The UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) naval design partnering (NDP) has relocated to a new Babcock office in Bristol, which houses submarine and surface ship NDP teams and Babcock’s energy and marine technology (E&MT) team.

Located in Bristol Business Park near the MoD Abbey Wood site, Babcock House can accommodate 64 NDP staff, in addition to the Babcock E&MT team.

UK MoD director, ships, Tony Graham said the new office is a significant step to protecting and growing the UK’s key naval design capability, providing a collaborative environment for multiple industrial partners to work together.

"For overseas customers interested in access to high-end ship design capability, this joint government/industry office provides a very welcoming front door to some of the best of UK design skills."

"For overseas customers interested in access to high-end ship design capability, this joint government/industry office provides a very welcoming front door to some of the best of UK design skills," Graham said.

Combining RN operational and cross-industry expertise in MoD-industry integrated teams, the new facility enables the MoD and selected industry contractors to work on naval design and develop innovative solutions.

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Babcock energy and marine technology naval engineering director Simon Knight said: "We are delighted to be able to contribute in this way to the country’s future ship and submarine naval capability, by providing a dynamic and collaborative-environment work place for MoD, wider industry and Babcock design experts to work together."

The MoD led multi-industry groups benefit from the assets of naval capabilities within the UK by using skills from Babcock, BAES, Rolls-Royce, BMT, Selex, MBDA, QinetiQ, Thales and Atlas.