The last shipwright who began as an apprentice at Falmouth Docks retired this week after 45 years of dedicated service.

A state-of-the-art training facility – the first of its kind for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) – was opened at A&P Falmouth on Friday.

RFA Cardigan Bay returned to Falmouth for maintenance this week after three years in the Gulf supporting coalition operations and the Iraqi Navy.

The A&P Group has a history of regenerating UK MoD vessels and has a specialist team of experts available, not only to regenerate the ships but also to install new equipment and train personnel in its safe and effective operation.

It’s safety first at A&P Falmouth – which has resulted in a £750 donation to Cornwall Air Ambulance this Christmas.

The first of the two most recognisable ships on the Falmouth landscape for the past 18-months is preparing to leave the port following the completion of a major naval regeneration project.

Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has scooped a Green Energy award for an innovative pontoon system designed to support the offshore renewables industry.

A dog in a million dubbed a “big softie” by his owners is in line for a top national award – but needs your votes to scoop the victory.

&P Groups’ Falmouth yard has been congratulated in Parliament for the “major part” it has played in reducing the Ministry of Defence’s spending.

A&P Falmouth welcomed a number of high-profile visitors today (Tuesday, August 3 2010) to mark the multi-million pound refit of RFA Mounts Bay – the first ship in her class to undergo a refit.