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Top 25 Shipyard operators based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 150 shipyard operators headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 3,899 professional contacts across them, including 1,081 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers shipyard operators headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest shipyard operators based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 848 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “On this page Distinction in Detail We established our home in Plymouth, on the edge of the English Channel, in 1965.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 397 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Cammell Laird, part of the APCL Group, is one of the most illustrious names in the global maritime industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 240 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A&P, part of the APCL Group, is a global marine engineering business which operates six dry docks across two strategic locations in the UK and delivers engineering excellence to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 197 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Pendennis operates a custom superyacht build and refit facility in Falmouth, UK, capable of undertaking substantial restoration and remodelling projects or routine class/flag…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 156 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited is Scotland's leading company in new build, refit and ship repair.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 120 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1987, Dales Marine provide a diverse range of vessel and ship repair, fabrication, steelwork and engineering services for the shipping, oil & gas, chemical and civil…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 89 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Southampton Marine Services Ltd was established in 2004 and specialises in ship / work boat building, vessel repair and marine engineering; we trade in four markets - Commercial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 73 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Marine Specialised Technology Group ("MST Group") is one of the world’s leading designers, manufacturers and maintainers of high-speed workboats from 5m to 25m in length for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 72 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “UK Docks offers dry docks, afloat repair berths and specialist boat repair facilities throughout the UK and employs specialist service engineers for vessel repair, construction…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Berthon has been trading from our riverside site in Lymington since 1877.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 46 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Macduff Shipyards Group comprises Shipyards, Macduff Crane Hire and Macduff Profilers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Ship repair, conversion and modular fabrication.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We’re shaping the future of marine engineering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Concept Yachts is a world-class and internationally mobile superyacht and marine contractor company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Calshot is not only as a distinguished shipwright and restoration yard but also a premier provider of high-end custom furniture and interiors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 21 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The APCL Group brings together A&P Group, Cammell Laird and Neway.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “HB Hydraulics offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities that encompass pipe fabrication, welding and installation with Lloyds Register & DNV/ASME coded welding of Stainless…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Newport Shipping UK LLP is registered in the United Kingdom specializing in providing comprehensive drydocking services for ship repair works, purchase and timely delivery of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Leading Marine Services Provider, Specializing In Ship Repairs, Maintenance, and Innovative Maritime Solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Established in 1927, Fox’s Marina & Boatyard has some of the most extensive yacht refit and repair facilities, to be found anywhere in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Marine and land based repair, refurbishment and retrofit.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Morgan Marine | Boatyard, Boat Sales & Chandlery Strategically located on the East Anglian Coast, just north-east of London, Morgan Marine operates a 10-acre boatyard offering a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Encompass Marine exclusively represents a global network of ship repair yards, marine system OEMs, spares parts suppliers, marine service specialists, marine engineering and naval…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Goodchild Marine is a family business founded in 1978 and run by Alan and Sue Goodchild and Steve and Lisa Pierce.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: shipyard operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names shipyard operators.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of shipyard operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name shipyard operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Shipyard operators based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 22, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 150 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among shipyard operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “shipyard operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names shipyard operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among shipyard operators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,081 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names shipyard operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many shipyard operators are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 150 shipyard operators headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Princess Yachts, headquartered in Plymouth, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most shipyard operators?
London leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Southampton (8) and Birkenhead (3).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,081 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 150 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.