MARINE engineers have successfully installed a pontoon for a wind farm 30km off the Harwich coast.

Red7Marine is celebrating the completion of the project at Galloper Wind Farm.

The company, based in Ipswich, started work on-site in July and it was completed in September.

The scope of work included undertaking the engineering and marine installation for the new Galloper pontoon facility.

The final stage was the assembly and floating installation of a 120 metre pontoon.

The pontoon was manufactured in the north east of the UK before being transported along the coastline to Harwich on a coaster vessel.

Once in Harwich, the pontoons were offloaded and assembled by Red7Marine to complete the installation.

It was important the company completed the marine piling by the end of September, to comply with consents and licenses.

Nick Offord, chief executive of Red7Marine, said: “Over the course of the summer we have completed a number of prestigious projects – including most recently the works at Galloper Wind Farm.

“Being involved in a local job is extremely rewarding and it’s great to see how our work can have a positive impact on projects close to home.

“As a result of the expertise of our skilled team, we were able to deliver all the works within a short timeframe, and we hope to embark on our next local project very soon.”