KBS Maritime provides a competitive and agile delivery vehicle, committed to working with Customers and industry partners to support the delivery of operational outputs.
The Navy relies on our team to maintain critical assets and systems, deliver operational services such as Heavy Lifting and provide Alongside Services support to the Portsmouth Flotilla. On average, this involves 700 ship movements a year, from a single ship movement to the deployment of the Carrier Strike Group. Feedback from our teams informs the development of future programmes, ensuring that the Naval Base continues to evolve – to be more efficient and reliable. We work with the Navy and industry partners under a shared ‘Team Portsmouth’ ethos, committed to supporting how the Navy live, work, train and deploy from the Naval Base.
Our aim is to help Portsmouth Naval Base become the world’s best defence establishment, supporting delivery of Fleet outputs. We work as a joint Strategic Estates team alongside the Royal Navy to maintain and enable operational delivery through effective planning and investment.
We draw on experience from our commercial partners to ensure that the Naval Base benefits from best practice, innovation and emergent technologies. Above all, we ensure that the Naval Base is a safe place to live and work for the 12,000 people who enter the establishment each day.
Portsmouth Naval Base is the second busiest port in the United Kingdom and home of the Surface Fleet. With around 700 ship movements per year, maintaining delivery of the in-year infrastructure investment programme and planning for future years, is a real challenge. Our team works in partnership with the Royal Navy to de-conflict delivery of up to 300 projects per year. This ranges from routine life-cycle replacement projects through to the implementation of new systems. Through our project delivery partners, we ensure that the Navy gets best value from their allocated funding and secure third-party funding for commercial projects.
Inclusion goes beyond mere representation; it encompasses the fundamental belief that every individual has the right to be included regardless of their background, identity or perspective. We hear from Cora Burke, who works in the Supply Chain Team as a Contracts Manager, on what Inclusion Week means to her.
We are looking forward to working with Shaping Portsmouth and actively contributing to the development of the local area through key initiatives, engaging with local businesses and suppliers while fostering employment opportunities and skills development across the city.
We hear from Heather Higgins, Principal Mechanical Design Manager, responsible for leading a team of engineers that specify and deliver mechanical infrastructure projects in Portsmouth Naval Base.
We hear from Vasiliki Kalomoiri, an Asset Design Manager for the buildings within Portsmouth Naval Base. Vasiliki is responsible for the delivery of projects from inception to completion, considering amongst other things the design risks, the Health and Safety and the Net Zero Carbon.
We hear from Sarah Hedges, an Electrical Engineer working within the KBS Maritime Engineering, Assurance & Compliance Team (EnACT) and providing engineering support to KBS and other teams on the base and assuring our customer that the base facilities, plant and equipment are compliant and safe to operate.
KBS Maritime has achieved the Bronze Employer Recognition Scheme for the Armed Forces Covenant. This is a significant milestone in our commitment to supporting those who have served our country.