Established in 1985, BMT Group Ltd is an international multi-disciplinary engineering, science and technology consultancy offering a broad range of services, particularly in the defence, energy, environment, maritime transport, marine risk and insurance, shipping and general transportation sectors. Its status as an Employee Benefit Trust is notable.

Overview

BMT specialises in design, design support, risk and contract management and salvage. From its research base, BMT provides services through a network of 29 subsidiary companies focussed by geography, technology and/or market sector. It operates from 70 offices in 24 countries, with primary bases in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.

History

Originally formed from the privatisation of the British Shipbuilders Research Association (BSRA) and the National Maritime Institute (NMI), engineering group BMT enjoyed tax-free status as a scientific research association (SRA), for more than a decade.

Then, under the guidance of its then chairman and CEO David Goodrich in 1998 the company adopted a unique new constitution, eschewing the option of listing as a public limited company, in order to keep its mounting cash pile out of the hands of nefarious individuals. Now the company boasts turnover exceeding £94m and has operations in 24 countries around the world

BMT Group Ltd is a company limited by guarantee and member based. The BMT Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) is the sole voting member. The EBT Trustees' remit is to act in the best interests of all the staff in the short, medium and long-term and they are not themselves beneficiaries. The assets of the company are held in beneficial ownership for its staff. http://www.financialdirector.co.uk/financial-director/analysis/2156674/sea-change-british-maritime

Notable Projects

BMT gained unusual prominence in 2003 when the Secretary of State for Defence revealed the crucial role of BMT Defence Services in the Design of the Future Aircraft Carriers. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030130/debtext/30130-10.htm#30130-10_head0 The company provided much of the design expertise within the Thales

Thales Group

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 CVF Team, whose design was taken forward into the alliance with BAE Systems

BAE Systems

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. Another notable project is the conversion of the UK MoD's Trials Platform Longbow to perform Sea trials on the PAAMS

PAAMS

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 missile system to be fitted to the UK's Type 45 destroyer

Type 45 destroyer

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Outside defence, the company has diverse interests including wind testing of tall buildings, such as Dubai

Dubai

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's 21st Century Tower

21st Century Tower

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 and Burj al-Arab Hotel.

BMT Subsidiary Companies

• BMT GROUP LTD Official Homepage
• BMT ARGOSS
• BMT ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED
• BMT ASIA PACIFIC (Singapore) PTE LIMITED
• PT. BMT ASIA PACIFIC (Indonesia)
• BMT CONSULTANTS (INDIA) PVT LTD
• BMT CORDAH LIMITED
• BMT DE BEER B.V.
• BMT DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED
• BMT DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
• BMT DESIGNERS & PLANNERS, INC.
• BMT FLEET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
• BMT FLUID MECHANICS LIMITED
• BMT Hi-Q SIGMA LIMITED
• BMT ISIS LIMITED
• BMT MARINE & OFFSHORE SURVEYS LIMITED
• BMT MARINE PROJECTS LIMITED
• BMT NIGEL GEE LTD
• BMT RELIABILITY CONSULTANTS LIMITED
• BMT SCIENTIFIC MARINE SERVICES INC.
• BMT SYNTEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• BMT TECHMAR NV
• BMT TITRON
• BMT TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS GMBH
• BMT WBM PTY LTD

Relevant links

• Article in Finance Director
• http://www.bmt-softwaresolutions.com - BMT has significant capability in providing innovative software solutions through powerful business analysis.