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 | The Energy Opportunities Supply Chain Project (EOSCP) is a joint project of WCDA and Britain’s Energy Coast-West Cumbria (BECWC). The project will help West Cumbrian companies win business from the energy sector opportunities including the nuclear industry (decommissioning, new build, reprocessing and waste); Renewable Energy (wind, wave, tide and bio power systems); transmission and works associated with energy technologies based in West Cumbria; Relevant opportunities in other major energy sectors e.g. oil and gas. (Last updated 20/07/2010) |
 | Major International Client seeks UK SME for Nuclear project NOF Energy Opportunity Alert (Last updated 15/07/2010) |
| MEET THE BUYER - 24 FEBRUARY 2010 "Our most successful event yet" (Last updated 05/03/2010) |
| Meet the Buyer event relieves the gloom While we still await the ‘green shoots’ of recovery, the nuclear energy business challenges the downward trend, as demonstrated at the latest ‘Meet the Buyer’ event at the Sellafield Centre on May 7th. (Last updated 13/05/2009) |
| NWSC Newsletter - May 2009 In this issue * Dates for Your Diary * Nuclear New Build- Registers as an approved supplier with Areva and Westinghouse * Guide to doing bsuiness in nuclear decommissioning * (Last updated 05/05/2009) |
| Meet the Buyer - May 2009 Advance Notice the next North West Supply Chain - Meet the Buyer is planned for 7 May 2009. (Last updated 13/03/2009) |
| NDA announces preferred bidder for the Sellafield competition 11 July 2008 The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA has today announced that Nuclear Management Partners Ltd, consisting of Washington International Holdings Ltd., AMEC and AREVA NC is the Preferred Bidder in the competition to secure a Parent Body Organisation (PBO) for the Sellafield Site Licence Company (SLC). (Last updated 11/07/2008) |
| Robin Rigg Supplier Day 1st July 2008 West Cumbria House Lillyhall, Workington (Last updated 09/07/2008) |
| Wind farm developer courts Cumbrian business DELEGATES from Cumbrian businesses, representing companies employing over 14,000 people, attended a Supply Opportunities Event for the proposed Fleeter Wood Wind Farm last week (Friday 29 February). The event, held at West Cumbria House on the Lillyhall Business Park, was organised by West Cumbria Development Agency, Envirolink Northwest and renewable energy company, Novera Energy plc. Novera Energy Project Director Susannah Side said: "We were extremely pleased with the event, which attracted Cumbrian businesses interested in working on the proposed Fleeter Wood Wind Farm. If this project is granted planning consent, it will result in approximately £3.6 million worth of construction contracts which local businesses will be able to bid for. Novera already employs staff managing our £260,000 investment in various local renewable energy schemes, including a hydro and landfill site, and we welcome the opportunity to extend this investment further and for Cumbrian businesses to benefit from this increased investment.” The event focused on informing Cumbrian businesses about the contract opportunities that would be available as a result of the development. All companies attending the event have been registered on a database and will be kept up to date as the project progresses through the planning process. Novera is proposing to develop a 5-turbine wind farm on farm land 5.5 km east-southeast of Maryport, between Dearham, Dovenby and Tallentire. A planning application was submitted to Allerdale Borough Council at the end of last year. Project Director Susannah Side added: “The event enabled us to find out what skills and services are available locally, and gave businesses and potential contractors a chance to discover more about the project. Those who attended were enthusiastic about the benefits that the project will bring, including contract opportunities. I would like to thank West Cumbria Development Agency and Envirolink Northwest for helping to organise such a successful event." WCDA Chief Executive Dog Holden commented: “We are grateful to Novera Energy for its keenness to engage with our local companies. We are working on a major project to help West Cumbria’s companies find opportunities outside the nuclear sector. Renewable energy is a huge market and fits well with West Cumbria’s ‘Energy Coast’ brand.” (Last updated 10/03/2008) |
| North West Supply Chain e-bulletin February 2008 Welcome to the second NWSC e-bulletin. If you missed the first issue (November 2007), it's on TWI's website. In the second (February 2008) issue: * Workshop event on stainless steel fabrication * What is North West Supply Chain Support? * How to organise assistance for your company * Helping your suppliers, customers or related companies * Stainless steel fabrication in nuclear and other high integrity industries (Last updated 12/02/2008) |
| Meet the Buyer - Local Companies Set Sights On Global Horizons At the latest Meet the Buyer seminar and exhibition, held at Sellafield Visitor Centre on 14 November, over 75 local contractors set their sights on fulfilling decommissioning contracts, not only at Sellafield but also further afield. Thirteen Tier 2 contractors explained the projects on which they are working and outlined the types of services they needed. The event was organised as part of the North West Nuclear Supply Chain Support project, led by TWI and delivered in West Cumbria by the West Cumbria Development Agency (WCDA). Addressing local company representatives, Sellafield’s Commercial Director Steve Morgan said: “The world is undergoing a nuclear renaissance and we are at the forefront of that revival. I welcome this event which will help companies within our supply chain think globally. They need to forge alliances and partnerships with their sights set, not only for work at Sellafield, but around the world. The international market for the nuclear industry runs into tens of billions of pounds.” (Last updated 20/11/2007) |
| NORTH WEST SUPPLY CHAIN FREE: Up to 8 days in-depth technical or business support. (Last updated 08/11/2007) |
| Swan Industrial Distribution Ltd A Workington company that could potentially have been a casualty of new procurement regimes at Sellafield Ltd has now bounced back with the help of West Cumbria Development Agency (WCDA). (Last updated 08/10/2007) |
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| West Cumbria portal at forefront of new regional supply chain strategy In September 2006, the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) appointed the Defence Diversification Agency (DDA) to manage a Northwest regional supply chain project for businesses involved in the nuclear industry. (Last updated 26/03/2007) |
| A full schedule It's a busy time for Nuclear Opportunities partners in West Cumbria: the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is receiving expressions of interest from Sellafield Parent Body Organisation bidders and helping progress plans for the National Nuclear Academy and National Nuclear Institute; British Nuclear Group (BNG) is busy finalizing its 2007-08 socio-economic plan; companies within our nuclear supply chain are busy pulling teams together to bid for the substantial tenders emerging from BNG. (Last updated 20/03/2007) |
| Trainrite On A Roll After Meet The Buyer West Cumbria Development Agency’s series of ‘Meet the Buyer’ (MTB) events finished in October 2006. The five MTB events gathered momentum throughout the year and were recognized by many companies attending as a breakthrough in getting to know who and what services are available in West Cumbria. (Last updated 17/01/2007) |
| Contractors form alliances for decommissioning contracts Early this year, the message from British Nuclear Group was clear - understand its new procurement practices and form alliances. (Last updated 09/11/2006) |
| West Cumbria looks to international opportunities For West Cumbria, it will be critical to use the next 10-15 years of high level decommissioning spend to grow the capacity and effectiveness of the local supply chain so that businesses can compete nationally and internationally for contract opportunities beyond their traditional market. (Last updated 02/10/2006) |
| Meet the Buyer in October As part of its major drive to alert West Cumbria firms to new procurement practices within the nuclear industry, West Cumbria Development Agency has announced that its next "Meet the Buyer" event will be held in B111 at Sellafield on Tuesday 17 October. (Last updated 21/08/2006) |
| Insight into tendering process The latest in a successful series of workshops organised by the West Cumbria Development Agency took place at Lillyhall last week. Part of a West Cumbria Supply Chain Project, the workshops are aimed at helping members of the local supply chain. (Last updated 19/07/2006) |
| West Cumbria Firms must respond to new Nuclear Regime West Cumbria Development Agency says that West Cumbria firms are still not aware of the significant changes in contracting arrangements resulting from the operational split in British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL). (Last updated 03/07/2006) |
| West Cumbria Firms advised - Cement relationships with Nuclear Contractors or lose out “West Cumbria firms must strengthen their relationships with Tier 2 contractors working on nuclear decommissioning, or they are in real danger of losing out,” says Chief Executive of West Cumbria Development Agency (WCDA) Dog Holden. (Last updated 25/05/2006) |
| Six Steps to improve Competitiveness West Cumbria Development Agency is offering free programme of six workshops to West Cumbrian SMEs to help them compete more effectively within today’s fast-changing business world. The weekly workshops will take place every Wednesday over the next six weeks at the Lillyhall Business Centre, Workington as part of the West Cumbria Supply Chain Project. (Last updated 05/05/2006) |
| Turnkey Contractors tell West Cumbria Firms how to get ahead of the Field At a recent Meet the Public Sector event (28 March) run by West Cumbria Development Agency (WCDA) as part of its West Cumbria Supply Chain project, almost 60 firms heard straight from the ‘horse’s mouth’ how to get ahead of the field and secure contracts from public sector bodies and Tier 1 and 2 contractors. The event was held to inform local companies about these procedures and encourage them to enter new supply chains and diversify their markets. (Last updated 12/04/2006) |
| Buyers Show West Cumbrian Firms how to tap into Public Sector Contracts Procurement staff from regional, county and district public sector organisations are stepping into the spotlight on 28 March to explain what they buy and what West Cumbria firms need to do to bid for contracts and sell goods to public sector bodies. (Last updated 15/03/2006) |
| West Cumbria Firms told "Team up to be competitive" ‘Team up to be more competitive!’ This was the message from Steve Morgan, Commercial Director for British Nuclear Group to businesses attending the Meet the Buyer event at Sellafield in November. The event was organised by West Cumbria Development Agency and West Lakes Renaissance. (Last updated 11/11/2005) |
| West Cumbrian Businesses urged to Meet the Buyer for nuclear opportunities A free Meet the Buyer event is being held by West Cumbria Development Agency (WCDA) and West Lakes Renaissance (WLR) for local companies wishing to establish business relationships with British Nuclear Group’s Tier 2 suppliers. The one-day event will be held between 10.00-15.00 hrs, 1 November 2005 at British Nuclear Group, Learning and Development Centre, Sellafield in Cumbria. (Last updated 21/10/2005) |