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WindEnergy Hamburg 2024

Gatemaster Offshore Showcasing the Latest Gate Hardware Solutions From September 24 to 27, 2024, professionals across the wind energy sector will gather in the port city of Hamburg for WindEnergy...

Improve offshore safety with hatch hardware

Hatches connect the lower levels of the wind turbine structure and the platform decks. Used frequently, improper maintenance of access hatches is a major safety risk and is commonly mitigated...

How to save costs on offshore hardware while maintaining high level of quality

Offshore platform access gates have several requirements to make them as safe and secure as possible. Adequate offshore hardware is naturally a part of ensuring this. Traditionally, these platform access...

Galvanic corrosion: why you shouldn’t combine aluminium and stainless steel offshore

Aluminium and stainless steel are notoriously known to corrode when combined. This is especially the case when in an offshore environment. It therefore might shock a few people when we...

How offshore gate hardware improves functionality on platforms

Offshore gate hardware has traditionally comprised of amended hardware designed for land use. However, simply improving existing gate hardware to ensure it merely can survive the marine environment isn’t quite...

Boat access platform gates and their challenges

Imagine your journey to work was so dangerous that there are 20-page guidance documents to ensure you get there safely. This is the reality for offshore wind farm maintenance engineers....

Access Gates: Bespoke offshore solutions

Supplying hardware for access gates offshore Five years ago a world leading design, engineering and project management consultancy firm were detailed with the FEED (Front End Engineering Design) of one...

Wind Farm Safety Gate Hardware

Gatemaster designs and manufactures locks, closers and hinges for access gates on railings providing you with safety gate hardware on your offshore locations. With any offshore project, there are several...

The Anatomy of Hardware for Offshore Platform Gates

“Offshore gate hardware is not fit for purpose” Historically speaking, gates provide access through a run of fencing or railings. Having a gate rather than an open gap allows for...