A SUBSEA company has maintained its industry resurgence after securing a fresh contract.

DeepOcean UK will install cables for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia One offshore wind farm.

Bosses say the project will be managed from the company’s Darlington office.

The contract comes just weeks after DeepOcean announced it would install nearly 100 cables on Dong Energy’s Hornsea Project One wind farm and that investor Triton had finalised a deal to become its largest shareholder.

The deal is another fillip for the business, which previously had to make job cuts after the sunken oil price compounded what it claimed was weak Government support in helping British firms secure UK projects.

However, it has since taken on new staff and oversaw the fitting out of the Maersk Connector vessel in the region, which it will use to deliver work on the East Anglian project.

Pierre Boyde, DeepOcean’s commercial director for cables and trenching, said the ScottishPower Renewables’ work was further proof of its ability to deliver advanced developments.

He said: “After building an extensive track record providing services on some of the most important offshore wind projects, we are delighted to be given this opportunity to develop our relationship with (cable maker) Nexans and ScottishPower Renewables.

“There are significant opportunities for local suppliers to support us for this scope of work, and we also look forward to helping our customer deliver on the supply chain plan for the project.”

He added offshore work is due to start by 2019, with the Maersk Connector and a cable plough operating alongside construction support vessels.

Jonathan Cole, offshore wind managing director at ScottishPower Renewables, said DeepOcean’s industry repute played a key role in his company’s decision to award it work.

He said: “Both Nexans and DeepOcean have considerable experience in providing and installing cables for offshore wind power projects.

“DeepOcean have won a number of major contracts recently, and it is positive to see that many highly-skilled jobs in Darlington will continue to be supported with this contract.”

Mr Cole added East Anglia One has the potential to power more than 500,000 households.

DeepOcean, which employs in excess of 100 people and complements its Darlington office with a marine site in South Bank, near Middlesbrough, is expected to start work on its Dong Energy Hornsea Project One contract in the coming months.

It previously announced deals to carry out cable work on the Walney Extension offshore wind farm, in the Irish Sea, and the Race Bank wind farm, based off the Norfolk and Lincolnshire coasts.