The Dutch Gould Services has reached an agreement to take over all activities of compatriot Total Wind Benelux, including a contract for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm.
The deal, which applies retroactively from 1 May, will see Gould Services continue Total Wind Benelux’s ongoing contract with GE Renewable Energy for the pre-assembly of 66 Haliade 150-6MW turbines at the German project.
Currently, Total Wind’s subsidiary has around 85 personnel in operation, managed from the head office in Middelburg, and is also supplying technical support and maintenance to Dutch onshore wind farms.
“It was an exciting time during the takeover, but thanks to the support of the customers of Total Wind Benelux, and the business partners of Gould Services, we were able to make this great restart with Total Wind Benelux,” said Gould Services’ Managing Director Mattheo Rozemond .
According to Rozemond, the agreement means that the jobs will be maintained, projects will be continued and Gould Services’ three main activities, including wind farm services, offshore service base and logistics, will be strengthened.
To remind, in May this year, Global Wind Service (GWS) acquired all offshore and blade activities from the bankrupt Total Wind and shortly after integrated more than 150 former Total Wind employees and reinitiated all projects.