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nick205 - 1/4/09 at 02:47 PM

Just noticed the Whipsters back online.

Been anywhere nice then?

Didn't get stuck in one of your own man made pot-holes did you...?

mistergrumpy - 1/4/09 at 05:08 PM

I don't think he's been gone. Just standing back admiring his work

woodster - 1/4/09 at 09:40 PM

where o where is the whipster

omega0684 - 1/4/09 at 11:03 PM

maybe fozzie has imposed a posting ban on him!

Mr Whippy - 2/4/09 at 07:47 AM

went to cyprus for a week and now I'm back, I'm doing the project schedules for a £55M windfarm project, so a bit busy right now...

mcerd1 - 2/4/09 at 08:56 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
went to cyprus for a week and now I'm back, I'm doing the project schedules for a £55M windfarm project, so a bit busy right now...

which wind farm is that then ?

I guess there is a 50/50 chance I'll be doing some work for it....

woodster - 2/4/09 at 09:21 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
went to cyprus for a week and now I'm back, I'm doing the project schedules for a £55M windfarm project, so a bit busy right now...


not much of an excuse

Mr Whippy - 2/4/09 at 11:15 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
went to cyprus for a week and now I'm back, I'm doing the project schedules for a £55M windfarm project, so a bit busy right now...

which wind farm is that then ?

I guess there is a 50/50 chance I'll be doing some work for it....


The Greater Gabbard offshore site, we're doing the power cable installation between the turbines, transformer platform and the shore connection plus the cable mattressing. Big job really right up to mid 2011. Got so busy here lately that we've taken over the office next door cos we ran out of desk space

It's only one of four farms we're doing so you'll most likey be on one of those

[Edited on 2/4/09 by Mr Whippy]

[Edited on 2/4/09 by Mr Whippy]

mcerd1 - 2/4/09 at 01:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
The Greater Gabbard offshore site, we're doing the power cable installation between the turbines, transformer platform and the shore connection plus the cable mattressing

I know where you work now (AB32 6**)

I guess you'll be working with some of the same folk at siemens T&D

actually we've not done much for the offshore ones, not directly anyway
we do steel structures for allot of the onshore stuff (towers and substations)
I've done quite allot at and near Blyth recently and thats got something to do with an offshore windfarm connection I think

cd.thomson - 2/4/09 at 01:54 PM

glad works going well for you whippy.

Mr Whippy - 2/4/09 at 01:54 PM

Yip that’s us, the cables are siemens ones. We're just a contractor working for Fluor, think there's about 5 different ones on this job. All the wind farms seem to be hooking into existing substations onshore. Bit of a booming business which is nice, at least I don't have to go offshore

Mr Whippy - 2/4/09 at 01:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
glad works going well for you whippy.


cheers so am I

things were pretty rubbish a year ago

stevebubs - 2/4/09 at 02:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
glad works going well for you whippy.


cheers so am I

things were pretty rubbish a year ago


Siemens seem to be doing alright at the moment....one of the few companies still hiring....

mcerd1 - 2/4/09 at 03:03 PM

do you deal with any of the engineers at siemens ?