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Step closer for Dalby to secure Whitby base

By: Lewis Holdsworth 20/03/2015 Dalby Offshore

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Dalby Offshore Services and Scarborough Borough Council formally agreed Heads of Terms for the long term lease on Endeavour Wharf, Whitby at the meeting of the Council’s Cabinet on the 17th March 2015.

The lease proposals are for the creation of an offshore renewables business management and harbour control centre, which will include office space, crew and equipment handling, extensive training and educational facilities and marine control centre etc.

The multi million pound development will potentially act as the operations and maintenance base for servicing offshore wind operations in the North Sea and will see offshore support vessels (of up to 50 metres)relaying personnel, goods and ,maintenance services via the Port of Whitby.

Captain Stuart McNiven, owner of Dalby Offshore Services said:
“After working closely with the Borough Council for a number of years this is a major milestone for our company, we are highly delighted that Scarborough Borough Council’s Cabinet have decided to support the development of Endeavour Wharf as the future headquarters of Dalby Offshore and to be the focal point of North Yorkshire’s offshore renewable opportunities.

We believe Dalby will act as the anchor tenant to attract others (either starts up or established players) and create a “renewable cluster” of Companies. Where better to be based than in the iconic Port of Whitby!

We plan to move quickly to develop a detailed design for the site in conjunction with our numerous stakeholders, with a view to selecting a build company within the summer of 2015, with construction expected to take place from Q3 2015.

We appreciate the significant support given by Scarborough Borough Council notably Cllrs’Derek Bastiman, Mike Cockerill and members of the Whitby Harbour board and the executive team of the Borough Council. I would also like to thank Laurie Farmer of Dalby and Alex Richards of Scarborough Council who has worked tirelessly over a number of years to bring this opportunity to reality. This should be seen as a template of how businesses, local authorities and stakeholders can work together to benefit local businesses and the wider community.”

Cllr Derek Bastiman, deputy leader of Scarborough Borough Council said:
This decision lays the foundation for the creation of a whole new industry sector within the area bringing with it significant opportunity for new job creation and investment. This agreement is the result of many years of work developing the relationships and working with the industry to put Whitby and the region on the ‘offshore services map’.

The proposed development by Dalby will bring economic growth opportunities to the entire North Yorkshire area. We are hopeful that this will be the catalyst for many hundreds of high quality direct and indirect job opportunities for our community.

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