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Marine Rescue Vessel named after Jim Bruce
This week, Marine Rescue NSW celebrated the commissioning of their new vessel, PM21 “Jim Bruce”. The vessel has been named after Birdon’s founder who established
Women in Trades: Congratulations Kitiara Porter
Today we celebrated Kitiara Porter as she has officially completed her Cert III in Engineering (Metal Fabrication) through John Henry Institute. Kitiara completed work placement
Welcome to our Shipyard Manager – Port Macquarie
Alan Dowd has been a member of the Birdon team since 2019 and is now stepping into the role of Shipyard Manager – Port Macquarie.
Michael Wright joins Birdon’s Advisory Board
We are very pleased to announce that Michael Wright has joined Birdon’s Advisory Board as an Independent Advisor. Michael is a highly regarded leader with
Multiple government projects underway at Birdon
Stuart Ayres and Leslie Williams visited our shipyard in Port Macquarie on 26 May 2021. It was great to be able to show them the
Birdon to build new firefighting vessels in Port Macquarie
The Hon. Andrew Constance MP announced over the weekend that Birdon is building two new firefighting vessels for the Port Authority of New South Wales. The
Disposal of Vessel “Awesome”
Birdon successfully completed the salvage and disposal of vessel “Awesome” in Sydney Harbour for Transport for NSW. The vessel was 24m long, 5m wide and
Extreme weather events in Port Macquarie
Birdon’s Port Macquarie site was significantly impacted by extreme weather events on the weekend of 20 – 21 March 2021. We are currently completing a
Birdon continues its success in the US with award of new Navy contract
The Birdon Group continues to strengthen its reputation as a reliable contractor in the competitive defence procurement market in the US. Its US subsidiary, Birdon
Safety Milestones Celebrated with Donations to Local Community
Birdon’s ‘Make it Safe’ program is the driving force behind our efforts to ensure our workers go home safe, healthy, and with a sense of
34 NAMJets Delivered to FNSS
Birdon subsidiary NAMJet recently completed the fabrication and assembly of a 34-jet order for Marine Assault Vehicles (MAV) built by FNSS. The MAV is a
Christmas at Birdon America
Due to COVID-19 restrictions the Birdon America team was unable to hold a Christmas function to celebrate the end of 2020. Instead, we organised over