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Berthon Apprenticeships
A life long career at Berthon comes to and end: Tony Humm retires after 48 years with many fond memories and good friends
April 15, 2024
On April 5th, 2024, Tony Humm hung up his hardhat for the last time, retiring after 48 years since starting at Berthon in 1976 as an apprentice joiner. He initially joined Berthon due to his love of boats, and trained under the tutelage of joinery foreman Don Slocombe. One of…
Celebrating our recently graduated apprentices
October 3, 2023
Congratulations to our recently graduated apprentices, BHG engineer Tom Lovegrove, boat mover Chris Tranter, rigger Kieran Lashford and marine engineers Adam Weekes and Jack Smalley, who received their qualifications from British Marine at the award ceremony. They have now moved up a rung on the ladder, continuing their journey through…
Berthon’s new apprentices
October 3, 2023
Last week we welcomed our new cohort of apprentices. Introducing Marley Evans (shipwright), Tom Wischhusen (engineer), Max Barrow (shipwright), Ben Simmons (engineer), James Bentley (electrician), William Crane (engineer) and Oliver Drummond (engineer). As they embark on their careers at Berthon, we look forward to watching them progress and learn over…
International Women’s Day
March 8, 2023
The theme of International Women’s Day this year is ‘Embrace Equity’. Imagine an inclusive world where gender is equal and there is no discrimination. Well that’s exactly what we should all be aiming for. In celebration of the women at Berthon, we asked them to think about what inspires them…
International Women’s Day 2022 – Women in the Marine Industry
March 8, 2022
Today is international women’s day, so we are taking the opportunity to highlight the women who work at Berthon, and represent women within the marine industry. It comes as no surprise that the maritime sector originated within a man’s world, and still today, it is a male-dominated industry that is…
National Apprenticeship Week – Build your future
February 16, 2022
Last week was National Apprenticeship Week, which allowed us the opportunity to celebrate our apprentices, to admire the dedication that they show, and highlight the brilliant work that they do. It seems fitting that this year’s theme was ‘Build The Future’ as our apprenticeship scheme has been a pillar of…
The Boat Builders
January 31, 2022
‘The Boat Builders’ is a new body of work by Emily Jo Gibbs currently showing at the St Barbe Museum and Gallery in Lymington, until the 26th of February 2022. It is not every day you see yourself immortalised in textiles and now some of the Berthon team can say…
Berthon’s Marine Apprenticeship Scheme
January 27, 2022
Berthon’s award-winning apprenticeship scheme has been a trailblazer for the marine industry, and a pillar of the company since it began back in 1851. This is not your average marine apprenticeship. At Berthon, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects, from classic wooden boats…
Denis Kitcher retires from Berthon
November 4, 2021
Denis Kitcher retires from Berthon Denis Kitcher has retired from Berthon after an immense 49 years. As one would expect, he first began working at Berthon as an apprentice back in 1972, training as a shipwright joiner, because back then it was mostly woodwork, although, GRP boats were the new…
Berthon welcomes Pendennis apprentices
October 27, 2021
Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming Pendennis Shipyard’s third-year apprentices. Alongside Steve Hancock, their Training Manager and Charlie Ross, Director of Operations, to Berthon for a tour of our facilities. Brian May, Berthon MD, welcomed the group with enthusiasm as they made their way off the coach. Due…
Berthon Apprentices today are the Managers of Tomorrow
May 11, 2021
Berthon apprentices are the managers of tomorrow. Berthon’s mature apprenticeship program has been established for more than 100 years, and today many of our employees have been with us for their entire careers, with others returning after a short exploration elsewhere. Each year there is a new intake choosing to…
Josh Ross wins Electronic Technician of the Year Award
February 9, 2021
Josh Ross wins Electronic Technician of the Year Award We are pleased to announce that Josh Ross, one of Berthon’s 4th year Marine Electrical apprentices, was recently awarded the newly certificated Electronic Technician of the Year by the British Marine Electrical & Electronics Association (BMEEA). Josh has been a model apprentice…
