BMT Group Ltd (previously British Maritime Technology) was established in 1985, from the merger of the UK's British Ship Research Association and National Maritime Institute, as an international multidisciplinary engineering, science and technology consultancy offering services particularly in the defence, energy, environment, maritime transport, marine risk and insurance, shipping and general transportation sectors. The company's heritage goes back to WWII. BMT's head office is in Teddington, Middlesex, U.K. BMT specialises in design, design support, risk and contract management and salvage.