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Shipweld winners announced
28 January 2014
The best apprentice welders from across the UK's shipyards have been celebrated at a prestigious ceremony; the final of the annual ShipWeld competition, sponsored by ESAB, was held at BAE Systems Maritime - Submarines, Barrow in Furness and culminated with an awards ceremony on 7th November, 2013 at Furness College.
The three day event which was hosted in Barrow had two finalists from five individual yards throughout the UK:, BAE Systems Maritime - Submarines. Barrow in Furness, BAE Systems Surface Ships, Clyde, BAE Systems Surface Ships, Portsmouth, Babcock International Group, Appledore and Babcock International Group, Rosyth.
BAE Portsmouth, was given a welcome boost after it won the Team Award and one of its apprentices, Martyn Gale, 22, won the individual accolade. He said: "I am over the moon to have won. It means a lot to me." Runner up of ShipWeld was Luke Webster of BAE Systems Surface Ships, Clyde.
