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$10 million
investment and 800 jobs for highly skilled
operators and engineers
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A diverse workforce,
including a significant proportion of female employees
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Wholly owned
electrical wiring interconnection systems
business in Pune, India
A year after opening its new factory all-new facility for
Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) in Pune, India. GKN Aerospace
shipped its first product to the customer.
Maarten Durville, Managing Director: “As a supplier in the
aeroplane industry, we were severely impacted by the pandemic and the lockdown.
Just when we had trained our team to Aerospace level, we had to shut down. I am
very proud that we can leave this chapter behind us and ship the first product.
We can look forward again: the lockdown was just a delay in our growth plan, we
have added 50 employees in the last months and are on track to grow to 300 next
year.”
The first product is a wire harness for Collins Aerospace and will
be employed in the Air management system of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. GKN
Aerospace will grow the $10 million site, with a surface of 11,000m2, to 800
persons within five years. GKN Aerospace will recruit a significant number of
female operators and engineers and will provide on-site training for employees.
A team of 30 persons has been built to date. GKN Aerospace has invested $10
million in the site and in its state of the art equipment and technologies. The
expansion to Asia is an important part of GKN Aerospace’s long-term growth
strategy and global operating model.
About
GKN Aerospace:- GKN Aerospace is the world’s leading
multi-technology tier 1 aerospace supplier. As a global company serving the
world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, GKN Aerospace develops, builds and
supplies an extensive range of advanced aerospace systems, components and
technologies– for use in aircraft ranging from helicopters and business jets to
the most used single-aisle aircraft and the largest passenger planes in the
world.
Lightweight composites, additive
manufacturing, innovative engine systems and smart transparencies help to
reduce emissions and weight on the aircraft and enhance passenger comfort. GKN
Aerospace is market leading in aerostructures, engine systems, transparencies
and wiring systems and operates in 15 countries at 50 manufacturing locations
employing approximately 18,000 people.
