Thrive opened in September 2020, originally as a safety induction facility to support the construction of Ørsted’s Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. ATT have delivered mobile training for 19 years across the world and now Ørsted will be giving more opportunities for its colleagues at ATT to work across their global locations.
Following news of the proposed sale next year of the former Modal Training complex site of which the Centre is a part, the Thrive Safety Leadership Centre will close in mid-November 2026 when its lease expires and instead take on this more international role with Ørsted.
ATT will continue to deliver immersive training to the renewables, utilities, construction and related sectors from other established Safety Leadership Centres in Vauxhall, London, and Perth, Scotland, and via mobile programmes delivered nationally and globally by ATT’s UK- and US-based teams.
Since opening, Thrive has also been deployed as an immersive safety leadership learning resource for the wider industry. Twenty-eight client organisations from offshore wind, energy and ports have trained there, including SSE, Siemens Gamesa, ABP, ScottishPower, Siemens Energy, RWE, Ocean Winds, National Grid, PD Ports, Vattenfall, GE Vernova and Equinor. Thrive has won seven industry awards, most recently for Skills and Training at the Humber Renewables Awards 2026.
Jason Ledden, Senior Project Director on Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 said: “We’re so proud to have worked in partnership with ATT to develop Thrive and have seen it flourish and grow. It’s a new chapter for them and us. The Thrive facility and safety leadership programme has given thousands of people working across our industry a shared language for safety leadership and safety culture. We look forward to continuing that work through on-site training.”
Dermot Kerrigan, ATT Director and Co-Founder, said: “The Thrive Centre has been a real success story for everyone involved. What began as a partnership with Ørsted has now been utilised by the wider energy and ports and maritime sectors. Thank you to Ørsted, our delivery team and to the almost ten thousand people from the many client organisations who have trained there over the years.”
Active Training Team (ATT) is an award-winning UK-and US-based immersive safety leadership training company, helping organisations in construction, utilities, transport, and energy create safer workplaces through immersive, experiential learning. Delivered at purpose-built Safety Leadership Centres, through mobile delivery and in 20 countries internationally, ATT’s programmes have supported over 200 clients including Tideway, SSE, and Ørsted in developing lasting safety leadership across their workforces.
