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A Northumberland-headquartered offshore wind technology company has accelerated its global growth strategy with the launch of a Netherlands business entity and office.
Osbit, which supplies mission equipment to enable safe and effective offshore operations, has established Osbit B.V and opened an office in Rotterdam.
The move follows the opening of the company’s first US office and appointment of its first US employee Dustin Varnell in 2022.
To support the development, Jurgen Zijlmans will act as general manager of Osbit B.V, bringing with him 15 years of experience in the offshore equipment industry.
Zijlmans is joined by Osbit Engineer Sacha Aichroth, who joined the company in 2014 and has been instrumental in the successful delivery of a variety of projects.
As a member company in offshore wind services provider Venterra Group, Osbit’s progression forms part of wider group developments in global offshore wind, which includes representation across nine countries.
Osbit joint managing director Robbie Blakeman said: “The Netherlands has always been a key market for us, and we’ve been developing exciting new technology for our customers in this region for many years. As a business, we are thrilled to be taking this next step to meet the growing needs of vessel and equipment operators in both the Netherlands, and wider European region.
“The creation of Osbit B.V and the opening of our first Dutch office is the latest step in ours, and Venterra Group’s overall global expansion strategy, and a natural next step to support and expand upon the work we have already been doing.”
Zijlmans added: “The Netherlands is a huge hub for offshore development.
“By establishing an entity here, Osbit is in a fantastic position to further build upon what we are already doing – providing innovative technology to enable safe and efficient build out and maintenance of wind farms and offshore installations across the globe.”
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