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7th April 2017

NEW CONTRACT WIN FOR AINSCOUGH WIND ENERGY SERVICE’S O&M TEAM

New contract win for Ainscough Wind Energy Services O&M team

Ainscough Wind Energy Services’ Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team has secured a contract with Greencoat UK Wind PLC (the leading listed renewable infrastructure fund) to provide statutory inspection services to a series of its on-shore wind farms in the UK.

Wind farm operators are required to undertake regular statutory inspections to ensure the turbines safety equipment is in a safe condition for use.

Covering a range of inspections to turbines, meteorological masts and sub-stations, Ainscough engineers will undertake a site visit to carry out physical inspections of the systems which are covered by four key pieces of Government regulation.

These are: The Lifting and Lift Equipment Regulations (L.O.L.E.R), which covers items like eyebolts and lifting equipment; Provision and Use of Work Equipment, which covers ladders; The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, which assesses fire suppression and alarms systems along with the fire extinguishers and The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations which covers items such pressure systems including accumulators.

Mike Appleby, Ainscough Wind Energy Services O&M Team Leader, said: “The focus we have for our customers is to ensure that their turbines keep turning and do so safely. Our engineers have many years of experience in assessing and identifying issues with turbines which can easily escalate into serious problems if not addressed.

“The focus we have for our customers is to minimise downtime while ensuring compliance with the applicable legislation, our engineers have several years of experience in inspection, testing and maintenance of safety equipment and are always furthering their knowledge and expertise by attending training courses and seminars. Our offering of an all-inclusive service for our customers reduces downtime and administration costs for the client.

“This latest instruction to deliver statutory inspection services is a great boost to this key area of the business.”

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