More than 300 delegates joined the two-day Inch Cape Supply Chain Expo at the Cruise Terminal in the Port of Leith this week (12 and 13 June) to find out more about the project, meet with Tier 1 contractors, tour the port to see its development plans first-hand and network with offshore wind sector peers.

The successful event was organised by NOF and provided a broad platform for local suppliers to find out about specific local contracting opportunities on the project.

The Expo was supported by Forth & Tay Offshore Cluster, who organised more than 300 one-to-one meetings between potential suppliers and the project’s contractors including: Vestas, Siemens Energy, Smulders, Careys, Forth Ports, Heerema, Granada, Port of Montrose, Pert Bruce and NG Bailey.

There were update presentations by a number of the key contractors, with a focus on the Inch Cape project and the turbines on the first day, and on the electrical transmission infrastructure on the second day.

Around 200 delegates also took advantage of the opportunity to tour the port on a coach and see all the plans for the expansion of the facility. Offshore Wind Growth Partnership was represented throughout the two days, giving local suppliers the chance to find out about funding and other growth opportunities in the offshore wind sector.