Our history
The story of ABPmer
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1948
Ports developed or acquired by the private railway companies are passed to the British Transport Commission on nationalisation
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1950
Research and development arm established to support the needs of the Ports. Hydraulics laboratory centred in Southall, Hayes
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1962
British Transport Docks Board (BTDB) forms a government-owned body to manage various ports throughout Great Britain formerly owned by the rail industry
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1981
The Transport Act provides for BTDB's privatisation. BTDB renamed Associated British Ports (ABP). Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd is created to oversee ABP as a subsidiary
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1982
ABP becomes a public limited company quoted on the London Stock Exchange
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1985
ABP Research and Consultancy Ltd created
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1992
Relocation of hydraulics laboratory to ABP Southampton
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2002
Company rebrands as ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) to better reflect its core services
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2005
Relocation of facilities to Town Quay, Southampton
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2006
ABP acquired by Admiral Acquisitions. The company is de-listed from the London Stock Exchange. ABPmer remains a wholly owned subsidiary of ABP Holdings Limited
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2012
Relocation to larger facilities in Town Quay to enable ongoing growth
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2020
ABPmer celebrates its 70th anniversary providing services to the marine sector
ABPmer provides marine consultancy support to organisations around the globe; for over 70 years we have been advising clients and undertaking applied research.
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