Northwestern Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders
Northwestern Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders was a British shiprepair company based in Birkenhead on the River Mersey.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Fate | Name change |
| Successor | Cammell Laird |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Birkenhead, UK |
Key people | John Syvret, (Chairman) |
History
The Company was founded by John Syvret, a former Cammell Laird manager, in 2001.[1] In 2002 50% of the business was sold to Mersey Docks & Harbour Co. in exchange for the use of their dry docks.[1] Then in 2005 the Company acquired the former Cammell Laird yard at Birkenhead from A&P Group.[2] In June 2008 the Company won an order to maintain 11 Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.[3]
Having acquired the rights to the use of the Cammell Laird name,[4] in November 2008 the Company changed its name to Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd.[1]
References
- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: History of the Company
- "Ocean Liner Museum". Archived from the original on 13 August 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- Northwest Shipbuilders win Royal Fleet contract Liverpool Daily Post, 12 December 2007
- Cammell Laird name returns to the Mersey Liverpool Daily Post., 24 October 2007
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