Company responsible for £450m Teesside offshore wind facility launches local HQ

K2 Construction Management, the company with responsibility to deliver the £450m SeAH Wind project, has shown its commitment to the Tees Valley by opening its new strategic headquarters in Middlesbrough.

The construction management company started work in the region less than 12 months ago and has already gone on to directly employ more than 45 people with a further 400 currently working through their local supply chain on site at Teesworks.

Due to the increased demand for the business’s construction management and consultancy expertise along with the knowledge of the growing number of major developments proposed across the North East, further investment to establish a strategic base was said to be a “natural choice”.

At the launch event last week, the Tees Valley Mayor, along with local business leaders, heard about the business’s plans for expansion and how K2 Construction Management is investing significant amounts of time and resources in developing corporate responsibility and providing a bias towards the local supply chain and employment opportunities.

Locally, K2 is best known as the principal contractor, project manager and designer of the world’s largest monopile factory on behalf of South Korean firm SeAH Wind. A notable first for the business as it becomes the first business managing the construction of the first project at the UK’s first and largest Freeport on Teesside.

More than £1bn worth of construction projects have been developed and delivered by K2, ranging from the mammoth to the compact. These include the £500m regeneration of Hale Village in London, a £10m scheme to transform Nile House in Brighton and extensive student accommodation blocks across the north, such as Artisan Heights Manchester.

K2 Construction Management director Steve Porter commented: “Our expertise lies in the fundamentals of construction management, a model that allows large and sometimes technically complex projects, often with much final design work still to do, the ability to mobilise early and commence phases of work.

“Developing jewel in the crown schemes such as SeAH Wind comes with immense scrutiny, but it’s an environment in which we thrive, ready and hungry for the next venture.

“The Tees Valley is a hotbed of activity, so it naturally made sense to strengthen our position here by investing in our teams. We’re excited by the relationships we’ve already built across the supply chain, and we look forward to strengthening those in years to come creating even more local job opportunities.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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