A&P GROUP ACHIEVES RoSPA GOLD FIVE YEARS RUNNING
Posted On 30th November 2023
A&P Group has won the RoSPA Gold Medal Award in the Occupational Achievement category for five consecutive years, demonstrating its…
Posted On 30th November 2023
A&P Group has won the RoSPA Gold Medal Award in the Occupational Achievement category for five consecutive years, demonstrating its…
Posted On 8th September 2023
A&P and Cammell Laird have been awarded contracts by BAE Systems to build units for the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigates. The advanced…
Posted On 8th September 2023
A&P Falmouth welcomed Ambassador Cruise Line’s ‘Ambition’ this week, for the first cruise turnaround to take place in Falmouth in seven…
Posted On 20th July 2023
Hilda McManus has been appointed Group Recruitment Manager at A&P Group. With more than 25 years’ experience in recruitment, Hilda has…
Posted On 5th July 2023
A&P Group has announced it has raised £6,232.58 for their charity of the year, the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust (RNBT). RNBT provides…
Posted On 15th May 2023
A&P Group has reported a strong start to 2023 with a range of commercial and defence ship repair projects being completed across the…
Posted On 20th April 2023
A&P Group was delighted to welcome Commodore Brad Smith RAN, and Mr Paul Heiskanen to our Falmouth Facility on Monday. Commodore…
Posted On 6th April 2023
Don Lessels has been appointed as Group Compliance and Audit Manager at A&P and Cammell Laird in a newly established position to help…
Posted On 8th March 2023
A&P Falmouth has completed a multi-million-pound programme of works on the largest passenger ship to visit the facility in over 60…
Posted On 16th January 2023
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has appointed two new Managing Directors at its Falmouth and North East…
Posted On 6th December 2022
A&P Tees has successfully completed a hattrick of consecutive dockings of Tarmac’s Dredgers worth over £1.5m. Suction Dredgers: The…
Posted On 25th November 2022
A&P Falmouth has won the Large Employer of the Year Award in the Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards. A&P Falmouth was nominated for…
Posted On 21st November 2022
Bay Class ship, RFA Lyme Bay has completed the dry dock phase of her Refit Programme 22 (RP 22) at A&P Falmouth. RFA Lyme Bay…
Posted On 14th October 2022
Chris Davies has been appointed as Group Business Development Lead (Commercial Ship Repair) at A&P and Cammell Laird in a newly…
Posted On 5th October 2022
Kathy Baylis has been appointed as Group Business Improvement Lead at A&P and Cammell Laird in a new position designed to increase…
Posted On 26th September 2022
A&P Tyne has completed its largest conversion project in recent years with a multi-million-pound contract with Prysmian on the cable…
Posted On 12th September 2022
A&P Group is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II. We would like to send our sincere condolences to the…
Posted On 21st June 2022
A&P Falmouth is currently recruiting for a number of positions across the business: • Service Operatives • Port Operatives • Project…
Posted On 27th May 2022
In the first major visit since the launch of the refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy earlier this year, Defence Secretary and…
Posted On 11th April 2022
A&P Falmouth has welcomed cruise ship MV Balmoral to its facility for ship repair works. The 218-meter cruise ship, carries 1325…
Posted On 15th March 2022
A&P Falmouth hosted its inaugural ‘Apprenticeship Careers Event’ on Thursday March 3, 2022 at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth,…
Posted On 11th February 2022
A&P Group, Cammell Laird and Red Funnel have announced a new Apprenticeship Partnership Agreement, which will result in apprentices…
Posted On 10th February 2022
A&P Group UK and A&P Australia has simultaneously carried out the refits of two Bay Class vessels; RFA Cardigan Bay in the UK and…
Posted On 1st February 2022
A&P North East’s Tyne facility has reported a busy start to the new year with its dry dock and quays operating at full capacity.…
Posted On 14th October 2021
Ship repair and ship building specialist A&P Group has announced the appointment of its new group managing director. Eddie Purves,…
Posted On 28th September 2021
Six men who began their careers as apprentices have recently celebrated 40 years of service at A&P Falmouth. Steelworkers Colin Binny,…
Posted On 7th September 2021
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group, has appointed a new Director of Defence. Matt Weetch takes the helm of…
Posted On 19th August 2021
Recognising A&P Group’s businesses excellence and commitment to health and safety, Kevin Peart - Director of HSEQ has taken the…
Posted On 30th July 2021
A&P Group is delighted to have launched its new IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) licensed course across all its…
Posted On 28th July 2021
Monique Holmes has been appointed as Finance and Corporate Services Director at Atlantic & Peninsula Australia. Atlantic &…
Posted On 28th June 2021
A&P Falmouth is delighted to announce that despite the difficulties encountered due to Covid-19, it has reached its target of raising…
Posted On 28th June 2021
David McGinley, Chief Executive Officer of Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders, and Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services has…
Posted On 28th June 2021
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has named The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust (RNBT) as its Charity of the…
Posted On 21st June 2021
A&P Group is delighted to have received a RoSPA commendation for its exceptional health and safety standards for the second…
Posted On 9th June 2021
Tiegan Jewell has completed her Finance Apprenticeship at A&P Falmouth and has been offered a full time position within the Finance…
Posted On 4th June 2021
A&P North East has reported a strong two-month period at its Tyne and Tees facilities - with a blend of ferries, tankers, dredgers and…
Posted On 20th May 2021
A&P Group, one of the largest commercial ship repair and conversion specialists in the UK, is recruiting its next intake of apprentices…
Posted On 30th April 2021
A&P Falmouth has applied a stunning paint scheme to a Royal Navy warship for the first time. The new Truro affiliated patrol ship HMS…
Posted On 23rd April 2021
2020 and the first quarter of 2021 have been characterised by a large volume of routine ferry dockings for A&P Group, the leading…
Posted On 26th March 2021
100% occupancy of all three dry docks has characterised A&P Falmouth’s’ performance over the last six months - with some docks occupied…
Posted On 24th March 2021
Posted On 16th March 2021
A&P Tyne has delivered the first three 20-box barges for waste management firm Cory – which will help to remove 100,000 hours of truck…
Posted On 11th March 2021
Lisa Grant has been appointed as Group Procurement and Supply Chain Director at Atlantic and Peninsula Marine Services. Lisa has more than…
Posted On 2nd March 2021
Two senior appointments at Falmouth Docks & Engineering Company (FDEC) and A&P Group are set to help the business capitalise on new…
Posted On 18th February 2021
Forty-two extraordinary dockings and unscheduled repairs contributed to A&P Group’s strong performance in 2020 - despite the challenges…
Posted On 15th February 2021
Jonathan Green has been appointed as RFA Cluster Programme Director within A&P’s Defence Division at A&P Falmouth. Jonathan is now…
Posted On 9th February 2021
This week is National Apprenticeship Week which aims to highlight the amazing work being done by employers and apprentices across the…
Posted On 21st December 2020
RFA Argus arrived back to Falmouth at the weekend, after helping to stop more than £400m of drugs reaching Britain’s streets on operations…
Posted On 2nd November 2020
As England prepares to enter a second period of lockdown from Thursday, we can confirm that A&P Tyne, A&P Tees and A&P Falmouth…
Posted On 2nd November 2020
A&P Group is pleased to report it now has a total of 53 apprentices undergoing training at the company’s facilities at A&P Tyne and…
Posted On 7th October 2020
A&P Group welcomes the Government’s £160 million pledge to the offshore wind sector. The pledge forms part of Prime Minster Boris…
Posted On 7th October 2020
A&P Falmouth will welcome a record number of vessels this October as the facility repairs, refits and maintains nine vessels and all…
Posted On 22nd September 2020
CAMMELL LAIRD AND ATLANTIC AND PENINSULA MARINE SERVICES Group’s HSEQ Director, Kevin Peart, has won a Distinguished Service Award from…
Posted On 14th September 2020
P&O’s ropax ferry Norbay has undergone a dry docking and repair at A&P Tyne which included the removal and overhaul of the vessel’s…
Posted On 17th August 2020
A&P Group has joined the UK Chamber of Shipping and is looking forward to enjoying the benefits of being part of the UK’s largest…
Posted On 31st July 2020
David McGinley, Chief Executive Officer of Cammell Laird Ship Repairers and Shipbuilders and Atlantic & Peninsula Marine Services, has…
Posted On 31st July 2020
A&P Tyne, part of A&P Group, has secured a multi-million pound contract with waste management firm Cory Riverside Energy, for the…
Posted On 28th July 2020
A&P Defence has been praised for its role in preparing RFA Argus and RFA Lyme Bay for operational deployments, as part of the UK…
Posted On 21st July 2020
A&P Group has reported a strong first half of the year across all three of its UK facilities – despite the challenges of working during…
Posted On 7th July 2020
A&P Falmouth has launched the search for its next intake of apprentices who will benefit from first class training and the prospect of…
Posted On 29th June 2020
A&P Group was once again proud to support Armed Forces Week and celebrate our close links with the UK’s military.Not only are we proud…
Posted On 28th May 2020
Coronavirus (Covid-19): travellers exempt from UK border rules, published on 22nd May 2020, provides guidelines on exemptions from…
Posted On 12th May 2020
A&P Group has deployed a strict programme of Covid-19 measures to ensure it can maintain its support to the maritime community as it…
Posted On 30th April 2020
A&P Group is celebrating after landing an internationally-recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards. A&P…
Posted On 16th April 2020
A&P Falmouth has adopted children’s cancer charity, CLIC Sargent as its Charity of the Year for 2020.Each year A&P Falmouth choose…
Posted On 6th April 2020
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has appointed Mark Ellis as Commercial Director for A&P North East.…
Posted On 31st March 2020
Atlantic & Peninsula Australia, part of Atlantic and Peninsula Marine Services which also owns UK-based A&P Group, has played an…
Posted On 30th March 2020
A&P Falmouth, part of the global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group, has appointed Andrea Sabbion as its new…
Posted On 23rd March 2020
Dear Stakeholder, A&P Group is committed to helping to sustain the global maritime sector and we will continue to support the sector…
Posted On 11th March 2020
A&P Group, a global ship repair, conversion and fabrication specialist, is now using 100% renewable energy across all three of its…
Posted On 17th February 2020
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group’s North-East sites have seen a busy start to the year with companies…
Posted On 23rd January 2020
A&P Defence has secured a programme of maintenance work and repair packages to old and new River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) in…
Posted On 20th January 2020
The Falmouth Cruise Ship Ambassadors, who provide a warm welcome to passengers from visiting cruise liners, have been presented with the…
Posted On 20th January 2020
A&P Tyne is to be presented with a Bronze Award following its success in the Better Health at Work Award scheme. The Better Health at…
Posted On 9th January 2020
The team at A&P Tees is currently extending the life of the trailing suction hopper dredger Heortnesse, which maintains the navigable…
Posted On 10th December 2019
The Wightlink RO-RO ferry Wight Light is one of the latest vessels to benefit from A&P Falmouth’s ferry expertise. Wight Light (a…
Posted On 9th December 2019
A&P Falmouth has experienced a very busy November which has seen all three of its dry docks full and all its wharves occupied by a…
Posted On 19th November 2019
Falmouth enjoyed another successful cruise season in 2019 and next year looks to be even busier. More than 30 vessels carrying over 14,000…
Posted On 18th November 2019
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group, has appointed Matt Weetch as Business Development Director for its…
Posted On 14th November 2019
A&P Tyne is demonstrating its commitment to investing in the future of its skilled workforce by appointing ten new apprentices along…
Posted On 13th November 2019
A&P Group has again demonstrated its commitment to developing a skilled workforce by recruiting a total of 20 new apprentices – ten at…
Posted On 12th November 2019
A&P Falmouth has again demonstrated its commitment to developing a skilled workforce by employing ten new apprentices, bringing the…
Posted On 5th November 2019
A&P Falmouth has been granted Fit For Nuclear (F4N) status by the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC), as…
Posted On 17th October 2019
Rebecca Kitts has become A&P Falmouth’s first ever Health, Safety and Environmental Technician apprentice - and one of the first in the…
Posted On 6th August 2019
Press Release JULY 2019 Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has announced the appointment of a new Group IT…
Posted On 5th August 2019
A&P Falmouth, part of the global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group, has appointed Dave Cook as a new Business…
Posted On 15th July 2019
Twenty-year-old female apprentice Tiegan Jewell has won a coveted place as a crew member on a tall ship this Summer. Tiegan is one of…
Posted On 15th July 2019
Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company (FDEC), part of the A&P Group, has completed a four-week contract which saw it providing…
Posted On 10th July 2019
The A&P Group has been awarded the prestigious Achilles UVDB accreditation across all of its facilities and achieved a 100% success…
Posted On 31st May 2019
A&P Group Defence joined a group of the UK’s top naval suppliers this week in making a joint commitment with the Ministry of Defence to…
Posted On 16th May 2019
A&P Falmouth has entered into a three-year partnership agreement with Red Funnel Ferries, a ferry company which operates services…
Posted On 9th May 2019
A&P Falmouth welcomed one of the world’s newest cruise liners to the port last week when the Viking Jupiter arrived for a day’s…
Posted On 9th May 2019
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has reported continued demand for its seven dry docks and repair berths…
Posted On 2nd May 2019
A&P Defence is delivering the reactivation refit of the river-class offshore patrol vessel, HMS Severn, as part of an ongoing support…
Posted On 10th April 2019
A&P Tyne has completed a non-routine docking and a special survey docking for Rever Offshore’s diving support vessels Rever Sapphire…
Posted On 4th April 2019
A&P Falmouth has bolstered its quality team with a series of in-house appointments and a new recruit, as part of its commitment to…
Posted On 3rd April 2019
A&P North East has created a new dedicated Fabrication division and appointed a General Manager to lead it, as part of its commitment…
Posted On 20th February 2019
A&P Group has enjoyed a strong start to 2019, with a number of commercial and defence projects underway across its four UK facilities.…
Posted On 18th January 2019
This afternoon, Sarah Newton MP for Truro and Falmouth, visited recovery crews to share her thanks and congratulations to the teams…
Posted On 9th January 2019
A&P Falmouth’s Executive Assistant Penny Phillips has been awarded the prestigious British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2019 New Year’s…
Posted On 19th December 2018
Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company (FDEC) part of the A&P Group, has praised the agility of its marine operations team as they…
Posted On 5th December 2018
A&P Falmouth has experienced one of its busiest Autumn seasons on record, thanks to a flurry of ferry and commercial projects. Ferry…
Posted On 5th November 2018
A&P North East has announced a restructure to consolidate sector expertise and strengthen customer focus, with A&P’s Operation…
Posted On 1st November 2018
A&P North East’s former Finance Director Graeme Littledyke has been promoted to Group Finance Director of parent company, Atlantic…
Posted On 16th October 2018
Torpoint Ferry will start a programme of vessel maintenance and upgrade this Autumn as part of a new commercial partnership with A&P…
Posted On 7th October 2018
A&P Group has secured a £239M Future In-Service Support (FISS) contract from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Bay Class vessels…
Posted On 1st October 2018
A&P Falmouth has completed the dry docking of ABC Maritime’s double hull oil and chemical tanker, Troy. Beating competition from…
Posted On 4th September 2018
A&P Group’s 2018 has been one of agility and innovation, according to Managing Director of Atlantic and Peninsular Marine Services,…
Posted On 16th August 2018
The fourth and final Tide-class tanker, RFA Tideforce, has arrived into A&P Falmouth for customisation, fit-out and capability…
Posted On 9th August 2018
A&P Falmouth recently welcomed the Lady Sponsor of RFA Tidesurge as she came to see the tanker’s high profile UK customisation. RFA…
Posted On 5th June 2018
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has announced a new Production Director at its Falmouth facility.…
Posted On 24th April 2018
Condor Ferries has entered into a new and innovative commercial partnership with A&P Group that will see it dramatically reduce…
Posted On 24th April 2018
When Condor Ferries required Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) installations for two of its vessels, A&P’s Falmouth team provided the…
Posted On 20th April 2018
A&P Group, the global ship repair, conversion and specialist has welcomed HM Bark Endeavour at its A&P Tees facility today. HM…
Posted On 27th March 2018
A&P Group has welcomed RFA Tidesurge, the third of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s fleet of four new Tide Class tankers, to its Falmouth…
Posted On 12th March 2018
The latest beneficiary of A&P Falmouth’s charitable and community-focused endeavours is Falmouth Harriers Under 11s football team -…
Posted On 9th March 2018
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to supporting the armed forces…
Posted On 9th January 2018
A&P Group’s Falmouth facility is part way through a repair, refit and renewal project for Condor Ferries, namely dry-docking four…
Posted On 22nd November 2017
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has announced the appointment of a new financial director at its…
Posted On 30th October 2017
UK Secretary for Defence Sir Michael Fallon visited A&P Group’s Hebburn facility today (Monday October 30th). Following the unveiling…
Posted On 25th October 2017
Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has announced the launch of a Group defence division to further…
Posted On 25th September 2017
Today, A&P Group has welcomed RFA Tiderace, the second of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s fleet of four new Tide Class tankers, to its…
Posted On 21st August 2017
A major feat of engineering takes place today (21 August) as the stern section of the new polar research ship for Britain, the RRS Sir…
