Mainstay Marine Solutions Welcomes New Leadership Team to Steer Future Growth
Mainstay Marine Solutions, a leading vessel builder and specialist marine engineering firm, announces a change of ownership and the appointment of a dynamic new leadership team. The team brings fresh perspectives and a wealth of experience to guide the company into...
read moreMainstay Marine unveils Groundbreaking UK-built CTV Initiative with competitive Financing Offering
Mainstay Marine, in collaboration with Siemens Financial Services, will strengthen the current domestic shipbuilding market with the launch of a pioneering UK Built Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) solution starting from a cash price of £4.5m. The initiative capitalises on...
read moreMainstay Marine to build Seacat Services’ 20th offshore energy support vessel
Defying tough market conditions, the leading shipyard will begin construction of a new Chartwell Ambitious for the UK based operator’s fleet
read moreBuoy oh buoy
South West Wales based specialist marine engineering firm Mainstay Marine Solutions Ltd has completed the repairs and upgrades to a newly acquired test buoy for MEECE (Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence) part of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE)...
read moreLady of Lismore soon to be laden with passengers
Welsh Marine Engineers and Workboat Builders Mainstay Marine Solutions have delivered a 12m replacement ferry for Argyll and Bute Council in Scotland. The Lady of Lismore has arrived at Port Appin after a journey of 302 nautical miles from Pembrokeshire. With a...
read moreRamping up the (ultra-high) pressure…
Mainstay Marine are set to undertake yet another infrastructure upgrade to further streamline its marine servicing activities and meet the demands of clients who are opting for more environmentally friendly solutions. The Workboat Builders and Specialist...
read moreMainstay to Build Lifeline Replacement Ferry for Scottish Island Community
Welsh Marine Engineers and Workboat Builders Mainstay Marine Solutions have won the contract for the build of a 12m replacement ferry for Argyll and Bute Council in Scotland. The vessel will replace the current ferry which has served the Lismore Island population for...
read moreMainstay shores up position as leading fabrication specialists by securing fifth marine energy project
Welsh specialist marine engineering firm Mainstay Marine Solutions Ltd are set to undertake refit and fabrications works for QED Naval’s ‘SubHub’ platform. The Scottish engineering company’s ‘Subhub platform’ is a submersible, gravity based, foundation platform that...
read moreMainstay secures contract and commences build of 5 barges for the Environment Agency.
Welsh workboat builders and specialist marine engineers, Mainstay Marine Solutions are on contract and have commenced the build of five river barges for the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Measuring 17m long and weighing in the region of 22t,...
read moreISO hat trick for Welsh Marine Engineers
Having previously achieved ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certification, Welsh marine engineers, Mainstay Marine Solutions has recently gained certification to ISO 45001:2018, the global Occupational Health and Safety standard, becoming one of only a few boat...
read moreReconfigurable livestock boat delivered to NI RSPB
Pembroke Dock-based marine engineers and workboat designers and builders Mainstay Marine Solutions has delivered a 15m livestock Cot boat for the purposes of habitat maintenance for RSPB Northern Ireland. Designed and built by Mainstay, the 14te vessel will transport...
read moreWave energy demonstrator ready to swing into action
Mainstay Marine Solutions, specialist marine engineers in South West Wales, has completed the fabrication and assembly of the 48te Wave Energy device for Australian company AMOG Consulting. The device was deployed from Pembroke Dock 8:00am Friday 2nd August and...
read moreSir Michael Palin steps onboard Erebus
After a sell-out event at the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven to promote his latest book ‘Erebus: The Story of a Ship’, Sir Michael Palin journeyed to the historic dockyard of Pembroke Dock (Thursday 18th July 19) to go onboard Mainstay Marine’s latest vessel build;...
read moreEnvironmental Greenlight for Mainstay
Mainstay Marine Solutions, Marine Engineers in South West Wales has received ISO 14001:2015 certification for its Environmental Management System (EMS). By gaining certification, Mainstay has demonstrated that is has rigorous environmental processes in place...
read moreWaving the way for the future
Welsh workboat builders and marine engineers Mainstay Marine Solutions Ltd, has won a significant contract for the ‘fabrication and assembly of the main structure’ for Australian-born wave energy developer’s demonstration device ‘mWave’. Measuring 75m long, 17.5m wide...
read moreRiding the Waves
Mainstay Marine Solutions, workboat builders and marine engineers in South West Wales, has been awarded a contract from AMOG Consulting Ltd for the construction of their Wave Energy Converter (WEC) technology demonstrator device. Simple in design, the WEC is tuned to...
read moreMainstay delivers two vessels of great national importance
Pembroke Dock based boat builders and designers Mainstay Marine Solutions has delivered two Fisheries Protection Vessels (FPV) to Welsh Fisheries. Built concurrently, the 26m Monohull FPV and 19m Catamaran FPV will replace the current ageing boats, to effectively...
read moreMainstay takes Pole Position
Mainstay Marine, workboat builders and marine engineers in South West Wales, has been awarded a contract from STS Defence to build, fabricate and outfit the integrated communications masts for the Royal Navy’s first three Type 26, City Class frigates. Over a five-year...
read more160 tonne boat hoist officially unveiled
On a recent visit to workboat builders and servicing specialists Mainstay Marine, the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths unveiled the company’s latest edition; its 160t boat hoist. The hoist will lift vessels out of the...
read moreCertifiably Committed to Quality
Mainstay Marine Solutions, workboat builders and servicing specialists in South West Wales are delighted to announce they have completed the upgrade and recertification to ISO’s latest flagship quality management systems standard 9001:2015. The Cabinet Sectary for...
read moreMainstay nearly doubles its slipping capability with the introduction of new trolley recovery system
Stewart Graves , Mainstay’s Managing Director commented ”The additional tonnage capability will allow us to service vessels we have previously had to turn away. Our marine servicing sector is a key part of our business, it is essential that we continue to reinvest in...
read moreWelsh boatyard given ‘hoist’ up with help of funding
Mainstay Marine Solutions, Marine Engineers are set to purchase an amphibian boat hoist with the assistance of Coast Communities Fund (CFF) funding.
read moreBuilding our youth for the future
A mutual passion for engineering brought Pembrokeshire College engineering staff, Mainstay Marine and Broadhaven School together for a fun and engaging day of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related activities recently. Year 5 pupils were set a...
read moreWave of success continues for Mainstay Marine
Pembroke Dock-based workboat and marine energy device builder Mainstay Marine Solutions has won the second phase contract for the ‘design, engineering and maintenance support’ for an innovative wave energy converter development project on behalf of client...
read moreWelsh Workboat Builders Mainstay Marine Deliver Crew Transfer Vessel to Scottish Waters
A Camarc designed 15m Crew Transfer vessel has been delivered to Scottish Tug Operator and Owner Targe Towing. Constructed with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure the vessel has a speed in excess of 15 knots and a bollard pull of 6 tonnes. Compliment is for two...
read moreCowes to East Cowes Floating Bridge
Pembrokeshire College Marine Engineering Apprentice of the Year – Charles Preece
Welsh Fisheries Patrol Vessels to be built by Welsh Boat Builder!
Mainstay Marine have won the contracts to deliver a 26m Monohull Patrol Vessel, for South Fisheries and a 19m Catamaran Patrol Vessel, for North Fisheries. The awarding of the contract follows a competitive international bidding process and means the vessels will be...
read moreMainstay sees off international competition to land new vessel contract!
A designer, builder and maintainer of workboats and renewable marine energy devices has won a significant contract to construct a crew transfer vessel. Mainstay Marine Solutions, which won against international competition, will build the boat at its deep-water...
read moreMainstay Marine Solutions secures contract on £5.8m scheme
A designer, builder and maintainer of workboats and renewable marine energy devices has won a contract to build a new energy device for a £5.8m scheme in South Wales. Pembroke Dock-based Mainstay Marine Solutions will complete the first major stage of an innovative...
read moreMainstay’s success continues with order of 37m Floating Bridge for the Isle of Wight Council
A flagship contract for the has been won by Welsh boat building firm Mainstay Marine Solutions Ltd based in Pembroke Dock in Pembrokeshire. The contract will create another 20 jobs in the region bringing the workforce up to 100. Established in 1859 the Cowes to East...
read moreA SAINT IS BORN
St Brides, the first of three 19m Pilot Boats built by Mainstay Marine to be delivered to the Port of Milford Haven. The £3.6m contract is a flagship project for Mainstay Marine Solutions with delivery for the second and third due in April and July respectively. The...
read moreMainstay Marine’s success continues with delivery of wind farm support vessel
Pembroke Dock-based boat building specialist Mainstay Marine Solutions has delivered the 20m vessel Porth Nefyn to transfer vessel operator Turbine Transfers.
The 50-tonne aluminium BMT
read moreNot so ‘Grave’ future for West Wales businesses, says Managing Director Stewart Graves
Energy and the Economy was on everyone’s lips at the West Wales’ Economic and Energy Forum meeting on at the Parc Y Scarlet’s stadium last Friday (26th June 2015) Following an early morning networking breakfast, guests were invited to submit questions to a panel of...
read moreRevitalised Mainstay Marine Solutions’ strong order book prompts recruitment campaign
As a workboat and marine renewable energy device builder we have transformed our fortunes following fresh investment, and we’re celebrating a flying start to 2015. Now under a new ownership and management structure, we are actively recruiting skilled workers and...
read moreMustang Marine take on £3.6m pilot boat order for Port of Milford Haven
We are very proud to announce that we have been awarded one of the most significant new build projects in West Wales this year; a £3.6m contract to construct three new pilot boats for the Port of Milford Haven. As a result, we will be looking to recruit new workers...
read morePembrokeshire’s Mainstay Marine Solutions looking to future following rebrand
As of 12 June 2015, Mustang Marine has rebranded as Mainstay Marine Solutions, adopting a new name and corporate image following a successful first year under new ownership…
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