Vancouver Shipyards Ltd.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Shipbuilding company
gptkbp:acquisition 2011
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Canadian_Business_Excellence_Award
Shipbuilding Industry Award
gptkbp:certifications gptkb:ISO_14001
gptkb:ISO_9001
gptkb:OHSAS_18001
gptkbp:communityInvolvement Sponsorship of local events
Local education programs
Support for veterans
gptkbp:employees Approximately 1,000
gptkbp:environmentalInitiatives Waste reduction programs
Energy efficiency improvements
Water conservation measures
gptkbp:facilities Office spaces
Dry docks
Fabrication shops
Assembly areas
gptkbp:financials Investment in technology
Profit margins
Revenue in millions CAD
gptkbp:founded 1944
gptkbp:futurePlans Expansion of facilities
Investment in new technologies
Increase workforce
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:North_Vancouver,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:history Expanded in the 1960s
Established_during_World_War_II
Acquired_by_Seaspan_in_2011
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vancouver Shipyards Ltd.
gptkbp:industry Shipbuilding
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Brian_Carter
Mark McGowan
Peter L. McGowan
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vancouver,_Canada
gptkbp:notableEvent Joint Support Ships
Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels
gptkbp:owner Seaspan ULC
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Seaspan_Corporation
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Navy
gptkb:Canadian_Coast_Guard
gptkb:Department_of_National_Defence
gptkbp:services Ship repair
Ship construction
gptkbp:type Private company
gptkbp:website www.vancouvershipyards.com