Alicat Workboats

Alicat Workboats Limited was launched in 2009 to provide high quality aluminium catamaran workboats specifically for the offshore wind energy sector.  The workboats are particularly suited to turbine transfers for operation and maintenance crews. They can also be used for ROV and dive support, Marine Mammal Mitigation work and bird observations.

The boats were designed by Global Marine Design (GMD) based in Perth, Australia. The company was chosed as the design has been tried and tested with some 200 vessels already built and in operation. 20m and 17m versions of the Alicat vessel are currently underconstruction.

For more information please contact  Steve Thacker  or Simon Coote  on 01493 655171

RDDE and Alicat Workboats share a seven acre site, already with on-site skilled trades and mobile harbour cranes along with a team of electricians and electronics engineers to cover all the servicing requirements of the vessels. Alicat is also looking to establish a facility for repair and maintenance, along side  at Great Yarmouth which is close to many offshore wind developments including Round 3 zones. 

The company has also purchased a further two acre site on the north side of the Great Yarmouth river that has the potential of becoming a superb windfarm support base. This has some 100m of quayside with refuelling capabilities.

Contact Steve Thacker for more information.

Alicat Workboats is a sister company of Richards Dry Dock and Engineering (RDDE), and a member of the Gardline Group. GMD and Gardline have signed up an exclusive UK, America, West Africa and European agency agreement.