NAVANTIA reinforces its options in Australia with its new office in Canberra
18 February 2016 | Canberra
- It consolidates its opportunities in such bids as the AOR and improves its expectations in the medium-and long-term in new programs, such as those for frigates and patrol boats
NAVANTIA Australia Pty. Ltd has celebrated today the opening of its corporate offices in the Australian capital, Canberra. In this way it reinforces its position in that country, which is its main foreign customer, and consolidates its short-term options, among which are the bid for the two logistical vessels, while at the same time improves its medium and long-term opportunities with the future frigates and patrol boats programs.
The opening of these offices constitutes a significant landmark for NAVANTIA Australia, which four years after its incorporation, has consolidated itself into that market. The event was attended by the Spanish Ambassador to Australia, Mr. Manuel Cacho and by NAVANTIA’s Chairman, Mr. José Manuel Revuelta, who highlighted the Company’s international profile and the importance which Australia has for NAVANTIA. At the ceremony were also present representatives from the Australian industry and from the Ministry of Defense of Australia.
The office will allow to provide support to the many opportunities in which NAVANTIA Australia is already taking part, and in which it will take part in the near future, such as the SEA1654 program for logistical vessels, the SEA5000 program for frigates, and the SEA1180 program for patrol boats, as well as in their maintenance programs.
With the opening of this office, which is part of the Company’s commitment with Australia, NAVANTIA Australia Pty. Ltd. Is present in Adelaide, Sidney, Melbourne and Canberra.
About NAVANTIA
NAVANTIA constitutes a world reference in the design, construction and integration of warships with a high-technological content, as well as ship repairs and upgrades. Besides, its activity lines include the design and manufacturing of combat and command and control systems, integrated platform management systems, firing control systems, propulsion engines and the Life Cycle Support for all its products. Although its main activity is in the naval field, NAVANTIA also designs and manufactures systems for the Army and the Air Force.
NAVANTIA belongs to Grupo SEPI, a corporate holding which includes a total of 16 state-owned companies in which it has direct, majority shareholding participations, with a workforce of around 73,000 professionals in 2014; the Spanish state-owned television and radio corporation, Corporación Radiotelevisión Española, which is attached to SEPI, and one public foundation. Equally, SEPI has direct minority shareholdings in a further ten companies, and indirect shareholdings in more than one hundred companies.