Prysmian Buys Scottish High-Voltage Cable Jointer Training Academy
Prysmian has purchased a high-voltage cable jointer training academy in North Ayrshire, Scotland, bringing on more than 20 apprentice jointers along with the facility’s training staff, T&D World reports. The company says the move will build out its cable jointing capabilities and workforce pipeline for installation, maintenance and repair work on underground and subsea high-voltage transmission cables across the UK and Europe.
Prysmian says the deal secures training programs and jobs for apprentices who have come through the North Ayrshire academy over the past three years. The facility now joins the company’s broader training and installation network, which supports operations at existing UK sites in Bishopstoke, Wrexham, Aberdare and a marine base at the Port of Middlesbrough. Prysmian executives tied the investment to growing demand for skilled cable jointers, particularly as offshore wind development expands in Scotland.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- High-voltage cable jointing is a specialized, in-demand trade tied directly to transmission and offshore wind buildout, a skills gap North American E&I and transmission subcontractors face as well.
- Prysmian’s move to buy training capacity rather than build it internally is a model utility-scale contractors and IBEW-affiliated training programs in the US and Canada may want to study as high-voltage labor shortages tighten bid timelines.
- Subs bidding IMR (installation, maintenance and repair) work on transmission cable systems should expect competition for certified jointers to intensify as large players like Prysmian consolidate training pipelines in key markets.
