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Sponsor Information
- ArmorGroup International plc
For over 25 years ArmorGroup has been recognised as a leading provider of defensive, protective security services to national governments, multinational corporations and international peace and security agencies operating in hazardous environments. It has 9,000 highly trained and experienced employees and long term operations in 38 countries. Over the past two years it has supported its clients in over 160 countries across the Middle East, Africa, North and South America, the CIS and central Asia. ArmorGroup International plc is headquartered in London and listed on the London Stock Exchange.
ArmorGroup provides its services through three core divisions: Protective Security Services, Security Training and Weapons Reduction and Mine Clearance Services. It complies with the US Foreign and Corrupt Practices Act, 1997 and the UK’s Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act, 2001 and has also been certified to ISO 9001:2000 and to ISO/IEC 27001:2005. For more information please visit www.armorgroup.com
Trinity House is the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar. It is also a maritime charity and a Deep Sea Pilotage Authority.
P&O Cruises has been operating cruise ships for more than 170 years and combines innovation, professionalism and unrivalled experience on its fleet of five ships dedicated to the British market. P&O Cruises offers
passengers the most stylish and contemporary holidays afloat with destinations including the Caribbean, South America, Scandinavia, Mediterranean, Atlantic islands and round the world cruises. Ventura, the largest and most innovative ship to be built for the British market launches in spring 2008. An as yet unnamed 116,000-ton newbuild is scheduled for delivery in spring 2010.
- Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C.
Beer has been brewed on the site of the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick for over 350 years, since the time of Oliver Cromwell. The partnership of Fuller, Smith & Turner was formed in 1845 by John Bird Fuller, Henry Smith and John Turner. Members of the founding families are still involved in the business to this day.
Fuller’s is best known as the brewer of London Pride, the UK’s leading premium cask ale, but also brews many other ales including Discovery, Chiswick Bitter, ESB, HSB and 1845. Three of Fuller’s beers - London Pride, ESB and Chiswick Bitter - have been named as the Champion Beer of Britain, a record unmatched by any other brewer. Fuller’s also runs over 360 pubs and hotels offering outstanding cask ale, delicious food, great wines and exemplary service.
BAE Systems is a global defence and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 88,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £13.7 billion pounds in 2006.
The company not only has strong positions in the UK and US, but also within the important markets of Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Sweden, where it is recognised as an important on-shore defence and aerospace supplier. It works in partnership with customers providing products and integrated solutions to ensure the maintenance of security, stability and economic continuity.
Continued success depends on the skills, innovation and contribution of all BAE Systems’ employees. Recognising the number of students enrolled in engineering and technology courses has fallen in recent years, the company runs a worldwide education programme aimed at encouraging young people to take an interest in science and technology.
Last year around £40 million was invested in BAE Systems’ global support for education. In the UK, where it is the largest employer of engineering apprentices with more than 1,000 apprentices in training, strategic partnerships are in place with 20 colleges and universities.
For more information please visit www.baesystems.com
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited is a leading prime contractor and complex systems integrator working in partnership with the UK’s Ministry of Defence and other allies. With more than 1,700 highly skilled employees, an annual turnover in excess of £500 million and over 40 years experience delivering complex systems, we have the technical leadership, manufacturing expertise and prime contract management skills to deliver the right solutions.
Thirteen of BP Shipping’s tankers participated in the Falklands conflict; two of our ships were outfitted to refuel warships directly, while the rest refuelled the RFA fleet. One of our ships was bombed but the bomb bounced off the deck without exploding! Returning from the Falklands, after refuelling the British Esk delivered 266 crew members from the Sheffield and the British Test delivered 101 survivors from Sir Tristram to Ascension. South Atlantic Battle Honours were awarded to British Dart, Esk, Tay, Test, Trent, Wye, Tamar and Avon.
BP Shipping is proud to be participating in this event to honour our veterans.
VT Group is a major support services and shipbuilding company whose customers include government agencies and businesses worldwide. Employing over 13,000 people, its support businesses operate from various locations primarily in the UK, USA and Middle East, whilst its shipbuilding business is based at new facilities in Portsmouth, UK.
VT’s employees had an important role in the Falklands conflict. Many of the Royal Navy’s ships were built by the company, which was then known as Vosper Thornycroft, whilst our staff helped refit numerous vessels in preparation of the taskforce that left the UK in April 1982.
Today VT Group is the second largest employer on the Falkland Islands, supplying vehicles, power and communication facilities for the Ministry of Defence and operating transmission sites for the BBC.
This summer will see the arrival of the Royal Navy’s new patrol vessel in the Falklands. HMS Clyde is manufactured, owned and maintained by VT Group, and continues the company’s relationship with the Islands.
For more information, visit www.vtplc.com
Metrix, a joint venture company between Land Securities Trillium and QinetiQ has been appointed preferred bidder for the Package One contract and provisional preferred bidder for the Package Two contract under the Government's Defence Training Review (DTR) Rationalisation programme. The DTR Rationalisation programme and the Metrix solution provide the opportunity to make a step change in training delivery supported by a bespoke environment for the delivery of tri-service training for the 21st century. The innovative proposals and expertise proposed by Metrix will deliver major savings, provide significant investment in modern training methods and media and will lead to more efficient training delivery while maintaining the Services’ high standards of achievements.
For more information, visit www.metrixuk.com
In the UK Thales is a major industrial force. With 9,000 employees based at 60 locations throughout all regions, Thales UK provides systems at the heart of the UK's military capability as well as delivering service and security solutions for both defence and civil applications from flight simulation and training provision to secure transactions and integrated communications.
For more information, visit www.thalesgroup.com/uk
Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, operates in four global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. The company now has a total of 54,000 gas turbines in service worldwide and they generate a demand for high-value services throughout their operational lives.
With the largest customer base in the world and over a quarter of the world's installed military engines, Rolls-Royce ranks as the world's number two defence aero engine company. Rolls-Royce has an installed base of more than 20,000 engines, with 160 customers in 103 countries.
The company offers engines in all key market sectors - combat, transport, helicopters, trainers, patrol, maritime and reconnaissance - and is well positioned on a number of new programmes that will deliver products over the next decade and beyond."
The Rolls-Royce involvement in naval propulsion spans 50 years and has seen the company pioneer two of the most important technical advances in marine propulsion – the use of nuclear power for the Royal Navy’s submarine flotilla and the use of aero gas turbines for surface ship propulsion. Since the introduction of nuclear power in the 1950s Rolls-Royce has been at the forefront of the UK nuclear submarine programme designing, developing, supplying and supporting all the pressurised water reactors and associated systems which power the UK’s nuclear fleet.
An extensive product base and experience in both ship and propulsion systems design, enables Rolls-Royce to bring the right products together to develop the optimum solution for a broad range of naval vessels. A complete service is offered from initial concept design, equipment selection and supply, to commissioning and through life support.
For more information, visit www.rolls-royce.com
Sodexho Defence has been supporting the Ministry of Defence for over 20 years and is one of the Armed Force's principal support service providers, managing over 60 defence contracts of all types in the UK as well as three major contracts to British Forces overseas; the Falkland Islands, Cyprus and the Ascension Islands. Sodexho Defence provides a range of services to the Army, Royal Navy and RAF from catering, cleaning, transport, grounds maintenance, water purification and fire services to complete facilities management in Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts such as that in Colchester Garrison. Sodexho Defence also provides an integrated catering, retail and leisure offer - their HUB!, >SHORE. and Snug branded facilities provide restaurants, shops, cafes, internet areas, gaming, vending machines, sports bars and fresh smoothie and milkshake bars to their Defence customers.
As part of Sodexho Alliance, Sodexho has a significant presence in the global defence market and delivers a wide range of support services to both home based troops and those serving overseas and on operations. For example, Sodexho supports 6 Australian Defence Force bases, ISAF HQ (NATO) in Afghanistan, the Finnish, French and Swedish Armies in Kosovo and 55 US Marine Corps bases in USA.
For more information, visit www.sodexhodefence.com
EDS Defence is pleased and honoured to be associated with the commemorations for the Falklands 25th anniversary, and would like to pass on its best wishes to each, and every, veteran and their families who will be touched by this year’s memorial events. EDS is involved in many areas of defence IT systems and is proud to provide the Command Support System, in particular, for the Royal Navy. Visit our website for more information www.edsdefence.com
Inmarsat is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications. The company was created in 1979 to provide global
safety and distress communications for seafarers. Today it stands at the forefront of mobile satellite communications, offering a range of
voice and broadband data services for use at sea, on land and in the
air.
Inmarsat operates a constellation of ten geostationary satellites to
deliver communications to every part of the world, excluding the polar
regions.
The company's services are used by governments, international aid
agencies, and a wide range of commercial sectors, including media, oil
and gas, construction, finance, maritime, and aeronautical industries - by anyone who needs connectivity in areas with an unreliable, insecure
or non-existent terrestrial telecoms infrastructure.
We have also received generous donations from:
- Ultra Electronics
- Mr Brian Peters
- Merchant Taylors’ Company
- Golley Slater
- The Haberdashers’ Company
- The Drapers’ Company
- The Leathersellers’ Company
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