Harland and Wolff is a British shipbuilding and fabrication company headquartered in London, with sites in Belfast, Arnish, Appledore and Methil. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction, and today concentrates on defence, energy, cruise and ferry, renewables and commercial work, offering technical services, fabrication, repair and maintenance, in-service support, conversion and decommissioning. Its Belfast yard is closely associated with the ocean liners of the early twentieth century, including the Titanic. After entering administration for the second time in five years, the company was bought by the Spanish group Navantia in January 2025.
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Harland & Wolff was formed in 1861 by Edward Harland (1831-1895) and Hamburg-born Gustav Wilhelm Wolff (1834-1913) who had moved to England aged 15, and then to Ireland in 1857.
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Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding and fabrication company headquartered in London with sites in Belfast, Arnish, Appledore and Methil.
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