Calash is pleased to announce that it provided voice-of-the-customer support to OEG Energy Group on its acquisition of Offshore Painting Services Limited (OPS Wind), a leading provider of specialist operations and maintenance (O&M) and training services to the offshore wind sector.
Liverpool-headquartered OPS Wind focuses on the provision of skilled service technicians, composite protective solutions, blade repairs and global wind organisation training. and will become part of OEG Renewables within its topside service line. OEG’s renewables unit has performed 14 acquisitions since its formation in 2020, and the addition of OPS brings further specialist topside, subsea, marine and cable services, creating new opportunities to offer integrated service solutions, increasing project efficiencies and lowering interface risk for clients.
Calash’s voice-of-the-customer exercise focused on assessing OPS’s customer relationships, contract pipeline risk, competitive positioning, growth opportunities, and potential resource challenges.
The Calash team included James Kirby and Callum Evett.
“We are very pleased to welcome OPS Wind to OEG. This strategic and highly complementary acquisition will strengthen and expand our topside service line as well as introduce a valuable new training offering to develop the skills and knowledge offshore personnel need to safely work and perform critical operations on offshore wind assets. Furthermore, it positions OEG Renewables as the leader in the provision of integrated solutions to the offshore wind sector.”
Eric Briar, Managing Director for OEG Renewables
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OPS Wind has established itself as a leading provider of topside asset integrity services which help to improve operational efficiency, safety, and asset protection for offshore wind farm infrastructure. The company provides composite protective solutions, has around 100 highly skilled service and maintenance technicians, and operates a bespoke training facility (OPS Training). The OPS Training centre located in Liverpool provides personnel with the skills and knowledge required to safely and successfully work in the renewable energy sector.
OEG Renewables is a rapidly growing global services company that provides specialist services for offshore wind farm development, construction, operations and maintenance. Its skilled professionals have deep knowledge developed from working on 95% of all offshore wind farms built to date. With bases in Europe, Taiwan and the USA, OEG Renewables provides a full suite of industry-leading integrated topside, marine and subsea solutions to meet its customers’ specific needs. OEG Renewables is part of OEG Energy Group, which also comprises OEG Offshore, the world’s leading lessor of reusable offshore DNV certified containers with a diverse fleet of 75,000+ cargo carrying units, enabling the safe transportation of essential cargo to and from offshore energy installations.
