Robert Allan Ltd.
Robert Allan Ltd.
| Type |
Private Company |
| Industry |
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
| Founded |
1930 |
| Founder(s) |
Robert Allan |
| Headquarters |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Key people |
Ken Harford, P.Eng., President
Robert G. Allan, P.Eng, Executive Chairman of the Board |
| Employees |
65 (2010) |
| Website |
www.ral.ca |
Robert Allan Ltd. is Canada's oldest privately owned consulting Naval Architectural firm, established in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1930. Their experience includes designs for hundreds of vessels of almost all types, from small fishing boats to ocean-going ferries, however the firm is best known for its work in the fields of tug and barge transportation, ship-assist and escort tugs, fast patrol craft, fireboats and shallow-draft vessels. They provide professional marine consulting and design services to a worldwide client base, supported by the latest in computer-aided design and drafting technology.
History
- 1930 - Robert Allan commenced private practice as a Consulting Naval Architect. He was responsible for numerous designs produced for the growing British Columbia fishing fleet and for coastal ferry services, among others.
- 1946 - Robert F. Allan joined his father in the practice. The growing business developed specialized tugs and barges for the forestry and mining industries along the B.C. coast, and many unique craft for Canada's northland.
- 1962 - Robert Allan Ltd. was incorporated.
- 1973 - Robert G. Allan joined the family tradition
- 1981 - Robert G. Allan succeeded his father as President, leading the company into a new generation of computer-based design technology, with a variety of distinctive designs for modern high-performance ship-assist and escort tugs, icebreakers, government service vessels, and high speed craft.
- 2008 - The company was restructured with employee ownership which saw eleven of Robert Allan Ltd's core group of senior employees becoming shareholders in the firm. With Robert G. Allan moving into the new role of Executive Chairman of the Board, he is still involved in the day to day operations and provides an advisory role to the new group of owners.[1]
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