£55m boost for Shipbuilding on the Tyne
Tyneside shipbuilders A&P are celebrating the return of Naval shipbuilding to the North East today with the award of a £55M contract to construct a section of the Royal Navy’s giant new aircraft carriers.
The massive construction project, which will provide around five years’ work for A&P and support the 210-strong workforce, will see A&P construct a 1,000 tonne section that will form part of the first of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.
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| A&P Awarded part-contract for building QE Carrier |
Prime contractors BAE Systems Surface Ships have recruited 78 new apprentices on the Clyde and 42 in Portsmouth in 2009, taking the total number of apprentices in the business to 504. In Rosyth, Babcock recruited a further 52 apprentices in 2009, which boosted the company’s total number of apprentices to 157.
Key milestone for Queen Elizabeth class waste management system
The first major component of the Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) from Babcock for the new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers – the Waste Water Treatment Plant – has been delivered ready for installation in the first carrier, marking an important milestone.
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