At the Fourth annual Energy North Awards held in Inverness saw Leask Marine collect the top award for the Best Renewable Energy Service Supplier.
Organised by Energy North the event recognises the important contribution companies from across the region make to the success of the renewable energy and supply chain industries. Leask Marine the vessel charter and diving services collected the prize for Best Renewable Energy Service Supplier against stiff competition from many respected and established businesses.
Over 250 people from across the region attended the glittering ceremony to celebrate energy's finest at the new conference suite at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness. Hosted by Nicky Marr, with featured special guest, former Minister of State for Energy, Charles Hendry.
Douglas Leask commented: "We are delighted for the recognition and honour of becoming the Best Renewable Energy Service Supplier 2014 and thank Energy North for this award. We pride ourselves in providing our clients with uniquely developed processes and equipment. This award is a testament to the dedication and the hard work of the entire Leask Marine team".
The award was presented in recognition that since it was established in 1985 Leask Marine Limited has grown to become a world leader in wave and tidal marine technology supply chain service provider, successfully completing projects for many of the world's leading marine energy converters. Leask Marine Ltd provide an unprecedented range of uniquely developed processes and equipment to support the mobilisation, deployment, installation, commissioning, service and maintenance, inspection and de-commissioning of the world's foremost marine energy developers devices.
Leask Marine’s known experience and flexibility allows these each client a turnkey solution for their devices, and with Leask Marines unparalleled depth of expertise and experience offers a complete supply chain solution for marine equipment procurement and logistics.
Leask Marine operate from bespoke facilities through a wide range of specialised vessels from multi-cats, multi-purpose work-boats, landing craft, and fast crew transfer vessels. This range of bespoke infrastructure has been developed with many years’ experience in servicing the marine renewable energy clients, and has involved major capital investment risk of over £7m+ in self-funding new fleet & equipment over the past few years as the number of client devices being trialled have increased.
Leask Marine Ltd owns the 25 metre modern 'multicat' C-Odyssey and C-Salvor, both of which have become well-known sights at Gills Harbour over the past 18 months.
The firm controls the largest fleet of Marine Renewables vessel-owing/operating businesses in the in Pentland Firth area and his Ocean Explorer survey vessel has also used the Scottish
Mainland's most Northerly port.
The multi-cats have also serviced some 'flow-line bundle' launches at the Subsea 7 Wester site yard from Wick Harbour.
