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operation of offshore windfarms in UK
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* Container terminal Bremerhaven, Germany (2006)<ref>{{cite web| title=&#91;Offshore competence&#93;| url=http://dl.getyoo.com/GRIDS/HOCHTIEF_brochure.pdf| date=D2007| accessdate=11 November 2011}}</ref>
* Container terminal Bremerhaven, Germany (2006)<ref>{{cite web| title=&#91;Offshore competence&#93;| url=http://dl.getyoo.com/GRIDS/HOCHTIEF_brochure.pdf| date=2007| accessdate=11 November 2011}}</ref>
* Q7 Wind Park, Netherlands (2007)<ref>{{cite web| title=&#91;Offshore competence&#93;| url=http://dl.getyoo.com/GRIDS/HOCHTIEF_brochure.pdf| date=D2007| accessdate=11 November 2011}}</ref>
* Q7 Wind Park, Netherlands (2007)<ref>{{cite web| title=&#91;
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* Jade-Weser-Port, Germany (2008)<ref>{{cite web| title=&#91;

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http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2007/05/north-sea-construction-installing-monopiles-for-the-dutch-q7-offshore-wind-farm-51537
* Gunfleet Sands Wind Park, UK (2009)<ref>{{cite web| title=&#91;
* Jade-Weser-Port, Germany (2008) http://www.maritimestellenangebote.de/news/2265/MENCK_GmbH_baut_weltgrten_Hydraulik-Hammer
* Gunfleet Sands Wind Park, UK (2009) http://www.offshore-summit.eu/pdf/Sun-Wind-Energy-Special-Edition-Offshore-1-2010.pdf
A fresh breeze from offshore&#93;| url=http://www.offshore-summit.eu/pdf/Sun-Wind-Energy-Special-Edition-Offshore-1-2010.pdf| date=2010| accessdate=11 November 2011}}</ref>



==References==
==References==

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MENCK GbmH

MENCK Gbmh
Company typePrivate limited (Non-trading)
IndustrySubsea Services
Founded1992
Headquarters,
Area served
Global
Key people
Bernhard Bruggaier, Managing Director
ProductsHydraulic Pile Driving Hammers
Number of employees
130
Websitehttp://www.menck.com/

MENCK GbmH is a specialist offshore engineering company and part of the Acteon Group Ltd. Headquarted in Kaltenkirchen, North Germany, MENCK GbmH provides specialised hydraulic pile-driving services for the oil and gas industry and in the construction of other offshore structures such as bridges and wind farms.

History

MENCK GBmH can trace its roots back to 1868 when it was established in Hamburg by Johannes Menck and Diedrich Hambrock. The company started out as a steam and diesel shovel builder, but after the Second World War it focused more on the production of diesel hammers. In 1966 Menck was bought by the US company Koehring, which went bankrupt in 1978. In 1992 MENCK GbmH was formed and acquired by Jay Ray McDermott the following year. The company moved its headquarters to Kaltenkirchen, Germany in 2002 and was acquired by the Acteon Group Ltd in 2003.

Major projects

Since 1996, MENCK GbmH has been involved in some major construction projects across the world including:

  • Tagus bridge, Portugal (1996)
  • Jamuna Bridge, Bangladesh (1996)
  • Utgrunden wind park, Sweden (2000)
  • Rion Antitirion Bridge, Greece (2001)
  • Samso Wind Park, Denmark (2002)
  • Woodrow Wilson Bridge, USA (2002)
  • Benicia-Martinez Bridge, USA (2003)[1]
  • North Hoyle Wind Park, UK (2004)[2]
  • Container terminal Bremerhaven, Germany (2006)[3]
  • Q7 Wind Park, Netherlands (2007)[4]
  • Jade-Weser-Port, Germany (2008)[5]
  • Gunfleet Sands Wind Park, UK (2009)[6]

References

  1. ^ "[Deep Foundation Challenges at the New Benicia-Martinez Bridge]". 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ "[Measurement and interpretation of underwater noise during construction and operation of offshore windfarms in UK waters]" (PDF). December 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2011. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 40 (help)
  3. ^ "[Offshore competence]" (PDF). 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ "[ North Sea construction: Installing monopiles for the Dutch Q7 offshore wind farm]". 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2011. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 6 (help)
  5. ^ "[ Heerema Marine Contractors order largest hammer ever built]". 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2011. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 6 (help)
  6. ^ "[ A fresh breeze from offshore]" (PDF). 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 6 (help)