UK MOD to give programme update at Speed@Seawork

Phil Gittins, Boats Team Leader at Defence Equipment and Suppor t (DE&S) is to give an update on the UK MOD Small Boats Programme at Speed@Seawork 2023, the fast boat event targeted at users (attachés, militar y, coast guard, SAR, and emergency ser vices etc), builders, and equipment suppliers

Phil has led the Boats Team since October 2020 The team consists of just over 50 staff responsible for the provision of over

3,000 Boats to a wide range of customers across the MOD including RN, RFA, UK Strat Com, MOD Police, Army and Adventurous Training The Boats range from complex platforms to simple cadet dinghies covering the full range of the Acquisition lifecycle

Prior to that, he was Deputy Head of the DE&S COVID-19 Operations Team for 6 months This team was formed at pace to provide a professional, sustained command and co-ordination capability on behalf of the CEO, in order to suppor t current DE&S business outputs and to prepare contingency plans for a number of most likely and worse-case scenarios

His first role in DE&S was WATERGUARD Programme Deputy Head, enabling the outputs of Policy, Process and Procedures including the associated IS related work to enable the Depar tment to be tax efficient and compliant with HMRC regulations, European Law, and enable the repor ting of Assets Subject to Special Control (ASSC) procured under Foreign Militar y Sales agreements such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Speed@Seawork will be held on Monday 12 June The day star ts with a shor t voyage over to the Isle of Wight, UK, with breakfast and presentations on fast boat activities, recent contracts, future developments and oppor tunities Attendees have the oppor tunity to go out on sea boat trials in the varied sea states of the Solent There will be exper t presentations over lunch, followed by fur ther sea trials and the day ending with networking, drinks and canapes on the return trip to Southampton

Unlocking sustainable contracting in offshore wind

Seawork is pleased to welcome Iain Grainger in one of his first industr y speaking engagements as CEO of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).

In ‘Unlocking sustainable contracting in offshore wind’, Iain will explore the challenges and solutions to the creation of sustainable conditions for the whole supply chain, as it aims to meet government ambitions on offshore wind

Iain has over three decades of experience in offshore marine construction, with his early career at Brown & Root where he was engaged in the engineering and project management of major offshore projects He then moved into commercial, strategy, and regional leadership roles with tier-one contractors, including Acergy, Subsea 7, and McDermott International

Iain was previously an IMCA Board Member and joined IMCA as a full-time member of staff as Head of Energy Transition

Iain was announced as new CEO of IMCA on 2 May 2023 following the retirement of Allen Leatt

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is a leading trade association representing the vast majority of contractors and the associated supply chain in the offshore marine construction industr y worldwide

IMCA members play a key role in the offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, principally through the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of offshore wind farms and hydrocarbon production facilities, together with the ongoing life of field support and maintenance requirements of these assets

IMCA is fully engaged in the energy transition for a sustainable and low carbon future

Taking place at Seawork on Tuesday 13 June from 1530-1600