NEWS A centre dedicated to the renewables industry has been opened in Scotland. Offshore and maritime training provider, Clyde Training Solutions (CTS) opened the centre on the Banks of the River Clyde, close to Glasgow city centre. The centre is expected to help the UK’s workforce gain the necessary skills to realise the UK’s green energy ambitions. CTS general manager, Kris McDonald, said: “With more than 70 organisations having bid in the ScotWind leasing auction, we know the demand for this type of training will be there. “That’s why this is not only an investment in the business, but an investment in the future of the energy industry in the UK. The energy transition is in full swing, and with this new facility we will be able to help companies along their journey. “As well as being able to offer GWO (Global Wind Organisation) approved Basic Safety and
RENEWABLES CENTRE OPENS
BRIEFS 110 years celebrated
8 Clyde Training Solutions’ new centre will be able to offer the appropriate training to fill the renewables skills gap on one site
Advanced Rescue Training for new and existing companies involved in the energy transition, we now have the platform from which to further improve our offering with even more courses. The new facilities include a multilevel structure with various types of ladders, hatches and fall arrest systems, as well as a
simulated area to escape from height and a structure to simulate the typical components found in a wind turbine, which will provide tight spaces for casualty rescue training. Since its launch in 2016, CTS has become a major provider of marine, offshore and renewables safety training, with a deepwater pool, HUET (Helicopter Underwater Escape Training), fire training and helideck and GWO basic safety already on offer.
Navies, shipowners, shipyards, and organizations have offered the best of birthday wishes to Canada’s Thomson-Gordon Group, the parent company of water-lubricated polymer bearing pioneer Thordon Bearings, as it celebrates its 110th anniversary this autumn. Claude Tremblay, Directorate General Maritime Equipment Program Management National Defence, Royal Canadian Navy, wrote: “We are proud to rely on your top-quality products. At this very moment, Thordon’s bearings are operating on RCN vessels around the world.”
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