SCOPE LDD was awarded a contract by Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Ltd/RWE Innogy to provide specialist pile relief drilling services and personnel for its 160 turbine development off the North Wales coast, UK. RWE wanted a more powerful drilling system than existed in the market for its flagship project and LDD was appointed main drilling contractor after demonstrating a high level of capability and innovation which gave RWE the confidence that LDD could deliver a brand new drilling system within the 10 months available. LDD designed and built the drill system which was fully function tested within the available timeframe as promised. Piles at Gwynt y Môr have a tapered profile which meant the drill-bit had to be designed specifically to fit through the 4.6m diameter neck of th

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