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Orsted and HBC Group Continue Subsea Inspection Collaboration in 2021.

2021 has been another busy year for the HBC Group. We have successfully conducted a number of inspections at Orsted windfarms located on the east and west coast of the UK, the German North Sea and the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands.

We have conducted inspections, maintenance and repairs fully utilising our vessel the HBC Achiever with a combination of ROV and diving operations.

The HBC Group and Orsted have worked together over the last seven years and inspected a total of more than 466 foundations and 35 Substations. This includes Monopiles, Jackets, Suction bucket jackets and gravity based concrete structures.

Our two companies have collaborated on numerous successful offshore wind projects which are always conducted to an extremely high safety standard and to the great satisfaction of the client. We would like to thank all the HBC project personnel as well as the teams at Orsted. The dedication and collaboration between Orsted and HBC have ensured the safety and enormous success of all our joint ventures.

ISO Recertification

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HBC has been successfully re-audited in ISO 45001 and 14001 and recertified for ISO 9001 with no non-conformities raised.

Thank you to our excellent team for their continued work and commitment.

Ørsted and HBC Group Resume Subsea Inspection Cooperation

Ørsted has awarded HBC Group the contract to conduct subsea inspection campaigns for the 5th successive year.
Under the contract, HBC Group will this year carry out the inspection campaigns at 10 of Ørsted’s offshore wind farms located on the UK East and West Coast and in the German North Sea Sector.
HBC Group is to perform IMR utilising their vessel HBC Achiever. The works will be performed with a combination of ROV and diving operation. HBC Group has over the last 4 years inspected a total of 335 foundations and 26 Substations. This includes Monopiles, Jackets, Suction bucket jackets and gravity based concrete structures. The two companies have previously cooperated on a number of successful offshore wind projects, always conducted to a very high safety standard.

HBC has completed the Ørsted Subsea Inspection Campaign 2018

HBC has now successfully completed the Ørsted Subsea Inspection Campaign on Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm (UK), Borkum Riffgrund Offshore Windfarm (DE), Gode Wind 1 Offshore Windfarm (DE) and Gode Wind 2 Offshore Windfarm (DE).

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The campaign was carried out in a safe manner without any accidents, while maintaining a high quality standard, to ensure the subsea integrity of all the assets.

In the past three years has HBC performed a wide array of subsea inspection and maintenance tasks during the Ørsted Campaign across Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom, to the clients great satisfaction.

We thank all the HBC project personnel as well as the client. The great dedication and collaboration between Ørsted and HBC ensured the success and safety of the campaign.

Middelgrunden Offshore Wind Farm

HBC has completed the subsea inspection of campaign of Middelgrunden Offshore Windfarm.

The subsea inspection campaign was carried out to ensure the asset integrity of the HOFOR owned wind turbines.

To accommodate for the shallow waters of the site, all diving was performed for special purpose shallow water vessel HBC Tender, with assistance from the mother craft.

We thank the HBC Project team for the succesfull and safe campaign, along with the client for a good collaboration.