Over the last five years Ørsted has signed major contracts with 255 UK companies.  

Nearly 30% (73) of our UK supply chain have supported Ørsted projects in markets outside of the UK. The latest map data shows that the largest proportion of Ørsted’s UK suppliers exporting outside the UK are service-based companies. The services they supply include surveys, site investigations, operations & maintenance, design and engineering. Many of these companies honed their skills working for Ørsted on early wind farm projects in the UK before going global. One example of this is BGB Group which went from a local scaffolding business to a global company of 150 people in under ten years.  

The 2026 UK Supply Chain map also found:

• 129 suppliers (51%) have had two or more contracts from Ørsted within the last five years, showing Ørsted’s commitment to ongoing relationships with suppliers.
• 80 (31%) of suppliers are working on Hornsea 3, which will be the world’s single largest offshore wind farm on completion. This demonstrates how flagship UK projects like this create many opportunities for local companies. A steady pipeline of projects for the years ahead means the supply chain will be able to invest and grow.
• 115 (45%) of suppliers are based within the regions of our major areas of operations and construction (North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, North East and East Anglia) – underlining the value of the offshore wind industry to regional economies, employment and growth. Suppliers in these areas include:

North West – Tricore Technical Services which has provided digital modelling for Offshore Converter Stations (OCS)

Yorkshire & the Humber – Mainprize Offshore which is providing Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) and Guard Vessels in Germany and on Hornsea 3

North East – RTS Wind which has provided blade repair services and technicians in the UK, Taiwan and the Netherlands

East Anglia – Brown & May Marine (part of RSK Group) used for Fisheries Liaison and Consultancy within the Hornsea Zone and has supported projects in the United States.

• 43 (17%) of the companies in the UK Supply Chain Map 2026 are based in Scotland, an area which has a longstanding history of supporting the Oil & Gas sector, showcasing our role in the energy transition. Craft Services which has worked with us for many years on Hornsea 1 providing Crew Transfer Vessels, has exported the same services to us in the Netherlands and will also work on Hornsea 3.

BGB Group, based in North Wales, was a small company working on homes and small businesses when in 2017 the company was asked to provide offshore scaffolding urgently to Ørsted, who had been let down by another supplier. This led to the company expanding into a range of offshore services and developing globally – hiring local staff and bringing them back to the UK for training.  

Ordtek, part of Venterra Group, is based in Norwich. Founded in 2012, it has grown from a team of five employees when it first started working with Ørsted to around 20 now. The company provides advice on reducing the risk of disturbing unexploded military weapons during offshore construction. The two companies have gone through a learning curve together as the offshore wind industry has grown and matured.  

Ben Badham, Managing Director at BGB Group, said:  

“We’ve learned a lot from Ørsted. Our culture and attitude, a lot of that comes from Ørsted. Their goals and values are embedded in our own teams,” 

Keith Higgins, Specialist consultant at Ordtek, said:  

“Our two companies have gone through a learning curve together as the offshore wind industry has grown and matured. Through years of experience working with Ørsted, we’ve established ways of working that are much more formalised and standardised.”  

Energy Minister Michael Shanks said: 

“This supply chain milestone for Ørsted is proof that our clean energy mission is backing UK businesses to support skilled jobs and growth across the country. The clean energy transition is the economic opportunity of the 21st century, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs across fast-expanding industries, like offshore wind.” 

Benj Sykes, Head of UK at Ørsted said:  

“We rely on a vast network of companies across the UK to deliver our wind farms. We are proud to have supported suppliers across the length and breadth of Britain on a range of areas of expertise. We are keen to strengthen our relationships with supply chain partners now and into the future.” 

RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Jane Cooper said: 

“This map shows that thanks to Ørsted’s excellent work in engaging with innovative offshore wind supply chain companies, it is creating jobs in all over the UK and especially in regions which need economic regeneration. Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 project is a great example of this, with 80 companies working on it. 

“We have a great opportunity to expand further, as our Industrial Growth Plan shows how we can boost the UK’s economy by £25 billion between now and 2035 by focusing on manufacturing high-value components including more blades, towers, foundations and cables, as well as providing high-quality services, for offshore wind projects here and abroad. The supply chain companies fulfilling contracts for Ørsted are already boosting economic growth here and exporting their knowledge and expertise worldwide.”