building. Type and Period (2) (Former Type) SITE (Undated) PLATFORM FABRICATION YARD (20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2002 AD) . Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. Based in Brailsford, Derbyshire, the CWC Group was founded in 1964 by Charles Clowes, who went on to feature regularly in a London newspapers list of Britains richest people. An aerial image of the site, including the long spit which shelters the port's harbour, Developers want to renew planning permission for almost 2,000 homes and a marina at a former oil and gas fabrication yard, The site on the Moray Firth near Ardersier once employed 4,500 people, Highland councillors have been asked to grant planning permission in principle. The new owners aim to use the site for both the decommissioning of redundant oil and gas infrastructure and to support Scotland's renewable energy sector by providing fabrication and logistics facilities for offshore and fixed wind developments, as well as catering for other green energy developments such as green hydrogen. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. <br><br>I write proposals for audit, tax, and business consulting services for clients ranging across all industries but majorly in manufacturing, healthcare, not . At its height the yard employed about 4,500 people, but it closed in 2001 as demand dropped. View from SE of building to SE of Deck Assembly building (possibly paint shop). Mr Clowes died in February last year, with his son David, a former commercial pilot, taking over as chairman of the group in the same month. Interior. At over 400 acres (162ha) and with more than a kilometre of quayside, Ardersier is the largest brownfield port in the UK. In 2007, Highland Council approved ambitious plans for a 1,950 home development, along with a marina, hotel, visitor centre and community facilities including a primary school. Morag (Robertson) Cooper Ardersier has been pressing its claim as an offshore wind hub since as long ago as 2014. The former owners had hoped to turn the yard, originally built to fabricate massive steel jackets for North Sea oil platforms, into a manufacturing super-hub for offshore wind. Port of Ardersier Limited (POA) bought the site of the former McDermott Yard in June last year. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Grantown on Spey, Scotland Structural Draftsman . The former McDermott fabrication yard at Ardersier is under new ownership. Interior. Local Highland councillor Trish Robertson said: Its badly needed. Bull Arm Fabrication Yard, Newfoundland Halliburton 5 years 11 months Structural Draftsman Halliburton . "When you have a dream and you dont know how to say no, you can live your dream. After Port of Ardersier Ltd went into administration in November 2015, the property has gone on the market, according to the offer on JLL's website.. An oblique aerial view of the former Ardersier Oil Rig Construction Yard and Whiteness Head, near Nairn, looking NE. The site is the former McDermott Fabrication Yard located approximately 7.5km to the west of Nairn, 18km northeast of Inverness and 3km northeast of Ardersier. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. The yard on the Moray Firth once employed 4,500 people. About 300 people will be employed locally for early construction work on the UKs largest brownfield port. The work was expected to create up to 2,500 jobs. View of ancillary buildings at the edge of SW side of the yard. A new slipway will be created along with a 300m steel mill and a concrete production plant. Scotland 4 year apprenticship as mechanic/ welder/ plater. J. Ray McDermott announced the closure of Ardersier Fabrication yard in 2002, following almost 30 years of activity at the site. All Rights Reserved. Aerial view of Ardersier fabrication yard, Whiteness Point and the Moray coast, looking E. General view of yard from SSE, with the approach road stretching out in the foreground, and the Moray Firth and Black Isle in the background. Offshore wind logistics and fabrication and sustainable energy production are also on their wish list. O'Sullivan and Regan explained: "Using circular economy practices the facility will accommodate multiple complementary work streams from decommissioning of oil and gas assets, recycling of wind turbines, production of sustainable aggregates and concrete, large scale manufacturing, offshore wind logistics and fabrication, sustainable energy production as well as offering its extensive marine facilities for the upgrade and maintenance of existing assets. The potential of this site, if put into productive use, is enormous and if that potential is realised, there is a clear prospect of the creation of a substantial numbers of jobs.. CWC Group now lists the. There has been widespread speculation over the future of the site since it went on the market earlier this year after its previous owners, Port of Ardersier, went into administration. Around two and a half thousand workers were paid off last, spring as work in the yard ran down, and there have been frequent, rumours that the yard's owners, US-based MacDermotts, was ready to pull, Now it has emerged that the yard is in the final stages of being, awarded a relatively small sub-contract for piling work for the Claymore, field, 110 miles north-east of Aberdeen, which is being developed by Elf, Enterprise. 2023- Highland News and Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Opened by US engineering group McDermott in 1972, at its height the Ardersier fabrication yard had some 4500 staff, making it the largest private sector employer in the Highlands. It states there is the potential for up to 2000 new jobs We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. View from SE at main entrance, showing Pipe Mill buildings. SITE DESCRIPTION 3.1 The site is the former McDermott Fabrication Yard located approximately 7.5km to View from SE along open (NE) side of Deck Assembly building. A former oil and gas industry fabrication yard at Ardersier near Inverness has been sold. expected to be delivered by the beginning of February. Plans to turn a former oil fabrication yard in Scottish Ardersier into a manufacturing 'super-hub' for offshore wind have faced their first hurdle. ), adajacent to former Slipways. Ash Regan: Breaking up Highland Council I think that's a very good idea, Humza Yousaf: CalMac should be 'decentralised and based in the heart of our community', PICTURES: World Book Day fun at Miller primary PICTURES: World Book Day fun at Miller primary, Kate Forbes: 'Lets start by breaking up Highland Council you heard it here first'. He said: We have the yard, weve got the skills base. Around two and a half thousand workers were paid. SC045925. The company had previously been given planning permission in principle from Highland Council to construct offshore wind farms at the site. It employed 4,500 people in its heyday but closed in 2001 after demand dropped. Although completed on Friday July 8, news of the sale was greeted with surprise in the Highlands this week. General oblique aerial view of Ardersier, looking to the SW. Courtesy of HES (G D B Jones Collection). Oblique aerial view of the Ardersier oil rig construction yard, looking to the SE. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. Work is due to get underway in the next fortnight beginning with dredging along the 400-acre sites banks on the Moray Firth coastline at a cost of 20m. General view along access road, with Moray Firth and Black Isle beyond. The new owner has not been disclosed. Former owner, Derbyshire-based land and property developer CWC Group, bought the yard in 2016 in a 5 million deal. Oblique aerial view over Ardersier fabrication site with Whiteness point and in the foreground the Carse of Ardersier, looking NE. View of water tanks along SW edge of the yard. View from E of SE and NE (open) side of Deck Assembly building. Plans to transform the former oil fabrication yard at Ardersier and bring it back into use have been approved. All rights reserved. The new owners aim to use the site for both the decommissioning of redundant oil and gas infrastructure and to support Scotland's renewable energy sector by providing fabrication and logistics facilities for offshore and fixed wind developments, as well as catering for other green energy developments such as green hydrogen. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. In the 1970s Ardersier - a vast and currently unused port 14 miles east of Inverness - was one of the largest oil rig fabrication yards in the world, employing up to 4500 workers.