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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
Calendar Boys Do Shipyard Proud
Apprentices at A&P Tyne did the shipyard proud when management handed them a Lord Sugar-style task - to produce a calendar for the local community.
30 January 2012
Tees Shipyard Celebrates Literary Launch
A&P Group’s Teesside shipyard - where hundreds of vessels were built in the last century - is celebrating the launch of a book about it's proud past.
28 December 2011
Shipyard Santa brings Christmas Cheer to Charity Fundraiser
Shipyard Santa brings Christmas Cheer to Charity Fundraiser
30 November 2011
Falmouth Set to Host Wave Energy Test Site
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) and The Crown Estate have signed a lease to create FabTest, a new wave energy ‘nursery’ test site in Falmouth Bay on the south coast of Cornwall.
11 November 2011
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
A&P Group Announces Offshore Europe Prize Draw Winner
A&P Group has announced the winner of their iPad 2 free prize draw competition as Graeme Macleod, HSE Advisor, at Aberdeen based Transocean. A&P Group ran the prize draw at the recent Offshore Europe exhibition in Aberdeen.
04 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 Group Appoints Marine Renewables Projects Manager
Paul has over 30 years of experience in the Marine sector and has worked at A&P in various roles and served an apprenticeship at Falmouth. Paul will focus on the renewable energy sector.
26 August 2011
A&P Tyne making a splash in offshore sector
A&P Tyne is building on its success in a new business sector with the completion of another subsea structure. The Mid Water Arch left the ship repair and fabrication yard at Hebburn, bound for a North Sea oil field.
16 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
Kind Hearted Shipyard Workers Win Praise from Charity
CHILDREN’S charity Barnardo’s has sent a heartfelt “thank you” to big-hearted shipyard workers at A&P Tyne for handing them £51,650 from their pay-packets.
09 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
iPad Competition Winner Announced
A&P have announced the winner of their iPad 2 free prize draw competition as Mark Willbourn, Marketing Director at BMT Nigel Gee Ltd. A&P ran the draw at the RenewableUK exhibition in Liverpool.
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
Having a High Time at A&P Tyne
EVERY job has its ups and downs but the eight-man abseiling team working at A&P Tyne are on a permanent high. Renovating the dockside cranes at the Hebburn ship repair yard is a tall order.
06 June 2011
DMaC & FaB TEST LAUNCH
The PRIMaRE and FaB Test partnership will be hosting a joint launch of the Dynamic Marine Component Test Facility (DMaC) and the demonstration offshore test site (FaBTest).
29 May 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 Group Buoyed up by Success in New Sector
A&P TYNE is celebrating it’s first successful venture into a new business sector after two buoyant subsea structures bound for an African offshore oil field left the yard at the weekend.
03 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
Cornish renewable energy pioneers at ‘All Energy’
Pioneering marine renewable energy organisations Wave Hub, A&P Group and leading research institute PRIMaRE will be sharing their expertise at All Energy, the UK’s largest renewable exhibition
15 April 2011
Sea Cadets on crest of wave after VIP tour of navy vessel
A group of North East sea cadets were left high and dry after their riverside base was destroyed by flood water. They were thrilled to be invited aboard the 7000 ton warship HMS Bristol at A&P Tyne.
12 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
Major new renewables contract secures jobs at docks
UP to 100 new jobs are on their way to Cornwall after A&P Group’s Falmouth yard, the internationally-renowned ship repair company, won a multi-million pound contract this week.
08 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
A&P Group is under new ownership
A&P Group is under new ownership. The new owner is Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services Ltd whose shareholders include Peel Port Holdings (No2) (IOM) Ltd and private investors.
01 March 2011
State-of-the-art training facility opened at A&P Falmouth
The training room, which simulates the system of the RFA’s Bay-class ships, is part of the Cluster programme between A&P and the MoD. It will be used to train RFA staff in trials, tests & fault-finding
23 February 2011
A&P wins major Renewable mobilisation contract
Revolutionary vessels being designed by naval architects for the UK wind, wave and tidal energy sector will become more commonplace at the docks as exciting new projects unfold off our shores.
22 February 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
A&P Group Apprentice in a Class of his own
Judges at the prestigious EEF national awards believe A&P Group apprentice Martin Laffey is in a class of his own – so they created a category especially for him.
17 February 2011
A&P Group has announced its membership to RenewableUK
A&P has announced its membership to RenewableUK the leading trade and professional body for the UK wind and marine renewable industries. The association currently has over 600 members
02 February 2011
A&P Group has announced its membership of Subsea UK
A&P has announced its membership of Subsea UK in a move to show its commitment to the subsea sector. The company will also be exhibiting at SubseaUK 2011 in Aberdeen on 9 and 10 February.
27 January 2011
A&P Group boosts workforce as it sails into 2011
A&P Group has tripled its workforce in the North East as it celebrates a record breaking start to the New Year. A&P Group’s Hebburn yard is currently working on two major MoD orders.
26 January 2011
A&P Scoops Green Award for offshore renewables support
Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has scooped a Green Energy award for an innovative pontoon system designed to support the offshore renewables industry.
25 January 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
EON Lord Hinton on the Tyne
A&P Tyne has succeeded in bringing a bulk collier owned by UK power giants EON back to the Tyne. The order is a significant achievement for the North East ship repair yard as all refit or repair contracts involving the 37,705 dwt Lord Hinton has gone to Poland in recent years.
05 October 2010
A&P Groups Generation Game
Martin was working at the yard last year as a general labourer for a sub-contractor when he heard A&P were looking for a new intake of apprentices.
04 October 2010
A&P RFA Cluster Team awarded UK MoD commendation
The joint MoD/A&P Group RFA Cluster support team based in A&P Falmouth have recently been awarded a commendation for excellence by Rear Admiral Bob Love - Director Ships for Defence and Equipment.
01 October 2010
A&P Downselected as Contender for the MARS Programme
A&P Group in association with Thales Naval has been downselected as one of the 6 tenderers for the replacement RFA Tanker replacements. A&P Group are leading a group of UK based suppliers.
06 August 2010
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
On Board for Shipyard Jobs
Two new faces have joined the board of a South tyneside yard with a pledge to boost business. Neil Jarvis - sales and commercial director, A&P Tyne and Graeme Littledyke - finance director.
06 June 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
A&P Supports Trial Of 3M Hearing Protection Equipment
Diversified technology company 3M is promoting a new system which for the first time provides a completely objective test of the ‘at-ear’ protection being offered by hearing protection equipment (HPE).
01 May 2010
