Rainton Construction’s Progress at SeAH Wind Monopile Facility

Rainton Construction is proud to be part of the K2 Consultancy and Construction Management project delivery team developing the monopile factory. It’s great to see things taking shape at the SeAH Wind site at Teesworks.

Staff facilities are also up, and a huge piling operation is underway. More than 6,100 piles need to be drilled, each up to 1m in diameter. Some piles go as deep as 35m.

The scheme is expected to produce between 100 and 150 monopiles per year when fully operational. These will be transported directly from the factory to Teesworks’ new South Bank Quay facility before being installed in the North Sea using specialised pile-driving equipment.

The mammoth £450million factory will create 750 direct jobs and 1,500 indirect jobs through supply chains, and 80% of workers now employed in building the facility come from the region.