New home for Fugro Academy
Fugro Academy, the in-house training centre for Fugro, the Netherlands-based provider of geotechnical, survey, subsea and geosciences services, is moving into a new home at Plymouth’s Turnchapel Wharf, UK.
Fugro Academy is relocating to Turnchapel Wharf from its current base in Gweek, Cornwall, in order to create a bespoke training centre from where it will create and deliver a wide portfolio of technical and business related training through e-learning, classroom and offshore practical courses.
Grant Aitchison, training and development manager, Fugro Academy, said: “The space we have at Turnchapel Wharf allows us to combine quayside and classroom in a way we haven’t been able to before, something that will help us to integrate our service offering much more effectively. Having the centre in Plymouth will also mean it is more accessible for our students.”
Turnchapel Wharf was acquired by Yacht Havens Group from the Ministry of Defence in 2014. Since then it has undergone a major redevelopment to turn it from the home of 539 Royal Marines Assault Squadron into an exclusive, waterfront site for marine businesses.
Because of its prime marine location and the strength of the Yacht Havens Group name, all but a handful of the site’s units have already been let at the wharf. Tenants range from the internationally renowned Fugro Academy and Princess Motor Yacht Sales to local businesses including Marine Services (SW) Ltd, Plymstock Security Systems, Rame Energy, Aquamare Marine Ltd and GA Marine.
By Anne-Marie Causer
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