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LJMU is an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, placing our students at the heart of everything we do. Our values underpin our commitment to providing opportunities for people of all backgrounds and supporting them to flourish. In every corner of the Liverpool City Region, you will find someone with a connection to the university. We couldn’t exist anywhere else and, for 200 years, have shaped this place to which we belong. We believe in leading by example. With world-leading research in every part of our university, we are developing practical, real-world solutions to the challenges and opportunities we face on a local, national and global scale.
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Since 1967, ACL has been a specialised transatlantic carrier of containers, project and oversized cargo, heavy equipment and vehicles with the world’s largest combination RORO/Containerships.
The company is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden with a Corporate Office in Westfield New Jersey and offices throughout Europe and North America. ACL offers a weekly transatlantic sailings and handles the Grimaldi Lines’ service between the U.S. & West Africa and the Grimaldi EuroMed Service between North America and the Mediterranean. The Company also offers service for non-containerizeable cargo to the Middle East, South Africa, Australia and the Far East. ACL is a Grimaldi Group company.
Brookes Bell is the leading multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy to the maritime and energy industries. With a history stretching back over a century, Brookes Bell has been serving the maritime and energy industries with multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy services since 1903.
With experts from across the maritime and scientific worlds, Brookes Bell can help whatever your problem.
APCL Cammell Laird is one of the most illustrious names in the global maritime industry.
Located on the banks of the River Mersey, the facility expands across 130 acres and includes four dry docks, a large modular construction hall and extensive covered workshops. The facility supports a workforce of 650, 1,500 subcontractors and 200 apprentices.
The business has played a strategic role in UK shipbuilding for the past 200 years, with recent projects including the RRS Sir David Attenborough, block builds for the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, Type 26 Frigates and the first new Mersey Ferry in 60 years.
A family business built upon a foundation of family values, we provide a range of towage and workboat services which add immense value to some of the world’s largest and most recognisable marine organisations.
From harbour towage, personnel transfers and stores deliveries to workboat agency and shipwright services, our vessels provide much needed support to the UK’s marine industry, on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Right People. Right Skills. Right Time. We know that recruiting the right people is fundamental to the growth and success of your business. As a result of this, we work in collaboration with you to offer a professional service that is specific to your needs. We are thorough and robust in our search and selection methods and can provide you with either temporary or permanent staff depending on your requirements. We will advertise and search across the many vertical markets that form your industry to find you what you need – the right people.
Haskoning is an independent international consultancy that combines engineering, design and consultancy services with software and technology. Based on our mission Enhancing Society Together, we take responsibility for having a positive impact on the world and contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Our 6,800 employees are spread across offices in more than 25 countries worldwide – working together with clients on future-proof solutions. www.haskoning.com
kays medical
Kays Medical are complete occupational health providers and one of the UK’s largest and most trusted independent suppliers of first aid, medical supplies, emergency response equipment and Ofqual regulated training.
With a catalogue of more than 10,000 products and services, ranging from workplace assessments and psychological health support to first aid kits and defibrillators, Kays Medical can improve the health and wellbeing of your workforce, helping you to protect your most valuable resource – your people.
peel ports group
As the second largest port group in the UK, each year we safely handle over 70 million tonnes of cargo from across the globe, and whether it is finding efficient routes and well connected services, close to end-destination ports or storage and freight options, we add value to every step of the process.
We know we have a central role to play in driving the UK regional economy, but it’s much more than that. Our business is supporting the UK’s future economic growth, creating trade, import and export opportunities, supporting hundreds of businesses and the thousands of jobs which rely on the effective and efficient movement of goods.
The Royal Navy defends the United Kingdom by promoting our prosperity and projecting our influence at home and abroad, working with our allies every day. As a modern and responsible employer, the Royal Navy embraces the future and is a driving force for investment in our people though skills and digitisation. The Royal
Navy’s ships, submarines, aircraft and people are deployed at sea and ready for anything – using the best technology and thinking innovatively so we remain ready to fight and win.
The SeaKing Group offers specialist electrical engineering services to the marine, industrial, commercial, defence and offshore sectors.
Recognised for our expertise in marine electrical work, the SeaKing Group undertakes all types of electrical projects from breakdowns to major refits on a range of vessels, globally.
WISTA UK is the longest existing national WISTA countries, as it was in London that WISTA was founded in 1974. WISTA UK aims to be a major player in attracting more women to the industry and in supporting women in shipping and maritime sectors. Through networking, education and mentoring together we can enhance members’ competence and empower career success.
