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The progress and growth in recent years of two separate companies Cammell Laird (Gibraltar) and Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Ltd in the UK has led to some confusion and a need for clarification of the relationship between the two.

In December it was announced that an agreement had been reached that with immediate effect Cammell Laird (Gibraltar) will change its name to ‘Gibdock’ and that Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Ltd will maintain its name and have sole ownerships of the famous Cammell Laird name and trademark.

John Syvret, chief executive of Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Ltd said: “The Gibraltar and Birkenhead yards have enjoyed a good commercial relationship in the past and I am sure this will continue in the future. I wish Joe Corvelli and his team every success. It became abundantly clear that growing confusion over the company name required resolution. This has now been resolved and we look forward to growing the business and the brand by delivering cost effective quality solutions and services to our customers. Our foundations have been built on trust, and this ethos will be the corner stone of our success in the future.”

Joe Corvelli, chief executive of Gibdock said: “Nobody is more proud of Cammell Laird’s heritage than us, but this is about ensuring that there is clarity among customers on the skills and services offered by this yard. Our recent references and the high number of returning customers show what can be achieved by focusing on commercial work in this strategic location.

“Ship repair is a business built on close contacts between the ship owner and the service provider. We held the Cammell Laird torch, and I believe we did the name proud, but the last thing needed in such a tight knit market is any confusion over branding. Now is the time for Gibdock to emerge in its own right.”

It is good to see both yards doing so well. They are both well placed strategically, but it is fitting that this famous name lives on next to the Mersey and in the yard where so many famous vessels, Merchant and Royal Naval, were built.

More on this and other news in Sea Breezes Magazine - February 2010 Issue
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