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Offshore Group Newcastle

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Offshore Group Newcastle or OGN Group are a British company that fabricate steel in North East England, often for oil platforms. It is Tyneside's largest manufacturing yard.

History

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On 5 February 2016 it appeared in the episode Sea Cities Tyneside of BBC Two series Sea Cities.[1] Also appearing in the programme was the Shields Ferry and the Port of Tyne.[2] It also visited South Shields Marine School, part of South Tyneside College and the oldest marine school in the world, Target of Leif Höegh & Co from Norway, the Great North Run, MS Marina of Oceania Cruises, and the Old Low Light.

Political activity

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The company donated over £100,000 to the Conservative Party during the 2019 United Kingdom general election[3]

Structure

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It is an offshore fabrication yard on the north bank of the River Tyne in Wallsend, near Point Pleasant, opposite the former site of Hebburn Colliery.

Products

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  • Gas and oil platforms.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sea Cities
  2. ^ Port of Tyne
  3. ^ "Donations". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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