Royal Navy nuclear submarine crews will be a little bit warmer after Wood Group’s latest contract win.
The Aberdeen-based multinational said yesterday it had secured an industrial services deal with BAE Systems Submarines.
Effective immediately, the two-year contract will see Wood Group provide insulation installation services to the Royal Navy’s Astute-class vessels based in Barrow-in-Furness, and includes up to three one-year extension options.
Submarines covered by the project include HMS Audacious, which was launched on April 28.
Wood Group is currently contracted by BAE Systems to provide a range of industrial services including painting, cleaning and insulation to the Royal Navy’s existing surface ship fleet and its Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers under construction in Rosyth.
Dave Stewart, chief executive for Wood Group’s asset life cycle solutions business in the eastern hemisphere, said: “Wood Group has supported the Royal Navy for 40 years in the provision of marine painting.
“This award builds on our reputation for providing industrial services and protective insulation technologies to the marine sector.
“We look forward to continuing our strong collaborative relationship with BAE Systems, delivering engineered hull and pipe insulation to the Astute class – the Royal Navy’s largest and most powerful fleet of attack submarines.”
Submarine insulation is used to protect cables and other key systems, as well as to help maintain comfortable temperatures for the crew. The Royal Navy describes its Astute-class subs as the largest, most advanced and most powerful it has ever had, combining “world-leading sensors, design and weaponry in a versatile vessel”.
In 2012, they proved their ability to prepare and launch Tomahawk missiles, successfully firing two from the Gulf of Mexico and accurately hitting targets on a US test range.
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