Welsh businesses among five UK firms secure £1.2m to expand offshore wind manufacturing

Daniel Bevan - Editor

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Five UK companies, including two in Wales, have secured a combined £1.2 million in funding to support the expansion of offshore wind manufacturing facilities, following the second funding round of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership’s (OWGP) Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP).

The funding will be shared between King Site Services (SW) Limited, Mainstay Marine Solutions, Marine Power Systems, Peterhead Energy Service Base Limited (part of MDL), and PPI Engineering Ltd.

Each company will use the support to progress early-stage, pre-investment activity linked to new or expanded manufacturing facilities.

The MFSP provides matched funding of up to £500,000 per project, designed to de-risk early investment and unlock significant capital expenditure.

Successful projects are expected to generate at least £5 million in capital investment within two years, deliver £5 million in annual revenue and create a minimum of 20 UK jobs within five years.

The supported projects span a range of offshore wind manufacturing activities, including secondary steel production for floating wind, material lay-down and equipment storage for multi-vessel build programmes, early development of deep-water platform fabrication, turbine generator manufacturing and repair, and the development of a cable handling centre.

Together, they aim to increase UK production capacity for key offshore wind components and strengthen the domestic supply chain in line with the Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan.

Tom Piper, OWGP Project Manager, said: “The Manufacturing Facility Support Programme is specifically designed to unlock progress at the point where strong projects need targeted support to move toward final investment decisions.

“This second funding round demonstrates the depth of opportunity within the UK supply chain.

“In backing these five projects, we are helping companies accelerate plans to scale up manufacturing capacity, invest with confidence and play a greater role in delivering the offshore wind ambitions set out in the Industrial Growth Plan.”

Lynne McIntosh-Grieve, Head of Programme Delivery at OWGP, said: “Expanding and strengthening UK manufacturing capability is essential to deliver offshore wind at pace and scale.

“MFSP provides a vital bridge between early development work and major capital investment, enabling businesses to turn strong concepts into investable, deliverable facilities.

“These awards will support long-term industrial growth, high-value job creation and increased competitiveness across the UK 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.”