“Century Engineering has a wide technical and commercial presence in Australia and will bring its significant skills and experience in Naval shipbuilding programs to the Future Frigate program” said Navantia Australia Managing Director Donato Martinez. “The experience which Century has built as a supplier on the Hobart Class will provide significant continuity between the Hobart Class and the F-5000, with opportunities for Australian companies such as Century to grow their business in naval shipbuilding.”
In addition to work on the F-5000, Century will also support Navantia Australia in identifying areas of opportunity for potential internal stowage locker modifications to the Canberra Class amphibious ships and Hobart Class destroyers.
Based in Adelaide, Century Engineering has a long history in engineering and manufacture for naval ship construction.
“Century welcomes this opportunity to partnering with Navantia Australia” said Century Engineering Managing Director David Heaslip. “This is an opportunity for Century to build on the experience we have gained and the capability we have developed through the Hobart Class program. We are delighted to now have the opportunity to partner with Navantia on the Future Frigates.”
Navantia Australia’s bid for Australia’s Future Frigates involves hundreds of Australian companies and the company is already providing export opportunities for Australians capability through its bids in Canada and the United States.
About Century Engineering
Century Engineering is an Australian owned, multi-disciplined company providing a range of end-to-end solutions across numerous industries. Century is a well-established, reliable asset partner, offering high quality engineering solutions and services. Century is Adelaide based with service branches in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
About Navantia Australia
Navantia Australia’s roots date back hundreds of years. Since 2006 we have been Australia’s shipbuilding partner. At Navantia Australia, we are committed to growing our local workforce and links to the Australian supply chain to best support the growth of a truly Australian shipbuilding industry.