Berthon commits to its apprenticeship training
October 22, 2020
Berthon has offered apprenticeships for more than a century and presently has 17.6% of its workforce is made up of young people learning a chosen trade. They are a valuable investment in the future of the maritime support industry and an important pillar of Berthon’s operation. Berthon made an early…
Berthon Marine Engineer, wins 2020 Lady Hamlyn award
June 30, 2020
Berthon Marine Engineer Aiden, an ambitious teenager hoping to secure a career in marine engineering has been recognised for a breakthrough year in the industry. Aidan Hinchcliffe, 16, recently won the 2020 Lady Hamlyn award from the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology. The nationwide search celebrates apprentices who…
Mental Health and Education
February 12, 2020
Berthon Apprentices discuss mental health and education This year, National Apprenticeship Week fell in the same week as “Time to Talk Day 2020.” In recognition of these two occasions, we attended a talk by Keith Longman at the Construction & Marine Technologies centre of Brockenhurst College on the 5th February. …
Beginning at Berthon
February 6, 2020
Beginning at Berthon – Berthon Apprentices At the Berthon Boat Company we have more than 30 fully funded apprentices, who train in a variety of disciplines over four years of on-site teaching / work experience and attendance of Brockenhurst College. Each year there is a new intake choosing to learn…
Berthon takes on 13 new apprentices for 2019/20
November 24, 2019
13 Apprentices begin their training at Berthon to become part of the highly trained workforce. September saw five Berthon apprentices graduate from their training during Southampton Boat Show which was hosted by British Marine. They have all been offered full-time positions with Berthon and we are pleased that they have all…
Maiden Light, 24-ton aux cutter built by Berthon Boat Co. in 1936
November 15, 2019
After 83 years Maiden Light is back at Berthon Year built: 1936 Keel: Ful Build number: #490 LOA: 52 ft Builder: Berthon Boat Co. Beam: 12 ft Size: 24 tons Maiden Light was one of the largest Gauntlets built by Berthon; she’s a typical design with an elegant sheer and…
Congratulations to our latest graduating Apprentices
October 28, 2019
Congratulations to our latest graduating Apprentices We are excited to announce that last month our fourth-year graduating apprentices, Dan, Brendon, Dan, Chris and Dewi, along with 55 others from other companies, attended their graduation ceremony. Accompanied by Brian May Berthon’s MD and Keith Longman our Yard Manager, they travelled up…
Marine Apprentices at Berthon Boat Company
October 9, 2019
Marine Apprentices at Berthon Boat Company As the modern workforce becomes more transient it is more important than ever that we train, support and develop our marine apprentices. To this end we continue to innovate with our apprenticeship programme, broadening depth and adding value to the core college delivery. This…
Queen Eilene is back on the water.
October 8, 2019
Refit of a 1951 Liverpool Class Lifeboat, Queen Eilene, is complete. Earlier this year you may have read that Berthon Boat Company were tasked with the refit of Queen Eilene, a 1951 twin-screw 35’ 6” Liverpool Class lifeboat (originally named B.H.M.H.). Queen Eilene was originally built by Rowhedge Ironworks,…
Marine Apprentices attend launch of Maritime 2050
April 25, 2019
Berthon marine apprentices Daniel Savin and Stephanie Jung joined Berthon Yard Manager, Keith Longman along with Greg Mumford and Blue Davies of British Marine in attending the launch reception to celebrate the publication of the UK’s new long-term Maritime 2050, Navigating the Future. This plan sets out the government’s vision…
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