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Warship replicas being built at A&P Falmouth
A&P’s Falmouth yard is currently working on an exciting project to build full size replicas of parts of naval warships to be used for training purposes at a new land-based training facility near Plymouth.
30 January 2012
Cruise Ship Adonia Leaves Falmouth Ahead of Schedule
A&P Falmouth’s planning and round-the-clock working has ensured P&O Cruise’s newest ship, Adonia, is due to leave Falmouth a day ahead of schedule.
30 January 2012
A&P Group celebrates the end of RFA Largs Bay re-fit
A&P Group’s Falmouth yard has marked the end of the multi-million pound refit of RFA Largs Bay – the second ship in her class to undergo a major refit at the docks.
17 October 2011
A&P Group Welcomes Bangladeshi Officials on Health and Safety Fact Finding Visit
A&P Group’s Falmouth yard has welcomed five high-ranking Bangladeshi civil servants to the docks and marine engineering site to advise on the company’s health and safety procedures.
06 October 2011
Eagle Flies Out of A&P Tyne
A&P GROUP’S Tyne shipyard has completed its second order this year for Subsea 7 – one of the world’s leading subsea engineering and construction companies.
03 October 2011
A&P Group Welcomes Two Majestic Tall Ships
A&P Group’s Falmouth yard has welcomed two majestic tall ships to the docks this week, keeping the port’s association ith historic sailing ships alive.
03 October 2011
A&P Waves Goodbye to its Piece of Britain’s Biggest Warship
Part of Britain’s biggest ever warship has left Tyneside and sailed up to Scotland where HMS Queen Elizabeth is being assembled like a giant jigsaw at Rosyth.
15 September 2011
A&P Tees Send TV Star Back to Sea
A&P Tees ship repair yard has given another TV star a much-needed “makeover”. The Middlesbrough yard is gaining a reputation for giving vessels which have appeared on the small screen a new lease of life.
31 August 2011
A&P Group Celebrate Completion of Carrier Section
On the 24 August 2011 A&P Group celebrated the completion of its part in Britain’s new aircraft carrier ahead of schedule. The Group’s yard in Tyne is the only shipyard in the region involved in the construction.
26 August 2011
Double Distinction for A&P Group Aircraft Carrier Team
To play a part in building one flagship of the UK fleet is an achievement – but 18 men involved in the construction of the new aircraft carrier at A&P Group’s Tyne yard can now claim a magnificent double.
26 August 2011
A&P Falmouth transformed into film set
Parts of A&P Falmouth have been transformed into a Hollywood blockbuster movie set this week. World War Z is being made by Paramount Pictures, using Falmouth as one of its key filming locations.
12 August 2011
A&P Welcomes Top Australian Politician
A&P Falmouth has welcomed Australian Defence Minister Jason Clare MP and Australia’s Chief of Navy Ray Griggs to the docks to inspect the RFA Largs Bay, which has been bought by the Australian Navy.
03 August 2011
First floating ferry jetty project completed
The first ever floating jetty project on Lake Windermere has been completed by Marine Designs Ltd, The jetty was commissioned by the Lake District National Park Authority to provide better access to ferries.
03 August 2011
Seven Oceans Sails into Tyne for Repairs
The pipelay and construction vessel Seven Oceans is currently in dry dock at A&P Tyne undergoing repairs.The vessel is at the Hebburn yard for refurbishment and repair work to its thrusters.
07 July 2011
Ex-Shipyard Worker’s Book Sails Through Teeside History
BEFORE he retired from teaching, Wilf Austin was shocked to realise most of his pupils had no idea that Teesside was once responsible for building thousands of ships for customers worldwide.
07 July 2011
A&P Marine Design wins contract with Grimsby Fish Docks
Marine Designs Limited, a subsidiary of A&P Group, announced that it has been awarded a contract to build and install their Dockmaster pontoon system within the Grimsby Fish Docks.
24 June 2011
Windpower work wins A&P Group new client from down under
A&P Group has won a contract with an important new client, P&O Maritime Services, carrying out conversion work on the company’s impressive European Supporter cable-laying vessel
20 June 2011
Aircraft Carrier Takes Shape as A&P Move Some Heavy Metal
A MEGA-WEIGHT 800 tonnes of metal came together in a precision-planned operation at A&P Group’s yard on the Tyne to join two cross-sections of Britain’s new aircraft carrier.
13 May 2011
A&P Invest in new work shop facilities, offering one of the best engineering services in the UK
A&P Group’s Falmouth yard has invested in and upgraded its engineering workshop as part of its ongoing improvement programme.
27 April 2011
New £3m West Quay for the Tyne as A&P build for the future
A brand new £3m West Quay has been built at A&P Tyne’s ship repair and fabrication yard, part of a massive investment programme undertaken by the Group in the past three years.
21 March 2011
Teamwork transports huge drill rigs across Falmouth
It could have been a logistical nightmare, but an operation to transport two massive drill rigs across Falmouth went without a hitch, thanks to a bit of old-fashioned teamwork.
03 March 2011
Safety first at A&P Group brings generous charity donation
Workers at A&P Group have secured the magnificent sum of £9,000 for charity – simply by working safely on site. Three charities will now share the benefits of the bumper bonus.
17 February 2011
RFA vessel returns to Falmouth after three years
RFA Cardigan Bay returned to Falmouth for maintenance this week after three years in the Gulf supporting coalition operations and the Iraqi Navy. maintained by members of the Cluster Support Team.
13 January 2011
Yard Completes £1m Tanker Contract
A BP tanker will be another floating advert for the skills of South Tyneside shipyard workers. The 47,000-tonne British Serenity is leaving after a 26-day refit maintenance order at A&P Tyne.
01 July 2010
New Asian Contracts
The launch of a prestigious multi-million pound double contract for the Bangladeshi Navy will safe guard hundreds of jobs at a South Tyneside yard for months to come.
12 May 2010
