JDR has reached a final agreement under the UK government’s Offshore Wind Manufacturing Scheme (OWMIS) on financial support for its new state-of-the-art subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland, which is to begin construction in the summer of 2022, with a planned opening in 2024. The new facility represents the next phase of expansion for JDR, bringing more production capacity for longer-length and higher voltage offshore cabling to support the expanding offshore renewable energy sector. In doing so this will bring more high technical skilled jobs to Cambois, Northumberland, and the North-East of England, providing new opportunities and supporting the industrial renaissance gathering pace in the region. JDR’s investment goal is to support the delivery of the energy system shift needed for governments and society to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. In expanding their capacity at Blyth, JDR and TFKable will more than treble their current production output and this is needed to underpin the rapidly growing offshore renewable energy sector. JDR is on track to expand and capitalise on these green energy growth opportunities and we are proud to be part of the race to net zero, having recently registered with the Science-Based Targets Initiative as well achieved another project milestone with the installation of a new vertical layup machine (VLM) in existing Hartlepool factory. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dmVfpr7P
