Five UK companies, including three in Wales, will each receive a share of a £1.2 million funding pot designed to accelerate investment in offshore wind manufacturing facilities.
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) announced the recipients of the second round of its Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP) in February.
The successful companies will each receive a share of the £1.2m funding pot to support early-stage, pre-investment activities to develop new manufacturing facilities or expand existing ones.
awarded companies and their projects:
- King Site Services (SW) Limited: King Site plan to develop a dedicated manufacturing facility in Port Talbot, South Wales, to produce EN1090-certified secondary steel, lifting/handling equipment, and temporary works for the UK Offshore Wind Sector, with a focus on Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW).
- Mainstay Marine Solutions: The project is to create a new material lay-down and equipment storage facility, allowing Mainstay Marine Solutions to deliver large multi-vessel build programmes and create in excess of 30 jobs in Pembroke Dock.
- Marine Power Systems: This project will progress early development work for a fabrication facility for the installation of Marine Power Systems’ PelaFlex offshore wind platform for deep water projects.
- Peterhead Energy Service Base Limited (part of MDL): Maritime Developments Ltd (MDL) will establish a project management centre with full oversight of quayside operations as part of Peterhead Energy Service Base, (PESB). Coupled with MDL’s advanced flex-lay technology and operational expertise, PESB will offer end-to-end cable and mooring line management. The facility will also include expansive storage and handling facilities, on-site assembly, flexible logistics, and comprehensive life-of-field operations and maintenance support.
- PPI Engineering Ltd: PPI Engineering Ltd will establish a UK-based manufacturing and repair facility, located in East Anglia, dedicated to generators and associated electrical equipment for the offshore wind sector. The facility will focus on the production of critical components and the delivery of advanced repair and repowering services to address generator obsolescence and reliability issues.
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership’s (OWGP) Manufacturing Facility Support Programme provides matched funding of up to £500,000 per project, helping to de-risk early investment and unlock significant capital expenditure in UK manufacturing. Successful projects are expected to deliver at least £5 million in capital investment within two years, £5 million in annual revenue and create a minimum of 20 new UK jobs within five years.
The programme will support King Site Services (SW) Limited, Mainstay Marine Solutions, Marine Power Systems, Peterhead Energy Service Base Limited (part of MDL), and PPI Engineering Ltd to accelerate manufacturing projects across the offshore wind sector.
These include supporting the production of secondary steel for floating wind; material lay-down and equipment storage for a multi-vessel build programme; early development work for deep water platform fabrication; a manufacturing and repair facility for turbine generators; and a cable handling centre (CHC).
These projects will expand UK manufacturing capacity, drive innovation in critical technologies, and strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the domestic offshore wind supply chain.
Iain Sinclair, Executive Director at Global Energy Service Holding and Non-Executive Director for OWGP, said:
This programme is about building lasting capability within the UK, not just supporting individual projects. Through two funding rounds, MFSP has now supported 10 companies, enabling early-stage investment in manufacturing facilities and laying the foundations for sustained growth, export potential, and a more resilient domestic supply chain. The projects supported through this second round represent another important step towards meeting the UK’s offshore wind targets for 2030 and beyond.