Author: Tom Howard

During the month of February 2021, Tekmar Group embarked on a 5,000 mile charity challenge. The challenge was simple, all employees from across Tekmar Group’s five operating companies (Ryder Geotechnical, AgileTek Engineering, Subsea Innovation, Tekmar Energy, and Pipeshield International) were invited to collectively travel 5,000 miles on foot or by bike. 

The aim of the challenge was to boost the physical well-being and mental health of the Tekmar Family, a large proportion of which have spent the last 12 months working remotely through numerous lockdowns. If the target was achieved, Tekmar Group committed to donating £2,000 split across four local charities in the North East of England, East Anglia, and London where the Group is based. Charities were nominated and voted for by the team to ensure the organisations closest to their hearts were reached.

We are pleased to confirm that the target was smashed with over 7,500 miles recorded, and that donations have been made to the following charities:

• The Trussel Trust – working to end hunger and destitution in the UK (www.trusselltrust.org)
• CHUF – Children’s Heart Unit Fund based at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle (www.chuf.org.uk)
• Little Sprouts Health and Wellbeing – improving lives through cookery (www.littlesprouts.org.uk)
• Cancer Research UK (www.cancerresearchuk.org)

Pam Lamming, Tekmar Group HR Manager said, “This is a great achievement by the Tekmar Family. We are proud to have seen so many of the team participate. Even the coldest weather recorded in the UK in the last 20 years didn’t dampen our spirits, and the friendly inter-company rivalry spurred us on. Congratulations to everyone involved and thank you”.

Subsea Innovation, a Tekmar Group company specialising in the design and build of bespoke equipment for the offshore energy sector, has successfully completed its largest and most complex design and build project to date.

The scope of work comprised the concept development, detailed design, engineering, manufacturing, pre-assembly, supply, and onsite commissioning support of over 400te of back deck equipment for a new build pipelay vessel which is now active on offshore energy projects.

The project was completed over an 18-month period from our state-of-the-art design office and workshop in Darlington, North East of England. The project demonstrates Subsea Innovations’ capacity to undertake turnkey projects of both scale and complexity, whilst maintaining our ability to supply legacy products and services to our global client base.

About Subsea Innovation

Subsea Innovation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of complex engineered equipment and technology used in the offshore energy market. Its products include large back deck handling systems, emergency pipeline repair systems (EPRS), and bespoke equipment for use in the construction and maintenance of offshore energy projects.

Tekmar Energy Limited, a Tekmar Group Company, is pleased to announce new Cable Protection System (CPS) supply contracts for two offshore wind farm projects located in the coastal province of Guangdong in southeast China. 

Under the contracts, Tekmar Energy will supply its patented TekLink mechanical latch CPS technology to protect subsea cables as they transition from the seabed through the dynamic zone at over 110 offshore turbine locations. The contracts have a combined value of over £2.5m and will be delivered from Tekmar Energy’s manufacturing facility in the North East of England and exported to China in 2021.

Russell Edmondson, Managing Director at Tekmar Energy said “We are delighted to be supplying our industry-leading cable protection technology to additional offshore wind farm projects in China. We have now supplied our CPS and cable hang-off assemblies to 17 offshore wind farm projects in the region. The contract awards also reflect the hard work of our teams in Shanghai China and the UK”.

Lowestoft UK, 16 February 2021: Pipeshield International Limited, a Tekmar Group company, has launched a new Grouting Division, strengthening the company’s already comprehensive range of subsea protection, support, and stabilisation solutions.

The introduction of a new Grouting Division builds on Pipeshield’s extensive experience in fabric formwork and grout bag solutions. It enables the company to execute turnkey grouting projects for both offshore and onshore application, whilst realising synergies with their existing products and services.

Pipeshield’s Grouting Division brings a unique offering to the industry, including a high-capacity twin mixer contained within a single system providing complete redundancy and backup that no other single system currently offers. This is combined with the expertise of a dedicated team of grouting specialists and technicians who share over 50 years combined industry experience.

Steve Howlett, Managing Director at Pipeshield International said: ‘Pipeshield is delighted to announce, as part of our growth plan, the launch of our Subsea Grouting Division. Our services will include free-span correction, structural grouting, and scour prevention and will be offered to all our existing customers and markets. Our Grouting Division perfectly complements our existing range of subsea stabilisation / protection products and services and can be offered as a standalone service or integrated project solution for any subsea protection and stabilisation requirement”.

Click Here to learn more about Pipeshield’s grouting capability.

Tekmar Energy Limited, a Tekmar Group Company, is pleased to announce a contract award to supply its TekLink® Cable Protection Systems (CPS) for the Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm in Germany.

The Kaskasi offshore wind farm is a 342MW wind project located in the German North Sea. Construction work will start in Q3 2021 and the project is planned to be fully commissioned by 2022. Once fully operational, Kaskasi will be able to supply the equivalent of 400,000 households a year with green energy.

Tekmar Energy will supply the windfarm with their patented TekLink ® CPS to protect the export cables as they transition from the seabed through the dynamic zone. The systems will be manufactured at the company’s facility in the North East of England this year.

Russell Edmondson – Managing Director at Tekmar Energy said, “we are delighted to once again be supplying our leading CPS technology to protect a major European offshore wind farm project”.

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Tekmar Energy, a Tekmar Group company, has secured an order to supply a substantial quantity of TekDuct impact and abrasion protection system to protect subsea fibre optic cables in Indonesia. The products will be manufactured in the UK and delivered to the customer in Q3 2021.

Following an award for the array cable scope in 2020, Tekmar Energy, a Tekmar Group Company, is pleased to announce that Prysmian Group has selected its Generation 10 Cable Protection System (CPS) to protect export cables on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, meaning the project’s entire subsea cable system will be protected with Tekmar Energy’s patented CPS technology.

Saint-Nazaire is a 480MW offshore wind farm located off France’s Atlantic Coast and owned by EDF Renewables and Enbridge. It is the first commercial-scale wind farm installed in French waters.

The latest generation of Tekmar Energy’s TekTube® CPS will be deployed to protect the wind farms subsea export cables, whilst 160 TekLink® systems will protect the array cables. The CPS will be delivered in 2021 from the companies manufacturing facility in the North East of England, where significant investment has been made to ready the facility for Generation 10 production.

Russell Edmondson, Managing Director at Tekmar Energy said “We are delighted that our industry-leading cable protection systems have been chosen to protect both array and export cables on Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, a project characterized by a challenging seabed that demands a robust and dependable cable protection solution”.

Group company Pipeshield International supplied concrete mattresses to protect the export cables at the shore landing area in 2020.

Generation 10

Since their launch in 2007 and 2013 respectively, Tekmar Energy has delivered over 8,800 TekLink® and TekTube® cable protection systems, installed on over 90 offshore wind projects worldwide, protecting over 30GW of subsea infrastructure.

Generation 10 brings together the latest advancements of these systems which are now cross-compatible and highly configurable to meet future project demands, including bigger turbines, larger cables, new climatic conditions, latest installation techniques, and utilising improved cable data.

Tekmar Energy, a Tekmar Group company, is pleased to announce a contract award from cable manufacturer Prysmian Group to supply its Generation 10 TekTube® Cable Protection System (CPS) for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in the UK.

The 450MW NnG project, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB, is located in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. Once complete the project has the potential to generate enough renewable energy to supply power to around 375,000 Scottish homes.

The latest generation of Tekmar Energy’s TekTube ® CPS will protect NnG’s subsea export cables as they transition from the seabed through the dynamic zone. The systems will be delivered in 2021 from the companies state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the North East of England, where significant investment has been made to ready the facility for Generation 10 production, which commenced at the beginning of this year.

Russell Edmondson, Managing Director at Tekmar Energy, said “we are delighted that Prysmian Group has selected our latest advancement in CPS technology for deployment on NnG. The award reflects the offshore markets continued confidence in our industry-leading cable protection solutions and is a testament to our teams’ commitment to continual product development”.

Generation 10

Since their launch in 2007 and 2013 respectively, Tekmar Energy has delivered over 8,800 TekLink® and TekTube® cable protection systems, installed on over 90 offshore wind projects worldwide, protecting over 30GW of subsea infrastructure.

Generation 10 brings together the latest advancements of these systems which are now cross-compatible and highly configurable to meet future project demands, including bigger turbines, larger cables, new climatic conditions, latest installation techniques, and utilising improved cable data.

Tekmar Group

Tekmar Energy Limited is the market-leading provider of subsea protection systems for cables, umbilicals, and flexible products. The company has been trusted to protect billions of pounds worth of assets in offshore energy markets worldwide.

Tekmar Group plc works together to provide market-leading technology and services to the global offshore energy markets. Tekmar Group’s primary operating companies are Ryder Geotechnical Limited, AgileTek Engineering Limited, Subsea Innovation Limited, Tekmar Energy Limited, and Pipeshield International.

AgileTek Engineering, a Tekamr Group company, has launched its new-look website www.agiletek.co.uk.

The website has been developed to improve user experience and to help visitors learn more about AgileTek’s specialist subsea engineering analysis services and the company’s proprietary software, data, and cloud solutions.

We invite you to take a look around.

Tekmar Energy, a Tekmar Group company, has begun manufacturing its Generation 10 CPS for a number of recently awarded offshore wind projects in Europe.

The latest generation of their TekTube® system is already rolling off the production line following significant investment in the company’s state-of-the-art production facility located in the North East of England, UK.