Birkenhead shipyard and engineering firm Cammell Laird has completed a £2.7m contract to update and lengthen the MV Hoy Head car ferry for Orkney Islands Council. The contract completion marks a busy period for Cammell Laird in the ferry market. The company is also well underway with a multi million pound contract to build two … Continue reading →

Merseyside engineering firm and shipyard Cammell Laird said it is “filled with immense pride” to announce it will be the main sponsor of the forthcoming commemoration weekend to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Cammell Laird Chief Executive John Syvret said the event running from May 24–28 is an opportunity for … Continue reading →

Workers, management and subcontractors at Cammell Laird have helped to raise more than £12,000 for two local hospices in a Christmas charity appeal. Cheques for £6,000 each were presented to Claire House Children’s Hospice fundraiser Stephanie Clark and Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice fundraising manager, Carol Kirkham. The ceremony was led by members of the Cammell … Continue reading →

Merseyside engineering firm Cammell Laird today announced it has recruited 18 new apprentices taking the total number in the business to 64 out of a total workforce of more than 750. Cammell Laird HR manager Danny Hart said the new starters are vital to the company as it seeks to bring on the next generation … Continue reading →

The Ministry of Defence has extended its Royal Fleet Auxiliary through life support ‘cluster’ contract with Birkenhead based shipyard and engineering firm Cammell Laird it announced today (December 2). The agreement will see Cammell Laird continue its maintenance contract for 9 ships of the RFA Flotilla until 2018. Cammell Laird first secured the through life … Continue reading →