We are very pleased to announce that, following our journey over the last several months working with ORE Catapult as part of the New Anglia cohort, Proeon are one of 4 companies who have achieved Fit for Offshore Renewables (F4OR) “Granted” status. Proeon was among 15 companies selected to participate in the latest regional programme. We were accepted onto the programme due to the company’s desire to further increase our capability, competence and competitiveness, and accelerate growth in the offshore renewable energy industry. Proeon took part in the Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme to improve its knowledge and understanding of the offshore renewables sector and its points of difference to other sectors the company currently operates within. This allows the company to identify how transferrable its current skillset and offerings are to this new sector and enable it to grow a share of the market within its sphere of operations. The company was assessed over two phases of the F4OR programme – the first industry-agnostic Business Excellence phase focused on core business management systems and the second Sector-Specific phase focused on key competencies required for success in the offshore renewable energy industry. In the Sector-Specific phase, areas identified for improvement were related to its understanding of the industry sector itself, specific HSEQ requirements, how to converse in the language of the sector and where to look for relevant information, portals to join to gain access to potential work. The programme has enabled Proeon to identify how transferrable its current skillset and offerings are to the offshore wind sector and has allowed them to develop relationships with other likeminded organisations. Dr Dorian Hindmarsh, Business Development Manager at Proeon, said: “We believe F4OR “Granted” status is a benchmark of our continued development into the Renewables sector and will act as an enabler for future business, continuous improvement and support our drive into a low carbon future”. Andrew Stormonth-Darling, ORE Catapult’s F4OR Programme Manager said: “It’s a pleasure to see another set of impressive companies join the ever-growing community of those with F4OR granted status. Over the last 12 months, these companies have benefitted from being part of a cohort, increasing their industry engagement, growing their confidence, raising their profile and their market awareness. They have developed new relationships, technologies, capabilities and experiences, adding value to the UK supply chain. Completing the programme also ensures that the positive culture of continuous improvement is embedded and sustained long term. I wish these five companies well in the coming months and hope that they will reap the rewards from their new ‘Granted’ status.” The list of New Anglia Cohort F4OR companies achieving “Granted” status is on the ORE Catapult website: https://ore.catapult.org.uk/press-releases/five-uk-businesses-achieve-fit-4-offshore-renewables-granted-status-business-inprovement-programme/