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First Reserve becomes Strategic Investor

Venterra Group Plc, the offshore wind energy services business, today announces that First Reserve has participated as a strategic investor in its third funding round since formation in early 2021. First Reserve is a leading global private equity investment firm exclusively focused on industrial, infrastructure and energy businesses.

Appointment of Chad Holliday as Lead Independent Director

Venterra Group Plc, the offshore wind energy services business, today announces Chad O.Holliday is to join its Board as Lead Independent Director with immediate effect.

Venterra - addressing the offshore wind challenge

Venterra formed to create global services champion for offshore wind energy

Venterra Group Plc has been formed by Ayman Asfari and colleagues to create a global services champion supporting the offshore wind industry’s rapid expansion and leading role in the energy transition.

GDG ACEI 2021 Award Win

On 21 September we attended the ACEI 2021 Awards, where it was announced that GDG, working with Donegal County Council, Fox Building & Engineering, GeoStrong, Maccaferri and Arup, had won an ACEI 2021 Engineering Excellence Award for Environmental Sustainability in the Natural Environment, for its involvement in the N56 road project, above the Gweebarra Estuary, near Lettermacaward, Ireland.

Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions Shortlisted for Four Ground Engineering (GE) Awards

Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) is delighted to be shortlisted for four awards, in the 2021 Ground Engineering Awards, taking place 23 November 2021, at The Brewery, London.

Osbit to supply versatile Swordfish trenching vehicle to Jan De Nul

Osbit Ltd. (UK) has been awarded a contract by Luxembourg vessel operator Jan De Nul Group for the design and construction of a new subsea trenching vehicle, named Swordfish.

Osbit introduces new teaching and learning structures

Teaching and learning is at the core of everything we do at Osbit and, to support Osbit’s continued success, we are incorporating some new frameworks into our structure, following feedback from our team.

Osbit Gripper installs first pile for Sapura Energy on Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

A pile gripper system, designed and built by offshore equipment supplier Osbit Ltd for leading Malaysian energy service provider Sapura Energy Bhd, is now being used to install monopiles WPD’s Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.