Subsea Micropiles to Invest £5m and Create 80 Jobs in Montrose

Subsea Micropiles is investing more than £5 million in new manufacturing and offshore operations at Montrose Port, with the expansion expected to create around 80 jobs.

The company plans to invest over the next three years as it expands its infrastructure and manufacturing capability in Angus. The additional jobs are expected to be created over the next three to five years.

New manufacturing capacity at Montrose Port

Subsea Micropiles develops technology for offshore foundations and anchors, bringing together seabed investigation, foundation engineering and subsea construction.

Its technology includes the adaptation of micropiling for offshore construction using subsea robotics and remote drilling. The company also develops Acoustic Zoom, a high-resolution seismic imaging system designed to provide more detailed information on seabed conditions. roduction and maintenance of subsea technology used in offshore survey and construction.

Scottish Enterprise is providing £1.45 million towards the project. That follows a £6.7 million commercial investment delivered through the Scottish National Investment Bank.

Subsea Micropiles chief executive Derek Robertson said Scotland had become an important base for the company’s growth, pointing to the offshore skills and experience available in the country.

The business sees longer-term potential to establish higher-volume production of its anchor and foundation systems at Montrose as demand develops.

Subsea Micropiles was established in 2017 and has a Scottish office in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, alongside its operations at Montrose Port.

Montrose continues offshore wind expansion

The investment comes as Montrose Port continues to build its position in Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain.

SSE Renewables has separately selected the port as its preferred operations and maintenance base for the planned Berwick Bank B offshore wind farm. That development is expected to support around 100 additional jobs if the project progresses.

Berwick Bank B would join existing offshore wind activity linked to Seagreen and Inch Cape at Montrose.

The Subsea Micropiles manufacturing expansion adds another element to that activity, with the company aiming to establish local production capacity for technology that could be used in floating offshore wind projects in Scotland and international markets.