Nuclear AMRC and Cammell Laird to open manufacturing development centre

It will see the opening of a Nuclear AMRC facility within the firm’s Birkenhead site, which will provide a base for the Nuclear AMRC in the North West, and be used to develop and industrialise technology and knowhow to service the nuclear industry.

The move forms part of Cammell Laird’s campaign to position itself as a world leading nuclear hub.

The partnership was announced at a meeting of the Nuclear Industry Association's new build group, held at Cammell Laird for an audience of over 100 nuclear industry executives.

Andrew Storer, managing director of the Nuclear AMRC, said: “Our new facility in Birkenhead will focus on developing modular manufacturing methods for new reactors of all sizes, drawing on Cammell Laird’s expertise in modular shipbuilding and a host of innovative technologies to significantly reduce costs and lead times for nuclear new build.

“It also gives us a base in the North West, the core region for the UK’s nuclear industry, allowing us to work more closely with the regional supply chain and the development sites in Cumbria and North Wales.”

Jonathan Brown, managing director of Cammell Laird's energy division, added: “We are hugely excited to announce this new venture with the Nuclear AMRC, which will also see Cammell Laird become a Tier One member of the Nuclear AMRC.

"The development centre will thrust Cammell Laird forward as the leading UK industrial manufacturer developing expertise in off-site module build in partnership with the High Value Manufacturing Catapult.”