CWind awarded 2 year contract with Siemens
CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has announced that it has won a
renewal of its contact to provide turbine technician services to Siemens. Over the next two years
CWind will be providing turbine technicians for the offshore installation of Siemens turbines during
the construction of a number of UK offshore wind farms.
CWind has worked with Siemens UK for over a year now, providing technicians for onshore preassembly,
offshore construction and installation services. CWind’s technicians, who on average have
8-15 years of experience in mechanical or electrical engineering, were supplied to match specific
project needs at London Array, Teesside, Gwynt y Môr, Lincs and West of Duddon Sands offshore
wind farms. This ranged from one or two technicians reinforcing existing Siemens teams to
independent project teams that included supervisors, mechanical and electrical technicians and
stores staff.
Under the new contract CWind’s technicians will work on lifting and installing components, the
cabling, mechanical and electrical completion of turbines as well as handover inspections.
Lars Hansen, who has been heading the department for turbine technician services since its
inception commented on the win: “I think we have a good team of people that are competent, proactive
and with good initiative. They are able to see opportunities for improvement from a range of
angles and propose solutions to site management. For our clients this has meant a more engaged
manpower force that is interested in optimising working areas in a safe and efficient manner.
Working with Siemens has been straightforward throughout, because they have procedures and
systems in place that make it clear to suppliers like us, what is expected, enabling and facilitating our
teams.”
Lee Andrews, Head Of Site Installation Technicians, Siemens UK said: “CWind have become an
integral part of the Siemens offshore site execution business along with other sub-contractors, it is
the dedication and investment into the offshore industry that has brought both Siemens and
CWind’s working relationship together.
With this agreement it will allow technicians of the right skill set to be deployed to our offshore sites
with the confidence of knowing they have the right experience and knowledge to perform the tasks
they are engaged to do.”