RES secures major five-year contract with ScottishPower Renewables powered by new central belt logistics hub 

Energy Minister Michael Shanks and Frank McNally, MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill, joined RES and ScottishPower Renewables to officially open RES’ Bellshill logistics hub, a facility that underpins wind farm maintenance and component refurbishment across the UK. 

Bellshill, Scotland – 06 July 2026 – RES has secured a five-year operations and maintenance contract with ScottishPower Renewables, covering 15 onshore wind farms across the UK. The agreement will be delivered by the independent renewable energy company from its new Bellshill logistics hub in Scotland and creates 32 new roles, 16 of them technicians. 

RES will carry out all planned preventative and corrective maintenance, including minor component replacement across ScottishPower Renewables’ sites which total 588 MW, enough to power approximately 412,000 homes a year. 

The contract covers some of ScottishPower Renewables’ largest wind sites, including Harestanes (136 MW) in Dumfries and Galloway, alongside other sites in Scotland and England. 

Minister for Energy in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Michael Shanks and Frank McNally, MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill joined RES and ScottishPower Renewables at the official opening of the Bellshill hub to see the facility and its refurbishment and logistics capabilities, which support wind farm maintenance across the UK. 

The Bellshill hub will act as the operational base for the contract, providing logistics support, component refurbishment capability and specialist technical resource across the full portfolio. The contract creates 32 new roles based at and supported from the hub, including 16 technicians, taking RES’ total headcount supporting ScottishPower Renewables to close to 100 across the contract. 

Simon Deacon, Regional O&M Director, Northern Europe at RES, said: “This agreement reflects exactly the kind of long-term, technically complex partnership where RES adds real value. ScottishPower Renewables has a portfolio that demands consistency, precision and the ability to work across multiple turbine platforms, and our growing team at Bellshill has delivered that from the moment we went live.” 

Joe Mitchell, Operations Director, ScottishPower Renewables, said: “It’s always exciting to watch a company grow and seeing RES expand with the support of our contracts has been particularly enjoyable. RES has been a trusted partner for us for a number of years and this contract will help ensure the continued efficient and safe generation of our renewable energy. We have a real commitment to providing opportunities for supply chain companies in the UK and the opening of the latest RES site is a perfect example of the wider benefits of this partnership working in the clean energy sector.” 

Energy Minister Michael Shanks said: “RES and ScottishPower Renewables working together is exactly what the clean power mission is all about, creating jobs in communities like Bellshill while driving forward the delivery of clean, homegrown energy. Moving further and faster to strengthen our energy security is the best way to protect households from rising bills and at the same time deliver industrial opportunity and jobs across the UK.” 

Frank McNally MP, Member of Parliament for Coatbridge and Bellshill said: “It’s fantastic to see RES investing here in Bellshill and choosing our community as the base for this important new partnership with Scottish Power. This agreement strengthens the area’s reputation as a centre for high-skilled engineering, logistics and renewable energy, supporting good local jobs and creating opportunities for people across Lanarkshire. As we build a cleaner, more secure energy system, it’s vital that communities like ours are at the heart of that transition, delivering skilled employment and long-term economic growth.”

The contract extends a long-standing working relationship between the two companies. RES currently manages 45 GW of renewable energy assets globally, providing operations and maintenance services across wind, solar and storage technologies. 

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Notes to editors 

• The Bellshill contract creates 32 new roles, including 16 technicians. RES now supports close to 100 roles in total across its ScottishPower Renewables contract. 
• The Rt Hon Michael Shanks, Minister for Energy at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Frank McNally, MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill, attended the official opening of RES’ Bellshill hub on Thursday 02 July ahead of this announcement. 
• Homes equivalent, methodology: Calculated using a 28% capacity factor for UK onshore wind. At 588 MW, the sites generate an estimated 1.44 TWh annually (588 MW x 8,760 hours x 0.28), divided by Ofgem’s typical household consumption figure of 3,500 kWh/year. Actual generation will vary by site and conditions. 

About RES 

RES is the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, working across 24 countries and active in wind, solar, energy storage, green hydrogen, transmission, and distribution. An industry innovator for over 40 years, RES has delivered more than 29GW of renewable energy projects across the globe and plans to bring more than 26GW of new capacity online in the next five years. 

As a service provider, RES has the skills and experience in asset management, operations and maintenance (O&M), and spare parts – supporting 45GW of renewable assets. RES brings to the market a range of purposeful, practical technology-based products and digital solutions designed to maximise investment and deployment of renewable energy. 

RES is the power behind a clean energy future where everyone has access to affordable zero carbon energy bringing together global experience, passion, and the innovation of its 4,500 people to transform the way energy is generated, stored and supplied. Visit: www.res-group.com

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