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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 25. Juni 2002 / Time Line June 25, 2002
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DML Signs partnering agreement to provide warship support at
Devonport naval base
LONDON -
Devonport Management Limited (DML) has entered into a
partnering agreement with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide
warship support services at the Devonport Naval Base as part of the
Warship Support Modernisation Initiative.
Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) is the majority shareholder in the
company that owns and operates Devonport Royal Dockyard, the UK's
major warship and submarine support site. KBR (formerly known as
Brown & Root) is the engineering and construction subsidiary of
Halliburton Company.
Tony Pryor, Europe & Africa region COO for KBR's Government
Operations business, and Chairman of DML said: 'Strategically this
is an important opportunity for DML and forms part of our wider
role in naval support. We have a long history of working closely
with the Naval Base at Devonport. This agreement will enable us to
become fully involved in the provision of engineering support to
ships and submarines based at Devonport.'
Under the £300m, five-year contract, approximately 400 Civil
Servants currently employed by the MoD at the Devonport Naval Base
will transfer to DML in September, in accordance with TUPE
regulations, and become DML employees. Subject to satisfactory
performance the contract may be extended for a further five
years.
The contract will cover the repair and maintenance of the
operational fleet, the provision of waterfront support services,
the maintenance of the Naval Base estate, and the management of
Naval Base distribution and transport services.
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