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2007

18 December 2007 VT Group enters nuclear decommissioning market with proposed acquisition of British Nuclear Group Project Services Limited Defence and support services company VT Group is set to broaden its support services offering with the announcement today of an agreement to acquire nuclear services specialists British Nuclear Group Project Services Limited from British Nuclear Group Limited, a subsidiary of British Nuclear Fuels plc.
14 December 2007 VT Group finalises Building Schools for the Future (BSF) contract Under an initial PFI contract, VT Education and Skills, working in a joint venture with the Costain Group as the Learning21 consortium, has formed a partnership with Lewisham Borough Council. Costain will build two new secondary schools and VT will provide associated Facilities Management (FM) and Information Communications Technology (ICT), as well as ICT to several other schools in the borough.
29 November 2007 VT Group named preferred bidder for £700 million Wakefield Waste Recyling programme Defence and support services company VT Group has expanded its portfolio of support activities after being named preferred bidder to design, build, finance and operate waste management and recycling facilities for Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.
21 November 2007 VT Group expands US Support Services offering Defence and support services company VT Group (VT) has expanded the range of its activities in the United States with the announcement today of the acquisition, subject to US regulatory approvals, of military aviation support specialists Advanced Engineering and Planning Corp., Inc. (AEPCO).
13 November 2007 Interim results for the half-year ended 30 September 2007 VT Group plc, the support services and defence company, today announces its interim results for the half-year ended 30 September 2007.
24 October 2007 VT officially start Oman ship order Rear Admiral Salim bin Abdullah bin Rashid Al Alawi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), has officially started manufacture of the UK’s first naval shipbuilding export order for nearly ten years at VT Shipbuilding’s facilities in Portsmouth Naval Base.
24 October 2007 VT delivers fourth Type 45 Bow Set VT Shipbuilding has delivered the fourth bow section for the Royal Navy’s new Class of Daring Class destroyers to BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow.
26 September 2007 VT Group pre-close statement for half year to 30 September 2007 VT Group plc, the defence and support services company, today issues the following pre-close period statement. The Company’s interim results will be announced at 7.00 am on Tuesday 13 November 2007.
24 September 2007 VT Group named Hampshire Company of the Year VT Group has been named Hampshire Company of the Year in a prestigious ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base's Action Stations venue.
11 September 2007 Successful C vehicles capability programme reaches latest milestone One of the Ministry of Defence’s most successful Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects reaches a milestone later this month when the 350th new piece of plant under the Ministry of Defence’s C Vehicle Capability programme is delivered.
11 September 2007 VT Halmatic launches new patrol craft designs Specialist military and paramilitary boatbuilder VT Halmatic has launched a series of new fast patrol craft designs that are already attracting worldwide interest.
11 September 2007 VT Halmatic hands over first of new French RIBs VT Halmatic is set to hand over the first of a new series of advanced rigid inflatable command boats to the French Marine Commandos next month.
11 September 2007 VT Shipbuilding unveils new FCS proposal VT Shipbuilding, part of VT Group, has launched a new range of designs tailored to the Royal Navy’s Future Surface Combatant (FSC) requirement for flexible ships.
11 September 2007 IT contract expands VT Communications offering VT Communications (VTC) has enhanced its capability in providing IT services to the defence sector after the start of a new Communication Information Systems contract for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), known as MoD CIS.
11 September 2007 VT leads way with family of offshore patrol vessels UK-based VT Shipbuilding has strengthened its pedigree as one of the world’s leading suppliers of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) following two major contract successes in Oman and Trinidad and Tobago.
29 August 2007 New finance director joins VT Group VT Group, the Defence and Support Services company, is pleased to announce that Philip Harrison will join the Board as Group Finance Director on 19 November 2007.
01 August 2007 VT Ocean Sciences latest news 2007 VT OCEAN SCIENCES upgrades the RV Prince Madog with a pCO2 system to take air and surface seawater samples and measure relative partial pressures. The vessel has also been IMCA rated to work in the North Sea near Oil rigs.
25 July 2007 VT Group and BAE Systems to create a world-class provider of naval ships and through-life support VT Group plc (“VT”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Framework Agreement with BAE Systems plc (“BAE Systems”) to establish a joint venture intended to create a world-class provider of naval ships and associated through-life support.
25 July 2007 VT Group AGM and Interim management statement Chairman Michael Jeffries will today tell the annual meeting of support services and shipbuilding company VT Group that the Group is continuing to trade in line with expectations since the year end.
13 June 2007 VT Communications partners with Arqiva to deliver radical Global Media Network International broadcast services provider VT Communications is working with Arqiva, leading suppliers of media and satellite services, to deliver a radical Global Media Network (GMN).
06 June 2007 VT welcomes AirTanker announcement Support services and shipbuilding company VT Group has welcomed the latest milestone in the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) programme, announced today by Lord Drayson, the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support.
31 May 2007 Enhancing safety and protection of the marine environment: The General Lighthouse Authorities award a 15-year eLoran contract to VT Communications The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) today announces the award of a prestigious fifteen-year contract to VT Communications (part of VT Group plc) for the provision of a state-of-the-art enhanced Loran (eLoran) radionavigation service to improve the safety of mariners in the UK and Ireland.
15 May 2007 Preliminary announcement of results for the year ended 31st March 2007 VT Group plc, the support services and shipbuilding company, today announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2007. These results are prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards.
10 May 2007 VT Halmatic show new 29 metre Fast Patrol Craft design at IMDEX in Singapore VT Halmatic will be exhibiting at the IMDEX Naval Exhibition in Singapore and BRIDEX in Brunei during May. A model of the new 29 meter Fast Patrol Craft will be shown for the first time to Naval Visitors from throughout the Far East and Pacific Rim. A VT Halmatic Pacific 24 Rib will also be on display onboard HMS Monmouth which is representing the Royal Navy at the two events. VT Halmatic will be exhibiting with VT Shipbuilding at both shows.
02 May 2007 VT Delivers Diamond Bow Section VT Shipbuilding has successfully delivered the third bow section of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 Class of Anti Air Warfare Destroyer to BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow.
01 May 2007 VT Education and Skills Launch Knowledge Management Software for Local Authorities and Schools VT Education and Skills has recently announced the launch of a new and unique web-based product called Edix Live that is set to revolutionise the way in which schools, local authorities and other organisations capture, store, analyse and share the vast amount of data they have access to.
10 April 2007 VT Group contracted for programme to build offshore vessels for Trinidad and Tobago Support services and shipbuilding company VT Group has been contracted to build and manage three (3) Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV), including associated training and long-term maintenance support, that are to be supplied to Trinidad.
29 March 2007 VT Group pre-close statement VT Group plc, the support services and shipbuilding company, today issues the following pre-close period statement for the year to March 31, 2007. The Company’s preliminary annual results will be announced at 7.00 am on Tuesday, 15 May 2007.
28 March 2007 VT Education and Skills extends national support portfolio VT Education and Skills has underlined its position as a leading provider of national education support services by securing a three-year contract to manage the nationwide delivery of continuing professional development (CPD) for personal, social and health education (PSHE).
21 March 2007 VT Group named prefered bidder for £40 million Search and Rescue maintenance programme Support service and shipbuilding company VT Group has been selected by AgustaWestland as preferred bidder for the role, valued at approximately £40 million, of providing maintenance support to the fleet of Sea King helicopters used by the RAF and Royal Navy for Search and Rescue (SAR) duties around the UK coast and in the Falkland Islands.
19 March 2007 VT Group joint venture builds on training capability Support services and shipbuilding company VT Group has extended its footprint in military training following the announcement by joint venture Flagship Training that it has enhanced its contract with the Royal Navy (RN) in an agreement worth an additional £120 million over the next five years.
12 March 2007 VT Group increases BSF portfolio with Lewisham award Support services company VT Group announces that it has been named as preferred bidder for the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project in the London Borough of Lewisham. BSF is a major government initiative to rebuild, refurbish and re-equip all secondary schools in England over the next 15 years, helping to transform education.
12 February 2007 VT Group to increase US technical services capability with latest acquisition Support services and shipbuilding company VT Group (VT) has strengthened its US business with the acquisition of MILCOM Systems Corporation (MILCOM) for a debt free cash consideration of $42.5 million.
16 January 2007 VT Group signs £400 million Oman Ship contract VT Group (VT), the Support Services and Shipbuilding Company, has signed a contract with the Government of Oman to supply three Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Royal Navy of Oman.
09 January 2007 VT Group announces disposal of Software Solutions business Support services and shipbuilding company VT Group has today announced that its support software subsidiary VT Software Solutions has been acquired by Civica plc.
03 January 2007 River class deal underlines VT's leading role VT Support Services, part of VT Group, has underlined the success of its contracting for availability approach to defence assets by agreeing an extension to the charter of three offshore patrol vessels to the Ministry of Defence for a further five years.