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Given the regular delays seen at the Scottish Yards and the amount of work they already have, I would think giving them more work when there are empty/struggling yards may be seen as foolhardy. IMHO
Hmm ??.. Good one,Darryl.. Like your objectivity and you shared dislike of ****!!
My thoughts Dawski are that Nicola Sturgeon will be firmly beating the drum for Scottish independence whether Boris sends work up north or not.
If there's no, or very little government contract work that goes over the border it gives her the opportunity to play the neglected, poor ignored us, victim card. Obviously this then encourages her to beat her independence drums ever louder. (You might guess I'm not a NS fan, lol).
Boris being Boris though, he'll do what he wants and might just say 'you couldn't please her whatever Scotland got, she'd still say it wasn't enough'. He could then simply say the majority of the work is going to where they see as the most suitable company and location, be this Scotland or any part of the UK. If it's not Scotland he would maybe just say, so be it, and be not too concerned with it.
Although I'm only invested in INFA (which includes H & W obviously) and none of the other shioyards, BAE, Bab, etc, I'd still though like to see government contracts spread throughout the UK yards. Like H & W, Rosyth and Scotstoun are long established yards with a skilled workforce and a great history and I wouldn't want them to close.
Surely there is enough government work to go round and build the whole of the UK to the industrial powerhouse it once was.
Soz Dawski, reading this back, I don't think I've given any thoughts on what I think might happen, only what I'd like to see happen.
......Will Scottish Nationalism have any effect on Government Policy building UK ( or Disunited K as the case may be ?) at Rosyth or Scotstoun ..Answers after supper please !!
Stokey,good find there ,thanks for link
Stokey. As Jabido says Gavin Robinson is the DUP minister for East Belfast (where H & W is located). I don't know him personally but have exchanged pleasentaries with him at several functions in previous years.
He's a very articulate guy, being a barrister by trade, and he's very well respected by the community in East Belfast for representing his constituents. I would imagine he's very approachable whether youre a constituent or not. It certainly comes across that he would be.
Another minister is Edwin Poots (DUP) who is the minister for Agriculture and the individual that makes the final ML decision . Again, he has a reputation in N Ireland as being a guy who works hard for the average working man / woman in the province.
Brandon Lewis is the Secretary of State for N ireland and he's been at H & W several times since he's became S.O.S.
I would imagine the INFA folks are lobbying who they can including the above guys.
It would be interesting if you got any responses from these politicians however I wouldn't hold out on getting any information that isn't in the public domain already, even though I'd imagine they may have a fair idea what may or may not be in the offing.
I was reading this https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/LON/INFA/ what I found interesting is the book value.
Jabido In relation to your 21.07 post from yesterday. I have not spoken to him I have written to MPs in the past and that is what I have been told. Hopefully there is somebody on the board in his constituency who can raise the matter.
Have you contacted him already and got that response? Seems a bit off if he did, considering you are expressing an interest in something that directly benefits the area. But, I agree a face to face would prove more effective than an email from a non constituent
Jabido In relation to your 19.57 post as i do not live in his constituency he will not respond. I t needs somebody in the MPs constituency to make the approach. This can be done at his surgery. Watch this space seems to be the PM's stock answer I think he uses that on questions about the UK Hydrogen Strategy.
Hi Stokey, you could try gavin Robinson. Dup mp for East Belfast. He asked the question at pmq's recently around the FSS and h&w. To which the pm said "Watch this space". I think he would be the best bet. I contacted several dup MLAs in the past but didn't get much of a response. Good luck!
Does anyone know a Northern Ireland MP who can be persuaded to ask a question next time the Northern Ireland Secretary is taking questions about the Marine License or even better is willing to ask for a Westminster Hall Debate on the issue of the Islandmagee Project and its importance to the security of the gas supply.
A bit of a change from the normal interviews. JW certainly has a vision of where he wants to take the company.
Very impressed.
Jeeze, I might even start to buy back the three quarters of my holding I sold earlier in the year.
Was waiting for a final ML desicision before doing so, but think I may have to have a re-think If we get any sizeable dips.
Cheers, Si. :)
Agree !!!
Chrisatrdg In relation to your 17.00 post I agree I think who ever is in charge of the PR knows about social media but does not appreciate that not all shareholders are on social media. One to raise at the AGM. With both Belfast and Appledore operating I think INFA willhave to consider going to quarterly trading updates.
stokey12 - I am not counting but that sounds right.
Edit:
We have seen many forms of communications recently but no RNS on an update so clearly what we are seeing is INFA way of communicating.It feels like we are watching a swan gracefully gliding through the water but paddling like mad under it.
I can only hope we get some news this quarter otherwise the SP will drift back down again.
Chrisatrdg In relation to your 15,12 post I note that Stena says that six of thier vessels will be going into dry dock this year for annual inspections and maintenance. By my count three have already gone through which leaves three more to come. Do you agree?
Courtesy of Mr Oz. on ADVFN (from 21:26):
https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-notes/podcast-new-switchblade-600-us-army-robotic-combat/
radders99 In relation to your 15.13 post I have just had a listen even with a bias discount it was impressive. The one interesting fact among many is that he said that they are looking at 4 or 5 projects for when Appledore opens for business in January if that is the case it would be an impressive start. I also liked what was said about the offer in relation to FSS.
All in all it justifies my opinion of a strong buy.
I am listening now giving greater depth of where H&W is etc - a must listen !!!!
Hugely ambitious, clear strategy.
Impressive
Haven’t had time to listen but good publicity
https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-notes/podcast-new-switchblade-600-us-army-robotic-combat/
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6722725205766086656/
John WoodStatus is reachableJohn Wood• 1st CEO at InfraStrata Plc. H&W (Belfast) Ltd 9h • 9 hours ago
'Fantastic to be building a great working relationship with Stena, we really appreciate the support they ( and many others) have shown Harland & Wolff in our first three quarters of operations in the middle of a global pandemic.'
Edit: Great photo's !!!!
Correct stokey12 what JW is saying is that is an area that H&W want to get into & likely are bidding for.JW is flying the flag for H&W on this matter.
Edit: Still no update on the ML clearly not all is well but would like to be proved wrong.
Chrisatrdg In relation to your 14.09 post I ote that it does not say as such that INFA will be working on this project.