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Duke of Gloucester Officially Opens Iconic Airbus Building
HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO officially opened the newly restored Pegasus House in a special ceremony at the Airbus site in Filton earlier today. The Grade II Listed art-deco building, which was originally opened in 1936 as the headquarters of the Bristol...
Altran’s Denton Clutterbuck elected as a Fellow of the IET
Denton Clutterbuck, Head of Aerospace, Defence & Rail at Altran UK, has been elected to the status of Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), in recognition of his significant and sustained achievements within the profession. Having trained...
Altair Relocates Bristol Office to the Bristol & Bath Science Park
Troy, Mich. – August 20, 2013 – Altair, a leading global provider of engineering technology and services, announced today that it has relocated its Bristol office from Aztec West to The Innovation Centre at the Bristol & Bath Science Park. Altair...
Business Growth Fund – Find out more
With access to £2.5 billion, BGF can provide investments of £2-10m per funding round that can be used for acquisitions, working capital, R&D, capital investment, employing new staff or expanding overseas, ultimately taking the shackles off a business...
Clean Sky 2 Initiative:
Developing a new generation of greener aircraft New environmentally friendly technologies for next generation aviation; New market opportunities and jobs; Underpinning European international aviation competitiveness; Speed up development of technology...
iFACTS wins the Duke of Edinburgh’s Navigation Award for Technical Achievement
iFACTS, one of the most advanced air traffic control systems in the world, has won the Duke of Edinburgh’s Navigation Award for Technical Achievement. The award was given by the Royal Institute of Navigation, of which the Duke is the patron. iFACTS was developed...
High demand for Fine Tubes short lead times for seamless titanium tubing at 50th Paris Air Show
Fine Tubes attended the 50th Paris Air Show in June, joining over 2000 other exhibitors from 44 countries. The Paris Air Show is a world-renowned display of the latest innovations in aerospace, and the event generated high interest in the company’s product range...
British Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A380
British manufacturing helps nation’s flag carrier reach new heights British Airways (BA) has become the tenth operator to receive an Airbus A380 after taking delivery of the first of 12 aircraft on order. BA is the first UK operator of the A380 and will start to...
AEROSPACE GROWTH PARTNERSHIP ROADSHOW COMES TO BRISTOL
-South West aerospace companies invited to attend to find out how investment could benefit them- Representatives from aerospace businesses across the South West will today (Tuesday 2 July) gather to learn about the work of the joint Government and industry...
Universal Wiring Systems
“We’ll be back in Paris in 2015” Manufacturer of electrical harnesses for the aerospace industry, Universal Wiring Systems exhibited for the first time at the Paris Air Show and have already committed to attend the next one. The company met 124...
As Fine Tubes Approaches its 70th Anniversary Demand Continues to Rise for Their Products and Services
Fine Tubes celebrates 70 years in the metal tube fabrications industry and continues to develop new processing routes for materials in an ever-challenging market. As a key player in the aerospace, medical, chemical process, nuclear, power and oil and gas sectors, the...