Pressure Technologies plc, the specialist engineering group, is pleased to announce that Chesterfield Special Cylinders (“CSC”), its wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded a major contract to supply air pressure vessels to the Royal Canadian Navy’s River class destroyer program.
The £2.8 million contract award by Canadian shipbuilder Irving Shipbuilding Inc. covers the first three ships in the fifteen-ship program and underpins the expected global defense order book development for CSC in FY25. Initial manufacturing milestones will commence in May 2025 and pressure vessels for the first three ships will be delivered to the program over the next 5 years.
Irving Shipbuilding Inc. will build the fifteen River class destroyers to replace existing Halifax class frigates in the Canadian fleet. The new construction program is an important part of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy and is the largest, most complex shipbuilding program in Canadian history.
The River class destroyer is based on the established Type 26 Global Combat Ship platform, currently under construction for the UK’s Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. The ships will form the backbone of Canada’s future naval combat capability. Air pressure vessels supplied by CSC will form an integral part of safety-critical onboard systems.
Chris Walters, Chief Executive of Pressure Technologies, commented:
“I am delighted to confirm this £2.8 million contract award for Chesterfield Special Cylinders to deliver pressure vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy’s River class destroyer program, working closely with Irving Shipbuilding and supporting the Canadian National Shipbuilding Strategy.
This major contract award underpins our global defense order book in FY25 and further demonstrates the role played by the specialized engineering and manufacturing capabilities of Chesterfield Special Cylinders in naval new construction programs globally.”