January 2010

£333m in contracts awarded to various partners in the building of the Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers.

Five sub-contracts have been awarded to suppliers from Glasgow to Portsmouth for equipment to be installed on the ships and services for their assembly, bringing the total value of sub-contracts awarded so far on the programme to almost £1.1bn.

Sub-contracts have been awarded by the ACA to:

• Imtech Marine and Offshore Ltd in Billingham, Teesside, and Portsmouth for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, worth £120m.
• Ship Support Services Ltd based near Rosyth for paint and scaffolding for the build process, worth £105m (SSS Ltd is a joint venture formed between Pyeroy in Gateshead and Cape in Wakefield).
• Henry Abrams in Glasgow for transport of sections of the ship from the yards across the UK to Rosyth for final assembly, worth £85m.
• Tyco in Manchester for fixed fire fighting systems, worth £15m
• AEI Cables in Birtley, County Durham, for much of the 2,500km of cabling to be installed, worth £8m. 

£118m contract signed to Imtech for the high-tech climate control on board the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.
  
The order comprises a total solution for the technical design, engineering, equipment, supply, installation and set-up of all HVAC systems (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning) on board both of the ships.

AEI Cables secures £8m contract to supply Queen Elizabeth class carriers with cable

AEI Cables will be designing and manufacturing the full range of cable and wiring to supply power, lighting, data communications, fire protection and alarm circuits which need to operate in the most demanding of conditions. The 2,500km of cable for the project would stretch further than from Birtley where AEI has its headquarters to Moscow.

Build Progress - January 2010 - Govan