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Two dynamic businesses in the Tees region have joined forces to provide a complete solution to make the offshore renewables industry more efficient .
Stockton ’ s Trident Technical Services and Darlington ’ s Core Systems Software have merged after successfully working together for the last nine months .
TriCore Technical Services , the new name for the company , is offering a unique approach by combining the services previously offered under one roof – something they feel will transform the renewable energy and oil and gas sectors through technology and innovation .
Director Paul Bass , who set up Core last year , said : “ We have worked collaboratively with Trident since the start of 2023 .
“ We both have similar ideas on how technology can drive efficiency in the industry by delivering projects effectively and in a more streamlined fashion .
“ The relationship between Core and Trident has gone from strength to strength during that time . We have carried out projects abroad , with a focus on offshore , and developed some additional functionality on the Core system which has received amazing feedback
“ Rather than approach projects separately we have joined forces and we believe we can be stronger together .”
The offshore wind sector is forecast to grow substantially over the next five to 10 years and TriCore is focused on working internationally , initially in areas such as Europe , USA and Taiwan .
Core and Trident have collaborated on numerous projects already including significant schemes in the UK , France , Denmark and the United States .
Trident has been focused on the
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TriCore formed to help renewables industry
installation and maintenance aspects from a technical point of view in the renewables energy sector ; in areas such as balance of plant , statutory inspections , electrical highand low-voltage installation , testing and commissioning , coupled with fibre optic installations .
Core Systems has provided the cornerstone of crucial information management on projects over their life cycle .
Its services are split into three distinct offerings , with a single source of truth software solution to provide absolute control and support project and commercial management decisions and compliance , digital twinning , which uses scanning , modelling and XR to immerse clients in projects , and a digital asset management solution , which supports operation and maintenance management .
Trident ’ s Andrew Jones and Gregg Dunford are excited about what the future has in store for TriCore after teaming up with Paul at Core .
Gregg said : “ The segue to what we do , whether it is the balance of a plant , statutory inspections offshore in the North Sea or somewhere else , is that we can look forward to having all the critical project information , docs and maintenance material on hand using the Core system .
“ Whatever projects we are working on , we know our customers can see all the
For further information on what TriCore can offer check out coresystems-software . co . uk and trident-ts . com
Partnership – Core Systems Software director Paul Bass ( right ) has teamed up with Andrew Jones and Gregg Dunford at Trident Technical Services to launch TriCore .
project documentation , the photographs , related to the project in one place using our software .
“ Together we can provide a full life cycle , from cradle to grave .
“ We will now be able to provide everything our customers need - a true turnkey solution to many problems offshore . A full package from design to installation and maintenance , digitally .”
Core and Trident were introduced to each other through Middlesbrough ’ s DigitalCity , a Teesside University-led initiative supporting tech start-ups , SMEs and local businesses .
They soon realised their synergy could be strong – particularly after working together on a project in France that was shortlisted for Project of the Year at the Tees Tech Awards .
Paul said : “ TriCore might be a new company but together we have a proven track record .
“ After meeting each other through the university , our ideas were aligned and we have successfully delivered challenging projects across the globe since .
“ We will be looking to expand on that more going forward . We want to keep growing , with innovation and efficiency at the centre of everything we do .
“ We already have a really exciting new piece of functionality in development – watch this space .”