OEG Offshore Acquires Fern Communications

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
John Heiton, CEO, OEG Offshore, left, with Jennifer Cushion, managing director, Fern Communications and Clive Cushion, technical director, Fern Communications.

Offshore equipment provider OEG Offshore (OEG) has acquired Lowestoft‐based offshore communications specialist Fern Communications (Fern), which designs and manufactures offshore communications systems

 The deal comes a week after Fern signed a four‐year contract with Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) to support and maintain its communications system and installed Wavecom, the offshore digital radio communications system package for its operations and maintenance. Wavecom provides full field coverage of more than 9000km² to crew transfer vessels and construction vessels.

Earlier this year, OEG acquired  Pegasus Welfare Solutions, a company that developed the world's first offshore wind turbine toilet, for an undisclosed sum. The company said further acquisitions are planned later this year.

OEG said the deal with Fern, would allow Fern to focus on innovation for communication systems for wind farms located further offshore within the infrastructure of a larger business.

Fern, which employs 10 people with plans to expand, will maintain its brand within the OEG group and will continue to support oil and gas  “which can’t be ignored in the energy transition and is a market that still needs servicing,” Clive Cushion, Fern co-founder said. Fern was founded Clive and Jennifer Cushion, nearly 20 years ago.

Fern’s expertise in electronic design, engineering, and industrial design, has served clients across the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors.

Categories: Energy Mergers & Acquisitions Offshore Wind Activity Europe

Related Stories

Edda Wind Welcomes New CSOV to its Fleet

Edda Wind Welcomes New CSOV to its Fleet

NKT Picks OSBIT to Deliver ‘World’s Most Powerful’ Subsea Trencher

NKT Picks OSBIT to Deliver ‘World’s Most Powerful’ Subsea Trencher

ORLEN Group Opens Poland’s First Offshore Wind Installation Terminal

ORLEN Group Opens Poland’s First Offshore Wind Installation Terminal

Current News

Commodity Report: Meeting Oil Demand a Challenge if Israel Hits Iran Oil

Egypt Halts Fertilizer Production In Light of Israeli Gas Disruptions

Edda Wind Welcomes New CSOV to its Fleet

TotalEnergies’ Unit to Build Battery Storage Site in Japan to Help Balance Grid

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

Offshore Engineer Magazine