Portico and SMS Group partner in short stay ship repair

SMS Group has partnered with Portico, Portsmouth’s International Cargo Terminal, to provide dedicated ‘short stay’ ship repair wharfage for all ship operators within the Solent. SMS is a specialist in ship repair, marine engineering and major fabrication projects in the commercial marine, defence and superyachts sectors. The business also operates, inhouse, a diving and subsurface marine engineering division. Portico, based … Read More

Disaster relief training ship set for launch

Ambitious plans are being launched for a £150m training and disaster relief ship with cutting-edge British technology. Britannia Maritime Aid (BMA), a registered charity, aims to build the futuristic vessel in Britain. It is officially launching its plans at the UK Chamber of Shipping on Monday September 9 during London International Shipping Week. Maritime professionals and training experts have joined … Read More

Capital fundraiser for sailing trust

A Dorset charity which helps young and disabled people go sailing is set for a major boost from an epic overnight fundraiser. A 15-strong team from blue chip firm Knight Frank Investment Management LLP (KFIM) is tackling a 24 hour sponsored cycle and run for the Chesil Sailing Trust (CST) and national disability charity Sense. They will undertake the gruelling challenge … Read More

Barnbrook on track for debut at Railtex 2019

A Fareham company which helps makes Britain’s trains and rolling stock safer is on track to attend the UK’s leading rail exhibition for the first time. Barnbrook Systems Ltd will be showcasing products – including its award-winning brake controller – at Railtex 2019. The 40-strong business will be attending the biennial trade fair on May 14 to 16 at the … Read More

Boxing club is fighting fit in new home

  Dorchester Amateur Boxing Club is going from strength to strength as it celebrates its first anniversary in its new gym. It was founded in 2003 but used different places to train before finding a permanent home at the Weymouth Avenue Pavilion courtesy of Dorchester Town Council and the county town’s cricket club. With its own fundraising efforts plus grants … Read More

REIDsteel celebrates century of success

A Dorset steel company founded in 1919 by Colonel John Reid, whose first structures included aircraft hangars for the famous French aviator Louis Bleriot, is celebrating its landmark centenary year. John Reid & Sons Ltd (REIDsteel) linked up with the cross-Channel airman after he crash-landed in a field in France and used a cattle shed built by the firm to … Read More

Shane blazes apprenticeship trail at Barnbrook Systems

  Young engineer Shane Hutton is leading the way for a new wave of apprentices at a Hampshire manufacturing firm. He has become the first trainee from Fareham-based Barnbrook Systems Ltd to attend the Centre of Excellence in Engineering, Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Training (CEMAST). Fareham College runs the purpose-built facility in the Solent Enterprise Zone at the Daedalus airfield, … Read More