North East Scotland

Over 45 fantastic companies have already been supported by F4OR in the North East of Scotland, and we are delighted to announce we have secured further funding for a third F4OR cohort from the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ).

The F4OR programme is looking for 20 companies that are focused on entering the offshore renewables market. Companies must be based in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire or Moray to be eligible and should have 10 or more direct employees and a turnover of at least £1 million.

F4OR is a key part of ETZ Ltd’s two phase support initiative alongside a challenge fund that will deliver capital investment grants to help North East Scotland energy supply chain companies develop and deliver their low carbon business ambitions.

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New Anglia

This region, covering Norfolk and Suffolk, was the first in England to be launched. A programme of 15 companies commenced in 2020 with expected completion at the end of 2021. This group has proven the ‘cohort model’ created by F4OR, with several inter-cohort business dealings achieved by bringing them closer together on the journey.

If you are interested in being considered for a future programme in this region, please complete the F4OR – Expression of Interest – New Anglia form. Please note, this programme is focused on organisations based in the Norfolk and Suffolk regions only.

Humberside

This region is at the epicentre of the operations & maintenance aspect of Offshore Wind, and is ripe for benefiting from F4OR. Huge demand for businesses is expected in this region, covering IMR, marine operations and more.

Unfortunately, we do not currently have open application windows in this region, but please keep an eye out for future opportunities.

National (UK wide)

We are delighted to have recently launched a UK-wide scheme, that opens the door to any ambitious company across the country that meets our F4OR criteria. This is great chance in particular for companies in areas of the UK not previously given the opportunity to apply to a regional scheme. The application window is currently open, and closes on 11^th February. The scheme is being funded by the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) and as such all interested parties should continue to the OWGP website to make their application.