Harland & Wolfe [1] ( Eng. Harland & Wolff Ltd. ) - one of the largest shipyards , located in Belfast , Northern Ireland , UK . The area occupied by the shipyard is 32 hectares . The official history of the company was published in the book "Shipbuilders to the World" in 1986 [2] .
| Harland and wolff | |
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| Type of | private company |
| Base | April 11, 1861 |
| Founders | Edward harland Gustav Wilhelm Wulff |
| Location |  United Kingdom : Belfast , Northern Ireland |
| Key figures | Edward harland Gustav Wilhelm Wulff Thomas Andrews |
| Industry | shipbuilding |
| Number of employees | 500 |
| Site | harland-wolff.com |
History
In 1909-1911, construction was underway at the shipyard, and on May 31, 1911, the largest Titanic passenger liner, launched at that time, was designed by Thomas Andrews, CEO of Harland & Wolf Company [3] .
At the beginning of the 20th century, the shipyard was one of the most prosperous companies in Great Britain; more than 30,000 people worked for it [3] .
During the Second World War, the shipyard built 140 warships, 123 merchant ships, as well as more than 500 tanks [3] .
In the 21st century, the shipyard’s situation began to deteriorate; in 2003, the last ship — the ferry of the British Ministry of Defense Anvil Point — left the company's stocks. [3]
Since 2011, the company has been expanding, and 75% of its work is based on marine renewable energy sources [4] .
In 2015, the company made a profit of £ 1.1 million; as of 2019, this was the last profitable year for it. The turnover of the shipyard, which is currently engaged in the repair of ships, oil floating platforms, and wind turbines, decreased from £ 66.7 to £ 8.3 million [3] .
On August 5, 2019, it was announced that from August 12, the company will go under external management due to debts. The British company MJM Group and the American Flacks Group [3] are supposed as possible managers.
Notes
- ↑ Belfast // “Banquet Campaign” 1904 - Big Irgiz. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2005. - P. 267. - ( Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 3). - ISBN 5-85270-331-1 .
- ↑ Moss, M. and Hume, JR Shipbuilders to the World: 125 years of Harland and Wolff, Belfast 1861-1986. - Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1986. - P. xvii, 601 p. - ISBN 0-85640-343-1 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 The British company that built the Titanic goes under external control due to debts (August 5, 2019). Date accessed August 8, 2019.
- ↑ Britain could lead world in offshore wind power . The Telegraph (February 14, 2011). Archived on October 19, 2012.
Links
- harland-wolff.com - official site of Harland and Wolff