Author: Ana Maximiano

CASE STUDY: A Catalyst For Growth
Wryde Croft Wind Farm, near Peterborough, England

“My company is more financially secure and I’m looking to bring another employee on board ”

Robert Read lives in Whittlesey, about fifteen miles from the Wryde Croft site.
Having worked in construction all his life, Robert decided to establish his own plant hire company about eighteen months before construction began at Wryde Croft Wind Farm.
By the time he won a contract to provide plant machinery and undertake earthworks, trenching and cabling on the site, his company already employed three local people.
Robert says:
“Setting up my own business was a real leap of faith and it took a lot of up-front investment to get up and running. Securing the contract at Wryde Croft Wind Farm was a significant point in our development.

“The revenue has made my company more financially secure and I’m looking to bring another employee on board in the near future. Being able to offer employment to others is a great feeling.”
Tracy Scott, RES Project Manager, says:
“We’re delighted that the ground works contract at Wryde Croft is helping a local, entrepreneurial company to grow and create more jobs.
“It is clear evidence that the wind farm is delivering a longer term legacy to the local economy, over and above its primary aim of providing renewable electricity at a reasonable cost.”

Wryde Croft Wind Farm—Fast Facts
No. of turbines	13
Homes equivalent	15,000+
Community benefits	£130,000pa
Local economic benefits	£6 million+