Facilities
A purpose-built blade workshop on the south bank of the Humber.
Renewable Power Academy is based at the CATCH facility in Stallingborough, on the south bank of the Humber: five minutes from Grimsby, twenty-five from Hull, and next door to the operations hubs of the UK's largest offshore wind developers.
01The workshop
Built for sixteen people and real blades.
53.58° N · 0.19° WCATCH, Stallingborough
- Blade and grinding rooms
- Two rooms with extraction tables, with space for 16 candidates at a time.
- Glass-cutting room
- A dedicated room for cutting and preparing glass-fibre materials.
- Blade sections
- Recycled turbine blade sections mounted in the workshop so repairs are practised on the real thing.
- Workshop
- A main workshop with benches, rigs and the tooling used on site.
- Social spaces
- Two independent break-out spaces and a mezzanine floor for delegates.
- Travel and stay
- On the M180 with a large car park. Premier Inn and Travelodge are five minutes away and there is a canteen on site.
02Walk-through
Inside the training bay.
A short walk through the blade rooms and workshop. A professional facility film is planned; this clip was filmed by the team.
03Visiting
Getting here and staying nearby.
Travel
On the M180, five minutes from Grimsby and twenty-five minutes from Hull, with a large car park on site. Grimsby Town and Habrough stations are the nearest rail links.
Accommodation
Premier Inn and Travelodge are five minutes from the centre. Tell us when you book if you need a recommendation for a longer course.
On site
Canteen, two break-out spaces and a mezzanine. Course days run from 08:00 or 09:00; arrive fifteen minutes early on day one for sign-in.