Saab Seaeye Expands
Global success for Saab Seaeye has led the company to expand its production capacity by 50% with the opening of a new 24,000 sq ft factory in Fareham (UK). The new facility was officially opened on Friday 14 November 2008 by Mark Hoban MP and Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
Managing director, Dave Grant, says that the greater engineering, technical and production capability will help meet the growing demand for the company's range of underwater vehicles, and significantly improve production efficiency by bringing together three different sites under one roof.
Custom-built facilities have been integrated into the new building, including production cells and dedicated test areas. This comprises ample onsite space for customer-ready control containers and launch and recovery systems linked into the factory for final ROV integration.
A dedicated training facility is located at the factory. It will enhance the existing training package for operators from across the world and offer technical training in the operation and maintenance of Saab Seaeye's complete range of portable and workclass vehicles.
This expansion programme comes as sales success sees the company extend its lead in the electric ROV market world-wide with sales coming not only from the booming oil and gas industry, but from the company's success in the areas of defence, marine science and civil engineering.
The new company facility is still based in Fareham and is set close to the main communication links for international travellers.
Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents and constantly develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers' changing needs.
