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Big Interview: East Midlands Airport boss Steve Griffiths relishing opportunities for growth – but says freeport will play just a tiny part
freeports
On the freeport he said airport 'could have a very minimal role to play in it from an import and export point of view'
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Canadian aerospace company signs lease for testing facility at Spaceport Cornwall
Aerospace
The facility will be used to test Space Engine Systems’ Hello series of Mach 5 spaceplanes
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Engineering firm Moog eyes expansion with new £40m Gloucestershire factory
Engineering
The global aircraft component and systems maker is one of the largest employers in Tewkesbury
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Virgin Orbit shuts down months after failed space launch from Cornwall
Aerospace
Richard Branson’s US firm, which attempted to shoot a rocket into orbit from the UK’s only licensed spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay, said it would sell its assets to four winning bidders
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Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Melissa Quinn to step down from role
Aerospace
Melissa Quinn has been part of the Spaceport project since it started in 2014, and became its head in 2021
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Rolls-Royce completes first successful tests of world’s biggest jet engine, the UltraFan
Aerospace
The UltraFan should be available to power new jet aircraft in the 2030s
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The precision engineering giant helping a British Superbike race team on the road to success
Engineering
Druck hopes to help Hawk Racing deliver a best-ever season on the British Superbikes circuit
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Rolls-Royce says positive trading results have been driven by 'transformation programme'
Company Results
The aerospace giant, which has UK bases in Bristol and Derby has closed its R 2 Factory venture to keep costs down
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Birmingham Airport worst in Britain for delays last year, while East Midlands was best – here is the full list
Leisure & Touism
May and June were the worst months for flight reliability in 2022 after aviation companies failed to recruit and train enough staff
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Airbus profits and aircraft output drop amid supply chain ‘tensions’
Company Results
The aerospace giant which employs thousands of people at its UK sites in South Gloucestershire and North Wales said commercial aircraft delivery had halved during the first quarter of the year
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Boeing and Gloucestershire aerospace parts firm Ontic land new distribution deal
Deals
Ontic said the agreement would support its product line at the company’s UK base in Staverton
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Revealed: The East Midlands winners of the 2023 King's Awards for Enterprise
UK Government
One winner says awards are ‘testament to the excellent reputation that British manufacturing holds on the global stage’
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Portishead robotics firm completes £1.8m wire harness project
Technology
North Somerset-based Q5D said its products could help aircraft and car manufacturers be less exposed to supply chain disruption
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Huge Bristol 'strategic logistics hub' completed at former Rolls-Royce site
Construction
The warehouse is one of the largest new-build facilities in the area, according to agents marketing the scheme
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Brabazon community hub plans approved for new Bristol neighbourhood
Construction
YTL Developments has been given permission to transform an historic aircraft hangar on the former Filton Airfield site – the birthplace of Concorde
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BAE Systems signs new 10-year lease at Brough as centre for digital engineering excellence expands
BAE Systems plc
East Yorkshire site's critical aviation link continues well into second century as global giant commits for the foreseeable future
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Spaceport Cornwall focused on future as Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
Aerospace
The head of the South West space cluster said it would continue to work with other global space and satellite businesses and open a new research facility this month
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Tech components firm Gooch and Housego's revenue rises by £16.9m
Company Results
The Somerset-based company said it had passed inflated input costs from its supply chain on to its customers
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Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy in the US as it looks for sale
Aerospace
Sir Richard Branson’s American satellite launch firm announced hundreds of job cuts last week months after it attempted to shoot a rocket into space from Spaceport Cornwall
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East Midlands Freeport opens for business – with Space Park Leicester set to play a key role
freeports
Long-term aim is to support 61,000-plus jobs and deliver ecomomic uplift to the East Midlands of £8.4bn
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Rolls-Royce launches Bristol jobs scheme for engineers returning to work
Employment
The aerospace giant’s defence division will offer a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) ‘returnship’ scheme at its site in Filton, South Gloucestershire
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Figures suggest Space Park Leicester had an £89m impact on economy in its first year
Engineering
It is part of a new Space City Leicester cluster - one of the biggest enterprise zones for space-related activities in the UK
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Movers and Shakers at Everards, Space Park Leicester, 1284, Rutland Hall Hotel, PKF Smith Cooper Systems, Wattbike and more
Appointments
Everards Brewery announces succession plans while 1284 welcomes ex-Mercury reporter Amy Orton
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Work starting on £16.5m addition to Space City Leicester
Commercial Property
Offices and high-quality manufacturing space will support 270 jobs and complement existing Dock and Dock 2 workspaces
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