Wood Thilsted opens branch in Japan

Wood Thilsted is thrilled to announce a branch opening in Japan, with plans to grow the team over the coming year. We’re delighted to confirm our first Japan based employee, Gerry Murphy, has joined Wood Thilsted in a combined Geotechnical and Business Development role. Gerry has been based in Japan and working on other Japanese […]

Wood Thilsted gears up for continued growth with appointment of specialist CFO

Wood Thilsted, the leading offshore wind engineering consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paula Thomas, as Wood Thilsted’s Chief Financial Officer. Paula has spent over 25 years working as a Chartered Accountant across a broad sector of industries including engineering, manufacturing, and services. She has been responsible for building and leading finance teams […]

Wood Thilsted expands leadership role in U.S. offshore wind development with US Wind contract

Today, Wood Thilsted announced its appointment as detailed design engineer for US Wind’s MarWin project, the company’s first offshore wind project to be constructed off the coast of Maryland, reaffirming the firm’s central role in the support and development of the U.S. offshore wind industry. In addition to delivering the detailed foundation design for MarWin, […]

Wood Thilsted appoints industry leader in scaling professional services businesses as Board Chair

Wood Thilsted, the leading offshore wind engineering consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Carl Bates, former Managing Director of Detica and veteran Deloitte senior partner, as the Wood Thilsted Chairperson of the Board. Carl has spent the majority of his career successfully scaling professional services organisations by driving sustainable, controlled growth that benefits […]

Laying the foundations for net zero on Dogger Bank

Work has started on the installation of 277 of the world’s largest offshore wind turbine foundations in the North Sea, in what is another major milestone for Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The campaign to install turbine foundations at what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm commenced today, [Thursday 14] July with the installation […]

INWED22 – WT’s INVENTORS & INNOVATORS – Meet Ruth Stevens

From her daughter being the inspiration for her move to offshore wind (and Wood Thilsted) to her exceptional 25+ years experience that is helping to save thousands of tonnes of steel from the foundation designs on a pioneering multi-gigawatt offshore wind farm forming a key component of the UK’s net-zero future. With 25+ years’ experience […]

INWED22 – WT’s INVENTORS & INNOVATORS – Meet Simone Schmieder

How one WT graduate went from being the company’s fourth employee to leading the delivery of geotechnical interpretation and foundation design on a project set to be a key stepping stone for achieving net zero in the UK. Day job aside, Simone’s strengths as an innovator do not stop there, with Simone’s approach to digital […]

INWED22 – WT’s INVENTORS & INNOVATORS – Meet Neha Patel

With almost four years at Wood Thilsted under her belt, Neha has been influential in the development and innovation of project management tools that have become the standard for WT concept/FEED projects. Not only that, on recent projects, Neha’s strong contribution to their advanced concept/FEED phases and bids for their detailed design, was instrumental in […]

INWED22 – WT’s INVENTORS & INNOVATORS – Meet Iona Richards

With her PhD work advancing methodologies for foundation design and her expertise applied to a recent project resulting in a significant reduction in CAPEX AND CO2, Iona’s experience paired with her dedication for continual innovation is making waves both at WT and for the industry. With a degree in Engineering Science from the University of […]