Senses Shrink Wrapped Ready for Painting The Senses which arrived at Trafalgar Wharf at the end of January is now almost completely covered in shrink wrap ready for the deck to be painted. Have a look at the pictures and the amount of scaffolding used.
Marine Distress Flare Warning - Acceptance of TEP's at Police Stations February 2010
A notice has been circulated to sailing club and marina in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Due to the overwhelming quantities of TEPs being handed in at police stations, with immediate effect Hampshire Constabulary stations will accept a maximum quantity of 10 flares from individual members of the public only.
MCA Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre Solent with accept TEPs from individual members of the public, and from small independent fishing vessels, by prior appointment (023 9255 2100). HM Coastguard is not responsible for the disposal of TEPs and accepts them at its own discretion and subject to storage availability. Commercial organisations must make alternative arrangements for the collection and disposal of their TEPs; see Marine Guidance Note MGN 287 (M+F) for further details of commercial disposal options.
Please refer to the MCA website www.mcga.gov.uk for General Expired Pyrotechnics and for Marine Guidance Notice MGN287 (M+F), Disposal of Out of Date Pyrotechnics.
Winter Storage Winner
5th February 2010
One of our customers won back his winter storage package in our 'Winter Storage Draw'. See what Keith had to say and watch the video of the draw below.
"Thank you so much for everything that happened this afternoon. How fantastic. I don't think it really hit me what had happened until I was on my way home. I won't say that I have never won anything, but certainly nothing ever on this scale. Please pass my thanks on to the rest of the team." Keith Naylor
BVT say farewell to Trafalgar Wharf
Friday 29th January 2010 was a sad day for the small team from BVT Halmatic, lead by Dave Moody, who said their final farewell to Trafalgar Wharf after completing the final military workboat for the British Army. Many of the staff had been at the site, which used to be Vosper Thorneycroft, for over twenty years. They have now moved into HM Dockyard at Portsmouth under BAE Systems.
Senses arrives at Trafalgar Wharf The Senses arrived at Trafalgar Wharf on Sunday 31st January 2010. She is the biggest superyacht that Trafalgar Wharf has welcomed to the yard since having taken it over in September 2007.
Have a look at the following video of the Senses. Click here to view.
Trafalgar Wharf - Team of the Year - January 2010
Trafalgar Wharf was awarded third place for Team of the Year. Jonny Boys, Simon Oatley, Lisa Simpson, Tony Parkinson and Phil Weight all went up to collect the award.
Congratulations and Well Done.
Left: Louise Boys, Jonny Boys, Simon Oatley, Matt Rogers (JBT Marine), Lisa Simpson, Tony Parkinson & Phil Weight
Trafalgar Wharf Nominated for Business Awards - January 2010
Shortly after completing its first year of trading Trafalgar Wharf have been nominated in three categories at The News Business Awards in association with Business Link. The winners are to be announced later this month at a gala dinner in the Portsmouth Guild Hall.
Our nominations are in the following categories;
Business of the year
Community Contribution
Team of the year
We will let you know how we get on......
Trafalgar Wharf in the Snow - January 2010
Have a look at the video below.
The Waterside Restaurant/Bar opens at Trafalgar Wharf
September 2009
The Waterside Restaurant/Bar is now open at Trafalgar Wharf. Located just near the main entrance, the Waterside has an outside decked area for alfresco dining and comfortable leather sofa and table seating inside.
A varied menu of home cooked food and daily specials. Fresh cakes and sandwiches and take away. The Waterside is open from 7am for breakfast until early evening Tuesday to Saturday.
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New workshop on the water for Highbury College Tuesday 25th August, 2009 A new course venue will help Highbury College Portsmouth propel its students into exciting careers in the marine engineering industry. Having recently increased its range of boat-building and marine engineering courses, the College is expanding its facilities to include a workshop situated in Portsmouth’s Trafalgar Wharf, already a key location for marine and industrial businesses. The new training facility is currently being refurbished to contain all the technical equipment needed to support the hands-on vocational training offered by the courses. Martin Porter, Head of Automotive and Engineering at Highbury College, says: “It is an exciting opportunity. We had a good look around before deciding on this site but Trafalgar Wharf seems the perfect location for marine-based training. It has a strong marine history, being the former VT Halmatic site, and is home to a number of marine and industrial companies, as well as having access to the water.” “We teach both traditional skills plus newer, more modern techniques so students have a fully-rounded understanding of the subject of boat construction, maintenance and repair. So the workshop will be equipped for working with fibreglass and also have a full woodwork facility. As of January this year, Highbury now offers a PEO (Performing Engineering Operations - Marine) NVQ Level 2, which includes both theory and practical work to give students valuable knowledge and insights into various aspects of the engineering and marine industry. This first course has now been successfully delivered with a 95% pass rate and the graduate students are actively seeking employment within the industry. The College is also running an Apprenticeship in Boat Building (Marine Engineering) and is aiming to run several more marine engineering courses in the next academic year, including a City and Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Boat Construction, Maintenance and Support- a work-related course designed to give students the skills to launch their career in the industry. Martin says: “They are vocational courses designed with the industry in mind, to give students a grounding in the areas they require to get a job. We don’t want to teach them just theory; we want to give them the hands-on skills they require in the workplace. “On completing their course, students will be able to demonstrate that they can be useful to their employer from the start. They will be capable of earning the company money and contributing to its bottom line.” For students who would like an introduction to the subject, the College also offers a 10 hour Step Up course giving them a taste of the marine engineering courses. Highbury College is now actively recruiting students to all of its marine engineering courses. For more information about courses at Highbury College Portsmouth, please call (023) 9238 3131 or visit www.highbury.ac.uk.
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Wireless Internet comes to Trafalgar Wharf.
Supplied by OCEANWAVE the internet connection is very easy to set up and pay for. Once you have an account you can use it at any of their locations. There are now more than 40 marinas where you can benefit from using your OCEANWAVE account and soon you will be able to use it at international locations going live over the next few months! See their current UK locations here. On your laptop search for WIRELESS NETWORKS, select OCEANWAVE and follow the simple instructions (you may need to refresh your browser). Having problems connecting? Call OCEANWAVE on 08451 240404.
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Ship Lift re-opens
Trafalgar Wharf and Testbank Ship repair re-open the 1000ton ship lift
Last week we started using the 1000 ton ship lift again which is now available for all to come and use. If you have any vessels up 1000tons/60mtrs LOA that you need lifting please contact us for a price 023 92 387833.
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ASV choose Trafalgar Wharf to test their latest unmanned submersible.
ASV Ltd designs and constructs unmanned marine vehicle systems. Used in both commercial and military applications, these craft are particularly effective for time-consuming or dangerous operations such as surveillance, hydrographic survey, gunnery training and mine-hunting. see: www.asv.org.uk See video below
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