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Article: United Kingdom : Yard wins [pounds sterling]55m slice of carrier order.
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- November 11, 2009
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Byline: deepak03
A SOUTH Tyneside shipyard has won a [pounds sterling]55m slice of a contract to build aircraft carriers, it was announced today.
A&P Tyne, Hebburn, will build two sections of the UK's future flagships HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.
The contract will help safeguard more than 200 jobs at the yard over the next five years.
Welcoming the news, A&P Tyne managing director David Skentelbery said: "Our Hebburn workforce has a proud tradition of delivering a first-rate job, and I have no doubt that they will continue to do so on this hugely prestigious contract.
"At A&P Tyne, we are set to deliver a ...