A E R O S P A C E WA L E S F O R U M Specialist Recruiters for Temporary & Permanent Appointments in Manufacturing, Engineering, Automotive & Aerospace
A E R O S P A C E WA L E S F O R U M
THE LEADER IN INTERCONNECTION TESTINGTECHNOLOGY CK T echnologies
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
Sectors we cover: • Engineering • Technological • Electronics • Sales & Marketing
The current Airbus Broughton site was founded in 1939, as a shadow factory for the production of the Vickers Wellington and the Avro Lancaster. After the War, De Havilland took over the factory and it was used to produce various aircraft, including the Mosquito and the Comet. As well as Airbus, today the locality is the home to Raytheon, and other tenants include Aerocare Aviation and DECA, the Defence Electronics and Components Agency which has successfully tendered for F-35 avionics maintenance. At Valley in Anglesey, the current airfield was constructed in the latter part of 1940 as an RAF fighter sector station. Valley is currently the home to RAF operations and MRO is carried out by BAE Systems and Babcock. There is significant training activity for both rotary and fixed wing aircraft, including Lockheed Martin providing simulator training on site. British Airways is also committed to Welsh expertise, with three dedicated MRO facilities across a 50km radius in South Wales – British Airways Maintenance Cardiff, British Airways Interior Engineering and British Airways Avionic Engineering. St Athan Aerospace Business Park also has a number of smaller companies emerging. Among them is eCube Solutions LLP, specialising in end- of life aircraft projects. St Athan is also home to Cardiff Aviation, a fully-approved and certified aviation maintenance, engineering, and technical service group. Other MRO companies in Wales include AerFin, AerMach, Aerocare, Allied Aerosystems, AMSS, GJD Aerotech, Morson Projects, Nordam, Vaayu and Willis Asset Management. Furthermore, many of our supply chain companies provide products, parts and services for the MRO sector including: Safran Seats; PPA; Gardner Aerospace; Tritech Group; Triumph, Cottam & Brookes, TWI and more.
• Warehouse & Distribution • Office & Customer Service
SYSTEMS FORAEROSPACEWIRING TESTINGAT EVERY LEVEL Harness manufacturing, avionic racks and LRU backplanes, aircraft assembly, space vehicles and satellites, airframe and engine overhaul
Candour Talent Ltd The Innovation Centre Festival Drive
Ebbw Vale NP23 8XA 01495 421 926 recruitment@candourtalent.co.uk
sales@ckt.com www.ckt.com
Wales is a major centre for MRO; 20% of the UK’s activity is managed here, and the country punches well above its weight, having just 5% of the UK population. The MRO sector continues to grow in Wales, along with the expertise of its workforce. GE Aviation is the world MRO base for the GE90 engine, used in the twin-engine wide-body Boeing 777, one of the most powerful engines certified for civil aircraft. In addition, GE handles the GP7000, which was developed by The Engine Alliance, a joint venture between GE and Pratt & Whitney. This powers the Airbus A380 and the CFM56 family of engines – developed by CFM, which is the world’s most popular aircraft engine. The business occupies a workshop space of 1 million square feet and its customer base covers 90+ operators, from all around the world. The St Athan Enterprise Zone, which can trace its aviation history back to 1938, has been a major centre for Aerospace and Defence. It currently has several tenants, workshops and hangars, along with a newly surfaced runway. Civilian and military projects work side by side, with works including MRO, non- destructive testing and full-scale manufacturing.
www.candourtalent.co.uk
School of Engineering Ysgol Beirianneg
At Cardiff University School of Engineering we offer a wide range of aerospace engineering expertise
and first class research facilities. • Aerodynamics and flow control • Propulsion and transmission • High Value manufacturing
• Computational modelling • Materials and structures • Lightning protection • Airborne systems • Cyber security • Robotics
£300M INNOVATION CAMPUS DUE TO OPEN 2021 ESTABLISHED REPUTATION FOR INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION
For more information contact our Business Interface: +44 (0)29 2087 4429
business_interface@cardiff.ac.uk
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