Visit to the City of London Sea Cadets – Tuesday 5 April 2022
Shipwrights News | Posted on April 7, 2022 at 9:16 am by Office Admin
The Prime Warden, Mr Richard Close-Smith TD, and the Clerk visited the City of London Sea Cadet Corps on HMS BELFAST on Tuesday 5 April 2022. The unit is extremely fortunate to have such a prestigious address as a result of an historic arrangement between the Imperial War Museum and the Marine Society and Sea […]
Shipwrights’ Ski Team donation to Snow Camp
Shipwrights News | Posted on March 23, 2022 at 10:53 am by Office Admin
Following the cancellation of the Inter-Livery Skiing Competition the Shipwrights’ Company Ski Team donated their refunded fees to ‘Not the ILSC Fundraising Challenge’ which has raised over £1,500 for the Snow Camp charity. Snow Camp offers disadvantaged children the chance to learn to ski and snowboard. The Company has received the following message from Switch […]
Boatbuilder apprentice Tom Lewis making solid progress…
Shipwrights News | Posted on March 16, 2022 at 10:42 am by Office Admin
Meet Tom Lewis, one of our sponsored Boatbuilder apprentices for 2021-22 who is employed at Peninsula Marine Services in Plymouth. Tom joined the company last summer and since formally starting his apprenticeship in September 2021 has impressed everyone at the company, and is developing a good range of skills. He attends South Devon College on […]
Apprentice Theo Aers at the leading edge of automation technology at Servowatch in Essex.
Apprenticeship Scheme | Shipwrights News | Posted on March 11, 2022 at 10:59 am by Office Admin
Meet Theo Aers, marine engineering technician apprentice, one of our sponsored apprentices for 2021-22, employed at Servowatch in Essex. Servowatch is a leading marine automation and ship solutions provider. Theo is undertaking the Engineering Technician Level 3 apprenticeship and is enrolled at the Colchester Institute for the off the job training. Theo has recently sent […]
Apprentice Ben Hodder excelling at Honnor Marine, in Dorset.
Apprenticeship Scheme | Shipwrights News | Posted on March 10, 2022 at 11:28 am by Office Admin
Ben Hodder, an outstanding Boatbuilder in the making, employed at Honnor Marine in Swanage, Dorset, has sent us his end of sponsored year report. Ben, who started at Honnor Marine back in 2021, has made great strides since formally commencing his apprenticeship a year ago. He is enrolled with Bournemouth & Poole College who are […]
Craig Johnstone is pioneering the new Boatbuilder Modern Apprenticeship in Scotland!
Shipwrights News | Posted on March 9, 2022 at 10:00 am by Office Admin
Meet Craig Johnstone, Boatbuilder apprentice employed at DDZ Marine in Largs, Scotland. Craig formally started his apprenticeship last September, but actually joined the company back in April 2020. Craig is one of only a handful of apprentices undertaking the new Modern Apprenticeship in Boatbuilding in Scotland, and he is one of our 2021-22 sponsored apprentices. […]
The Annual Shipwrights’ Lectures Held at MAST Studios on Wednesday 20th October 2021
Apprenticeship Scheme | Company | Public Events | Shipwrights News | Posted on March 1, 2022 at 7:34 pm by Office Admin
The 2021 Annual Lectures was a very successful ‘first’. Some reluctance due to Covid19 meant attendance was unfortunately down on previous years however a full program of topics on the theme of Sustainability and Innovation delivered by accomplished professionals was enjoyed by all those present. The afternoon’s programme was led by Simon Crawford Shipwrights’ Liveryman […]
Owen Freeman, apprentice Marine Engineer at Jenkins Marine in Poole, has it all covered!
Apprenticeship Scheme | Shipwrights News | Posted on February 17, 2022 at 11:06 am by Office Admin
Here’s Owen Freeman, a marine engineering apprentice at Jenkins Marine Poole. So far, Owen’s learnt all about drive leg rebuilds, removing & fitting new components, servicing & maintaining engines & equipment, plus many other vital skills of a budding apprentice engineer! The off the job training is delivered by Paragon Skills, and he’s one of […]
Fabulous careers video of apprentice Tom Dyer at Island RIBs, Isle of Wight.
Apprenticeship Scheme | Shipwrights News | Posted on February 15, 2022 at 10:55 am by Office Admin
Tom Dyer, apprentice shipwright at Island RIBs (Isle of Wight), is featured in a careers video produced by Cowes Enterprise College (an Ormiston Academy Trust) in collaboration with the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights. Tom was one of our Apprenticeship Scheme sponsored apprentices in academic year 2020-21. A great video charting Tom’s progress as a Boat […]
