Brunswick Expanding Its Boat Building Facility
will increase the company's manufacturing capacity by 50 percent. "Today, by breaking ground on the BCGP facility expansion, we are greatly increasing our capabilities," said Boston Whaler Group President Nick Stickler. "The new building will house state-of-the-art equipment and allow for the capacity to produce larger and more complex vessels." Many of the company's large, multi-unit contracts as well as all boats over 27-feet will now be assembled in the new large-boat building. The addition will also include improvements to the company's existing
GBP1mln Grant to Create 100 Jobs at Ferguson Shipyard
Ltd (FMEL) received the grant from Scottish Enterprise which will boost the number of full time staff from 150 to 250 at Port Glasgow. The Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) funding will contribute to Ferguson Marine's redevelopment of its premises and investment in new state of the art equipment. Last month, Ferguson was awarded a £97m Scottish government contract to build two new ferries. The firm was saved from administration last year by Jim McColl's Clyde Blowers Capital. Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited
TCO Expands Workforce by a Third
to join the UK team this year, bringing the local headcount to 26 and accounting for 20% of the company’s personnel. Earlier this year, TCO moved into its new, purpose built 1,000 square metre office and production facility in Altens. The new facility contains multiple pieces of state of the art equipment including two high pressure test systems for multi-line function testing and a heating chamber for thermal pressure testing. TCO serves the upstream oil and natural gas industry throughout the reservoir life cycle and specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of completion barrier
Haiti’s Port Lafito Officially Opens
GB Group inaugurated their Port Lafito, a world-class modern container port in Haiti. They informed that the port is now open and operational. Port Lafito is Haiti’s first Panamax Port with state of the art equipment and technology. The multi-million dollar project, led by GB Group, is a private, public and international partnership between the Haitian government, the Haitian private sector and international financial institutions including the Haitian State Bank, Banque Nationale de Credit S.A., Capital Bank, Fonds de Développement Industriel (“FDI”), the Internation
Engineering Jobs Secured by Portsmouth UK Naval Contract
contract is good news for Portsmouth. It will protect the skills of around 100 expert engineers and makes clear that the future of the city’s ship support industry is bright." "Our Type 45 destroyers are the largest and most powerful the navy has ever had, featuring state-of-the-art equipment and weapons systems. It is essential that the ships receive top class support and Portsmouth has the skills needed to do this. There is no question that the shipyard will continue to play an important role in the [Portsmouth] city’s future."
