JDR’s new cable manufacturing facility enters operation

“Our new manufacturing facility in Cambois near Blyth is now operational, expanding JDR and TFKable Group capabilities in HV subsea cable systems,” said the company. “The facility provides manufacturing capability for subsea cables from 33 kV up to 275 kV.”

The expanded facility has multiple production lines and direct access to a deep-water quay, supporting the scale and logistics requirements for offshore energy projects.

The Cambois facility has the UK’s only quayside-located high-voltage continuous catenary vulcanisation line, technology that will be used to extrude high-performance polymeric insulation onto large copper or aluminium conductor strand cores.

This approach will enable the production of longer-length cables to support next-generation offshore wind turbines.

Designed with sustainability in mind, the facility will significantly reduce road transportation of raw materials, with plans to increase deliveries via rail and sea freight directly to the Port of Blyth from Rotterdam.

At the time that the new facility was announced, JDR said it was designed to be powered by renewable energy sources, leveraging local solar and wind power plants. The company said it was also exploring rainwater capture systems, regenerative energy storage from rotating machinery, and other eco-friendly initiatives to cut emissions.

Current activity at Cambois is focused on supporting the delivery of inter-array cables, interconnector projects, and export cables for offshore windfarms.