BMT Group

BMT Group Ltd (previously British Maritime Technology) was established in 1985, from the merger of the UK's British Ship Research Association and National Maritime Institute, as an international multidisciplinary engineering, science and technology consultancy[1] offering services particularly in the defence, energy, environment, maritime transport, marine risk and insurance, shipping and general transportation sectors. The company's heritage goes back to WWII.[2] BMT's head office is in Teddington, Middlesex, U.K.[3]

BMT specialises in design, design support, risk and contract management and salvage. BMT provides services through 29 subsidiary companies focussed by geography, technology and/or market sector. It employs around 1500 professionals operating from 66 offices in 24 countries, with primary bases in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.[1]

In August 2017, Sarah Kenny was appointed as the company's Chief Executive Officer.[4] The company's annual turnover for the year 2017 was approx. £167m.[5]

History

Originally formed from the privatisation of the British Shipbuilders Research Association (BSRA) and the National Maritime Institute (NMI), engineering group BMT enjoyed tax-free status as a scientific research association for more than a decade.[1]

BMT Group Ltd is a company limited by guarantee and member based. The BMT Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) is the sole voting member. The EBT Trustees' remit is to act in the best interests of all the staff in the short, medium and long-term and they are not themselves beneficiaries. The assets of the company are held in beneficial ownership for its staff.[6]

Notable projects

BMT gained prominence in 2003 when the Secretary of State for Defence revealed the crucial role of BMT Defence Services in the design of the Future Aircraft Carriers.[7] The company provided much of the design expertise within the Thales CVF Team, whose design was taken forward into the alliance with BAE Systems. Another project is the conversion of the UK MoD's Trials Platform Longbow to perform Sea trials on the PAAMS missile system to be fitted to the UK's Type 45 destroyers. As well as these, BMT's Venator-110 design for the Royal Navy's Type 31 frigate is considered to be the most likely to be selected.[8]

Outside defence, the company has interests including wind testing of tall buildings, such as Dubai's 21st Century Tower and Burj al-Arab Hotel.

References
  1. "What We Do". BMT Group. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Heritage". BMT Group. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. "Head Office". BMT Group. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. "BMT News". BMT Group. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. "BMT Annual Report". BMT Annual Report 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  6. Rae, David (25 May 2006). "David McSweeney, finance director, British Maritime Technology". Financial Director. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  7. Geoffrey Hoon, Secretary of State for Defence (30 January 2003). "Future Aircraft Carrier". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 1026–1028.
  8. Allison, George (15 September 2016). "The Venator-110, could this be Britain's future light frigate?". UK Defence Journal. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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