Parent Company Information The Babcock group offers a complete range of design, build and support solutions across both defence and commercial sectors. In addition to its traditional refit and maintenance role, Babcock is increasingly working at the earlier stages of major warship design and construction programmes. In the commercial arena Babcock undertakes high-tech engineered composite work, overhauls railway equipment and builds, converts and refits large yachts and specialist craft. Babcock has extensive facilities at Rosyth, Devonport and Appledore dockyards and offices in Keynsham and in Faslane. Babcock also includes the consultancy companies LSC Group and Frazer-Nash, who offer front-end design, analysis, safety justification, through-life support and asset management solutions. BMT Defence Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMT Limited, an independent maritime research and technology organisation with offices located around the world. Since its incorporation in 1988 the company has become internationally recognised as a leading engineering consultancy in the naval sector, with unrivalled experience and unquestioned independence from manufacturing interests. The company has a reputation for innovative and impartial advice and its skills are founded on a bedrock of experience gained from designing and supporting some of the most technically complex warships, submarines and fleet auxiliaries around the world. Over 250 staff are based at its offices in Bath, Weymouth and its subsidiary in Australia. Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (SEA) is a dynamic independent and expanding company offering a wide range of systems engineering, systems development, and professional project management services. SEA's headquarters are located at Beckington Castle, ten miles south of Bath. The company also has an office in North Bristol. It employs high calibre staff, places its emphasis on quality, and is highly customer orientated, flexible and responsive. SEA provides a total systems engineering and design capability dedicated to providing high quality, cost effective solutions and products. This includes modelling and simulation techniques, structured system specification, software engineering, hardware development and complex system integration. SEA's military marine experience spans a wide range of naval programmes, encompassing the majority of UK submarine and surface ship programmes, equipment and related systems for sonars, communications, weapons and command systems. SEA is also active in the transport, land systems, aerospace and commercial marine sectors.