Brittany Ferries
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Passenger transportation Freight transportation Holidays |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | Alexis Gourvennec |
| Headquarters | Roscoff, France |
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Area served
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France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain |
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Key people
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Jean-Marc Roué Christophe Mathieu Frédéric Pouget Corinne Vintner Jean-François Jacob Mike Bevens |
| Revenue |
 €376.5 million (2014) |
| Total assets | €367.4 million (2014) |
| Owner | BAI Bretagne Angleterre Irlande S.A. |
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Number of employees
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 2,451 (2014 average - high and low seasons) |
| Website | www.brittany-ferries.co.uk |
Brittany Ferries is a French shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between France and United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain, and between United Kingdom and Spain.
In January 1973, following the provision of the deep-water port at Roscoff, the company commenced operations at the instigation of Alexis Gourvennec, when the existing ferry companies showed reluctance about providing a service from Roscoff to Plymouth. The company began sailings between Roscoff in Brittany and Plymouth in the South West of England, using the freight ferry Kerisnel. The company's primary aim at that time was to provide a service to Brittany's cauliflower and artichoke farmers, giving them easier access to the British market. In the summer of 1973, Vedettes Armoricaines operated a service between Plymouth and Roscoff using the passenger only ferry Poseidon which they had acquired from Stena Line, and Brittany Ferries acted as the agents in the United Kingdom for this service. In 1974 Kerisnel was replaced by Penn-Ar-Bed, which carried both passengers and vehicles. Such was the success of the Plymouth-Roscoff service that a larger ship, the Cornouailles, was ordered and entered service in 1977. New routes were developed in the late 1970s, and the company continued to grow. Routes to Saint-Malo, Santander, and Cork in Ireland were operated by the Armorique and the Prince of Brittany, and in the early 1980s a second ship was chartered for the Saint-Malo route. The Goelo, an attractive-looking vessel, left the fleet in preparation for the new ship to be introduced in 1982. The Quiberon replaced the Armorique for the Santander and Cork services, allowing her to operate alongside the Prince of Brittany on the Saint-Malo route, while the Cornouailles maintained the original routes from Roscoff.
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