The government must start making waves to support the resurrection of the Appledore shipyard, as career open days are planned in the next week to entice skilled workers back to the north Devon site….Read more…
Appledore shipyard finds a buyer
The announcement today (August 25) that InfraStrata, the owners of the Harland and Wolff in Belfast, has bought the historic Appledore shipyard in North Devon has been hailed as great news by Unite….Read more…
Buyers seek to purchase Appledore
Unite has welcomed the revelation that there are now three consortiums actively seeking to purchase the mothballed Appledore shipyard in North Devon. Unite understands that a final announcement on…Read more…
‘National tragedy’
The closure of the 164-year-old Appledore shipyard on March 15 is a “national tragedy” and the latest in a “truly shocking” litany of negative business decisions related to the Tory’s handling of…Read more…
Save our shipyards call
Anger over the news that Babcock plans to shut the shipyard at Appledore is still raw following the recent announcement, but it is underscored by the determination of the workers and the Devon…Read more…
‘Anger’ at shipyard closure news
The decision to close the Appledore shipyard with the loss of 199 jobs has been met with “anger and dismay” by Unite, who vowed to fight the move and protect members’ jobs. The devastating…Read more…
Save shipyard plea
Devon shipbuilding workers travelled to Parliament today (October 30) to hand in an 8,000-signature petition calling on the government to step up and save the embattled Appledore Shipyard. …Read more…
‘Save this historic shipyard’
A petition signed by more than 8,000 people calling on the government to secure future shipbuilding work at the threatened Appledore shipyard will be handed in at the House of Commons tomorrow…Read more…
Save Appledore shipyard
As Unite and GMB members ready themselves for a rally on Saturday (October 23) to save Appledore shipyard in Devon, a damning new investigation reveals what’s at stake if Babcock International…Read more…