Skykon acquires Danish shipyard to access offshore wind market

21 April 2010

Offshore equipment manufacturer Skykon has entered the offshore wind turbine market through the acquisition of the Lindoe shipyard in Denmark.

The 100,000 square metre facility has been purchased to develop an offshore product manufacturing base close to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

The building has direct access to sea via an on-site harbour capable of accommodating vessels in draught of 7.5 metres, the company said.

Jesper Oehlenschlaeger, CEO of Skykon, said, ‘To the benefit of our customers, we have transferred our experience and technology from years of close co-operation with our customers on onshore solutions into our product offer for offshore solutions.’

Skykon produces a variety of offshore solutions, comprising monopoles, transition pieces, floating foundations, jackets, tripods, towers and one section towers.

It said it is the only supplier in the market that deploys a 1,000 tonnes Gantry crane, which enables direct loading of products on customer vessels.

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