QUALITY & SAFETY DRIVEN ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
In conversation with Pia Elliott , Health , Safety and Environment Manager for Tyneside and Teesside yards .
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& P Group is a global ship repair , defence , conversion and marine specialist and the largest ship repair and conversion company in the UK .
The Group provides a wide range of services including ship repair and conversion , fabrication , port operations , supply chain management , marine access systems and Afloat Services ( emergency repairs for vessels across Europe ), as well as mobilisation and demobilisation support for the renewable sector .
Pia Elliott , Health , Safety and Environment Manager for Tyneside and Teesside yards comments :
“ Operating seven dry docks across three shipyards located in Hebburn , Middlesbrough and Falmouth , and with a sister business in Australia , A & P is well placed to deal with the needs of global clients across the renewal , offshore , commercial marine and defence sectors .
“ Our facilities combine a rich heritage of marine engineering skills , experience and resources . Tyne , Tees and Falmouth yards provide customers with world-class ship repair , conversion and fabrication service for the marine , defence and energy sectors . The North East region is known for its engineering history and we have an excellent subcontractor base to support multi-discipline project requirements .
“ The Tyne yard boasts the largest commercial dry-dock on the East coast of England . The dock is supplemented with two deep-water berths and a significant modern fabrication facility , complete with panel line , rolling , plasma and gas burning machines . There is extensive storage and load-out capability with fully equipped workshops to carry out projects , from relatively simple ship repair to major and complex ship conversions , as well as energy and defence related projects .
“ Located on one of the busiest rivers in the UK , the 5-acre Tees yard consists of two dry docks and 240m of jetty frontage . The Tees yard facilitates extensive workshops and cranes up to 40 tonnes , as well as port approval as a tanker berth for non gas free vessels . The Tees yard is a centre of excellence for offshore vessels , dredgers and tankers .
“ At Falmouth , our port boasts one of the world ’ s largest natural deep-water harbours . Falmouth is one of the largest ship-repair and support complexes in the UK , with three large graving docks and extensive deep-water berthing that provides capacity for vessels up to 100,000 tonnes . Offering onsite engineering , electrical , paint and fabrication workshops , and links to all other specialist contractors and OEMs , Falmouth provides a complete range of marine repair services to customers .
“ Falmouth ’ s services are integrated to provide a complete
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