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Thorne & Derrick & 3M Decarbonising Industry in the NEPIC Cluster

8.10.2024
By Chris Dodds | Sales & Marketing Manager at Thorne & Derrick International

“Bringing People Together”

A brilliant bullet from Paul Frankland’s (Operations Director at NEPIC) super slide-deck presented to us this morning at the Wilton Centre, the premier science park in the North East of England adjacent to Wilton International and sitting in the heart of the North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC).

The NEPIC Cluster is the largest industrial concentration of chemical, pharmaceutical and process companies in the UK, and the second largest in Europe.

Paul and Joanne Fryett (CEO at NEPIC) hosted Thorne & Derrick and an international delegation from 3M Electrical to discuss Energy Transition developments and opportunities within the Cluster involving Net Zero. NEPIC have now extended further support for Thorne & Derrick’s business growth strategy in the clean energy, low carbon and hydrogen sectors.

The NEPIC Presentation informed us all about the energy project pipeline on Teesside with major companies including BP, Equinor, Huntsman Corporation, SABIC, PD Ports, MGT Teesside and px Group.

Michael Kendall (Business Solutions Manager – Tees Valley Combined Authority) then underlined the central role of Teesside in UK plc’s economic growth drive which is strategically aligned with the UK’s Net Zero Strategy. The TVCA secures investment and creates jobs; it is home to ReNew ELP, Alpek, Conoco Phillips, EDF Energy, Mitsubishi Chemical and global renewables giant JDR Cable Systems.

We then all benefitted from excellent electrical power and utility insights provided by Gillian Baker (Head of Commercial New Business – Sembcorp).

Sembcorp supply the high voltage power (66kV/11kV) to Wilton International clients via their owned and operated on-site power station, substations and private wire electricity grid.

Our visit concluded with a Guided Tour of Wilton by Paul Frankland that emphasised the sheer scale of business opportunity, national leadership and centre of excellence our region provides for the the future of decarbonised power.

Hazardous Area Zones & High Voltage Systems

Thorne & Derrick International, based in the North East of England, are leading UK Specialist Distributors of products to guarantee personal safety, site efficiency and plant reliability in Harsh, High Voltage & Hazardous Areas.

Our diversity is our strength, from providing legacy asset management solutions for aging electrical infrastructure to the delivery of high voltage cable connection products to repair or energise networks from 600V to 66kV.

We can competently specify and competitively supply an extensive range of Hazardous Area Equipment (ATEX & IECEx) to provide Power, Heating & Lighting to the Explosive Atmospheres industries – this includes LV HV Cables, Accessories, Jointing, Substation & Electrical Eqpt. 

We are 3M Electrical Distributor for the UK and can be trusted to specify and supply from the largest stocks in the UK and EU products utilising Scotchcast Resin and Cold Shrink Technologies for the installation, jointing and termination of cables from Low to High Voltage.

We are a firmly established vendor and high-value added member of the Cluster supply-chain – we provide world-class customer support including Design Services for Trace Heating & Lighting Systems for Zone 1/2 (21/22) hazardous area applications from our partners Eltherm and Raytec.

Sealing Cables & Protecting Assets | The CSD Sealing System range of DSEAR compliant NOFIRNO products are extensively specified for the prevention of water ingress, gas migration and fire spread in industrial and potentially explosive atmospheres including hazardous area Zones with ATEX designation including Zone 1 & 2 Flammable Gas.

Decarbonising the Teesside Cluster

Last weeks government green-lighting of the Net Zero Teesside project, a £4billion investment which will establish the world’s first industrial-scale Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) facility at Teesworks was accompanied by confirmation from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero of £21.7 billion of funding to establish the UK as an early leader in 2 growing global sectors, CCUS and Hydrogen. This reignition of the UK industrial heartlands to be delivered by investment in projects and the energy-tech of the future further enhances Teesside’s position at the centre of the Decarbonisation universe.

Teesworks | The UK’s largest Freeport Tax Zone, most connected industrial zone and home to diverse, sustainable and low-carbon activity. In 2023, SeAH Wind announced a £650m investment in a monopile manufacturing facility at South Bank Teesworks to support a contract with Vattenfall to supply all the wind turbine monopiles for its Norfolk Vanguard Project. This commitment to Teesside positions SeAH Wind as the UK’s leading Foundation Manufacturer and ensures the UK is at the forefront of developing offshore wind globally.

Net Zero Teesside

NZT is a collection of industrial, power and hydrogen businesses which aim to decarbonize their operations through the deployment of CCUS.

NZT Power is a first-of-a-kind fully integrated gas-fired power and carbon capture project and a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonized industrial cluster.

NZT Power’s proposed combined cycle gas turbine electricity generating station will have an electrical output of up to 860 megawatts (MW) of low carbon electricity, enough to power up to 1.3m homes per year.

NZT | The UK’s First Decarbonised Industrial Cluster

A Sustainable Future for our Energy & for our Business

Our NEPIC Membership has positioned Thorne & Derrick alongside a cluster of businesses dedicated to the decarbonisation of industrial operations through the deployment of CCUS – we are working closely with EPC’s and contractors to specify and supply compliant critical equipment to build and operate the infrastructure required to transport CO2 from emitters in the Teesside and Humber regions to a secure offshore carbon store beneath the North Sea via the East Coast Cluster and the Northern Endurance Partnership.

The East Coast Cluster Decarbonising Industry 

Northern Endurance Partnership | NEP is a CO_2. transportation and storage company which will deliver the onshore and offshore infrastructure needed to capture carbon from emitters across Teesside and the Humber and transport to offshore storage in the Endurance store in the southern North Sea. In October 2021, The NEP’s East Coast Cluster, which includes Net Zero Teesside, was selected as a priority cluster in phase-1 of the UK Government’s CCUS cluster sequencing process. Endurance, a saline aquifer, has the capacity to store 450m tonnes of CO_2. Other potential stores nearby take potential storage capacity to around 1 billion tonnes.

Pictured | Charlotte Fletcher (Project Manager Pharma-Sector NEPIC) Tanja Schroeder (Area Director EMEA 3M Electrical), Andy Townsend (Specification Manager C&I 3M Electrical UK), Paul Frankland (Operations Director NEPIC), Jenny Swindells (Regional Division Leader 3M Electrical Northern Europe), Chris Dodds (Sales Marketing Manager T&D), Monica Barros (General Business Director 3M Electrical ), Carl Cox (Sales Engineer T&D) and Richard Derrick (Managing Director T&D).

T&D are Specialist Distributors to the Process Industries – this includes the fine and speciality chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and polymers manufacturing sectors.

We supply and support businesses working on the design, construction and maintenance of UK, European and international projects.

Based in the UK, we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service.

Since 1985, we have provided expert technical support and express delivery from extensive UK stocks to world-wide destinations.

3M Cold Shrink | This advanced Cold Shrink material technology has been developed into a comprehensive range of Cable Accessories to seal, joint, abandon, insulate and terminate cables from 600V to 66kV. Superior reliability, easy to install, and safe for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres.

High Voltage Training Courses for Renewables & Offshore Energies Sectors

High Voltage Training Courses

uploaded by Chris Dodds – Sales & Marketing Manager at Thorne & Derrick

NE ENGLAND UK : A POWERBASE PARTNERSHIP | Yesterday with Carl Cox (Thorne & Derrick – Sales Engineer), I was very privileged to be invited to the Grand Opening of the RelyOn UK Electrical Training Facility by Jess Churchman and Ryan Muscroft following introductions by Paul Livingstone from NOF – located within Redcar & Cleveland College the facility will assist the provision of a skilled workforce in HV via a collegiate and multi-faceted approach up to 33kV.

The official launch of the new electrical training Facility located at Redcar & Cleveland College has been a huge success and will assist the development of an electrically skilled workforce capable of rising to the challenges of energy transition.

The highly-engaged audience benefitted from the exciting vision for the Facility in driving Energy Transition across local Wind Energy, Hydrogen & CCUS projects provided by RelyOn UK’s Speakers Jason Faulkner (Deputy Chief Executive) and Colin Leyden (Regional Managing Director) – “essential skills for critical infrastructure.”

The Facility will provide both standard and tailored courses for clients including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Vestas and Siemens Energy.

Via Video Link the Mayor of the Tees Valley, Mr Ben Houchen, nut-shelled it perfectly: “TEES VALLEY, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE – thousands and thousands of local jobs for local people.”

Thorne & Derrick look forward to continuing to realise the possible as an integral supplier to the global renewable industry.

Switchroom wired by Slaters Electricals | Gear by Lucy Electric, Schneider Electric, ABB and Alstom Power.

Pictured | Ryan Muscroft (Head of Electrical Services – RelyOn Nutec UK) with Chris Dodds and Carl Cox from Thorne & Derrick, a Specialist Distributor of High Voltage Cable Accessories, Electrical Safety Equipment & Products to the renewable industries.

RelyOn UK | High Voltage Electrical Engineering Training Courses

Safety Training & Digital Learning Specialists | Renewables and Offshore Energies Sectors

The new electrical facility, located within Redcar and Cleveland College, and officially supported by Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen, is part of the RelyOn Group’s wider growth strategy which includes building a robust global electrical training and consulting service, with an emphasis on HV and LV electrical systems.

The Welcome Speech & Introduction to RelyOn Open Day

Selection of Photographs of High Voltage Electrical Switchgear & Transformers – the HV Training Centre is equipped with leading brand and cutting-edge technology equipment to enable the upskilling of High Voltage AP’s, SAP’s and Electrical Engineers to install 11kV/33kV Cable Accessories including Joints & Terminations.

Thorne & Derrick are Specialist Distributors to international Utilities, UK DNO’s, ICP’s and HV Jointing Contractors of an extensive range of LV HV Cable Jointing, Substation, Tooling & Installation Equipment from 600V to 66kV –  we service wind energy, solar power, battery storage, rail, utility, datacentre and the explosive atmosphere industries.

Based in the UK, we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service.

Since 1985, we have provided expert technical support and express delivery from extensive UK stocks to world-wide destinations.

Key Product Categories: Connectors, Joints & Terminations MV HV | Cable Preparation & Jointing Tools | Duct Seals | Cable Transits | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Clothing & Protection | Cable Pulling | Earthing & Lightning Protection | Feeder Pillars

Working Together | Thorne & Derrick with The Faraday Training Centre

Uploaded by Chris Dodds | Sales and Marketing Manager at Thorne & Derrick

High Voltage Training for Cables & Power Systems

For 40 years Thorne & Derrick have proudly supplied the electrical industry with Power Cable Accessories to provide network reliability, security and energisation from 600V to 66kV – we distribute the most extensive range of Joints, Terminations & Connectors from 3M Electrical, Nexans Euromold and Pfisterer Connex to suit all types of electrical equipment connections in ColdShrink, heat-shrink and EPDM technology.

For 30 years The Faraday Centre, a world class facility, has been delivering hands-on, practical training coupled with theoretical assessment to empower the next generation of engineering talent.

Their 12 Training Rooms and 2 Practical Areas are equipped with a combination of the latest smart technology and legacy electrical equipment to support 50+ Courses delivered by highly qualified and experienced tutors with over 50 years experience.

The Faraday Centre also delivers on-site bespoke courses – this can be for private networks, DNO or tailored to suit the specific High Voltage operational requirements of a project or industry sector.

Expertise & Experience Combined

Both our businesses are now delighted to be Working Together – both our businesses with locations in the North East of England deliver our products and services to UK and international locations. Our industry partnership, based on market-leading Training Course delivery, now intends to close skills gaps, improve workplace safety and both to open and develop career opportunities for attendees.

Standard & Customised Training Courses

Working Together to improve electrical safety knowledge and implementation we will promote the most extensive of range of High Voltage Courses which enable the up-skilling of competency levels and career progression annually of over 2500 Electricians, Cable Jointers, Authorised & Senior Authorised Persons (AP’s & SAP’s) and Authorised Engineers (AE’s).

Standard module Courses are supplemented by tailored training packages to specific customer requirements.

Additionally, brand specific Offshore Wind Termination Courses can be delivered for leading cable accessory manufacturers including Nexans (Euromold), Pfisterer (Connex), 3M Electrical and NkT via The Wind Academy.

With dedicated lecture rooms for Cable Termination, Jointing & Authorisation Training, Thorne & Derrick are delighted to be Working Together in close partnership with The Faraday Centre – we support the delivery of best-practice Courses in the disciplines of High Voltage Jointing, Operational Safety, Protection, Testing & Switching up to 33kV.

“Following our recent visit and tour I am delighted to now be able to extend The Faraday Centre services to our existing and prospective clients. The UK confronts a significant shortage of skilled Electricians & Engineers which could hinder Net Zero goals – facilities like The Faraday Centre can accelerate policy, projects and people’s job opportunities to form the workforce to secure our Green Energy future. Should you have a general or industry specific Training gap, contact us to discuss it,” comments Chris Dodds – Sales & Marketing Thorne & Derrick.

Thorne & Derrick are Specialist Distributors to international Utilities, UK DNO’s, ICP’s and HV Jointing Contractors of an extensive range of LV HV Cable Jointing, Substation, Tooling & Installation Equipment from 600V to 66kV –  we service wind energy, solar power, battery storage, rail, utility, datacentre and the explosive atmosphere industries.

Based in the UK, we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service.

Since 1985, we have provided expert technical support and express delivery from extensive UK stocks to world-wide destinations.

Key Product Categories: Connectors, Joints & Terminations MV HV | Cable Preparation & Jointing Tools | Duct Seals | Cable Transits | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Clothing & Protection | Cable Pulling | Earthing & Lightning Protection | Feeder Pillars

We’re Exhibiting & You’re Invited

⚡️ Collaborating For Cable Safety ⚡️

Thorne & Derrick and our hire-partners Sunbelt Rentals are delighted to announce that we will be co-exhibiting at OWNE, a leading national event for the offshore wind sector hosted by NOF – the event attracts an outstanding line-up of speakers and supply chain opportunities.

Chris Dodds (Sales & Marketing Manager) and Jonny Hewitt (Key Accounts Manager) from Thorne & Derrick will be joined by Patrick Winter (National Business Development Manager) and Ste Brown (Service Centre Manager) from Sunbelt Rentals – together we all look forward to meeting existing and new clients and suppliers on Stand C03. 

High Voltage Cable Safety

We will be Exhibiting & Demonstrating products to ensure array and export cable safety and the reliability of high voltage power systems and offshore substations – this includes Tools and Instruments for Cable Testing, Cutting, Spiking & Termination up to 120kV from PENTA, Alroc, Nexans, Ripley, Vicera and b2 electronics GmbH.

Cable SPIKING & CUTTING TOOL

We will be demonstrating LIVE the Picoup 400 Cable Spiker with Integrated Cutter alongside the industry’s most comprehensive range of Cable Preparation, Termination & VLF Test Instruments for 33kV, 66kV and up to 120kV power cables.

The unique PICOUP 400 from PENTA provides a combined “Spike & Cut” capability in a single-tool operation – exclusively stocked by Thorne & Derrick. Available from the Sunbelt Rentals hire fleet.

Location: Beacon of Light Sunderland
Date: 6th & 7th November

Click here to register to attend!

Find The Beacon of Light

NOF

NOF is a UK wide, business development membership organisation, helping to make valuable connections between businesses in the global energy sector. They work on behalf of members and their network of partners to put companies of all sizes in touch with the best and most innovative supply chain businesses in the UK.

The organisation offers an annual membership with four core services: Business Development, Industry Introductions, Events and Supply Chain Engagement. Your NOF membership can be enhanced with access to the Offshore Wind Projects Database.

Thorne & Derrick

Thorne & Derrick supply LV HV Electrical Cable, Jointing, Tools & Power Distribution Equipment up to 66kV to the UK and international Offshore & Onshore Wind & Renewable industry – we hold several Framework Supply Agreements with international energy providers, wind turbine manufacturers and High Voltage Power Energy Companies.

Based in the UK, we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service.

Since 1985, we have provided expert technical support and express delivery from extensive UK stocks to world-wide destinations.

Thorne & Derrick | HV Termination, Jointing, Pull-in & Tooling | Specialist Distributors

Thorne & Derrick On the Path to Net Zero with NEPIC

4.10.2024
By Chris Dodds | Sales & Marketing Manager at Thorne & Derrick International

In our latest Blog, we would like to focus on Energy Transition and the future Green direction of our business at Thorne & Derrick as members of NEPIC (North East Process Industry Cluster). NEPIC represents the largest single cluster of process, pharmaceutical and chemical companies in the UK, and is the second largest in the whole of Europe.

Thorne & Derrick International, based in the North East of England, are leading UK Specialist Distributors of products to guarantee personal safety, site efficiency and plant reliability in Harsh, High Voltage & Hazardous Areas.

Our diversity is our strength, from providing legacy asset management solutions for aging electrical infrastructure to the delivery of high voltage cable connection products to repair or energise networks from 600V to 66kV. 

NEPIC Membership and their energetic corporate team have been an invaluable and a vigorous catalyst to the outstanding business and employment growth at Thorne & Derrick over recent years.

NEPIC supports the needs and interests of the process industry sector in the North East of England and exists to ensure our region thrives – lobbying for and supporting investments, innovations and opportunities with a partnership network of members.

Pictured | Thorne & Derrick at NEPIC’s flagship annual networking Event, Meet-the-Members – an opportunity to initiate new client introductions, strengthen existing relationships and gain invaluable insight into the Energy future via Main Stage talks delivered by industry leaders.

During the Event we showcased and received substantial interest in our ATEX certified range of products that provide LV & HV Power, Lighting and Heating to the emerging-energy, process and power industries.

Thorne & Derrick add premium supply-chain value to the Process Industry Sector – with an unrivalled product and service provision from locally manufactured Hazardous Area Lighting by Raytec to Cold-Shrink cable accessory products from global giant and Fortune 500 company 3M Electrical. Our business also provides design services for electric heat tracing and lighting systems for industrial and Explosive Atmospheres to ensure regulatory compliance with DSEAR and ATEX certification requirements.

We specify, supply and are Certificated to provide Installer Training for the 3M range of Cold-Shrink Medium Voltage Cable Accessories in the 11kV, 33kV and 66kV voltage classes.

A Sustainable Future for our Energy & for our Business

Our NEPIC Membership has positioned Thorne & Derrick alongside a cluster of industrial, power, process and hydrogen businesses dedicated to the decarbonisation of industrial operations through the deployment of Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) – we are working to specify and supply compliant critical equipment to build and operate the infrastructure required to transport CO2 from emitters in the Teesside and Humber regions to a secure offshore carbon store beneath the North Sea via the East Coast Cluster and the Northern Endurance Partnership.

Image | The East Coast Cluster & Energy Transition

Net Zero Teesside

Net Zero Teesside (NZT) is a collection of industrial, power and hydrogen businesses which aim to decarbonize their operations through the deployment of carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS).

Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) is a first-of-a-kind fully integrated gas-fired power and carbon capture project and a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonized industrial cluster.

NZT Power’s proposed combined cycle gas turbine electricity generating station will have an electrical output of up to 860 megawatts (MW) of low carbon electricity, enough to power up to 1.3m homes per year.

NZT | The UK’s First Decarbonised Industrial Cluster

T&D are Specialist Distributors to the Process Industries – this includes the fine and speciality chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and polymers manufacturing sectors.

We supply and support businesses working on the design, construction and maintenance of UK, European and international projects.

We can competently specify and competitively supply an extensive range of Hazardous Area Equipment (ATEX & IECEx) to provide Power, Heating & Lighting to the Explosive Atmospheres industries – this includes LV HV Cables, Accessories, Jointing, Substation & Electrical Eqpt from 600V to 66kV.

Based in the UK, we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service.

Since 1985, we have provided expert technical support and express delivery from extensive UK stocks to world-wide destinations.