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Home›Green Marine›VT pledges to press ahead with BAE shipyard merger
Green Marine

May 17, 2006 · about 20 years ago

VT pledges to press ahead with BAE shipyard merger

VT Group is pressing ahead with plans to merge its warship building activities with those of BAE Systems after the failure of the two companies to pull off a takeover of the rival naval business Babcock. Paul Lester, VT’s chief executive, denied the collapse of the Babcock bid had put the company on

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VT Group is pressing ahead with plans to merge its warship building activities with those of BAE Systems after the failure of the two companies to pull off a takeover of the rival naval business Babcock. Paul Lester, VT’s chief executive, denied the collapse of the Babcock bid had put the company on the back foot and said it would remain in a strong position to help create a single UK naval shipbuilder.

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