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GKN Aerospace in Western Approach is a manufacturer of composite wing spars and Fixed Trailing Edge assemblies for the A350XWB and A400M aircraft in Bristol, UK.

This facility forms a key part of the company’s global Aerostructures business and represents an international Centre Of Excellence in composite wing structure design and production.

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GKN Aerospace in Cowes (Isle of Wight) has two facilities in East Cowes (Falcon Yard and Osborne sites) and they design, manufacture, test and repair high performance structures and systems, which employs the company’s distinct competencies in major assemblies and composite structures for the global aerospace market.

This site supplies to customers including Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Bombardier, Triumph, BAE and Leonardo.

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Filton is GKN Aerospace’s largest advanced aerostructures facility. The site specialises in the assembly of major leading and trailing edge wing sub-assemblies, as well as the manufacture of wing structural components for civil and military aircraft. Major customers including BAE Systems and Airbus, with key contracts on world-leading single aisle (A320), widebodied (A330, A350XWB), including A400M, B787, F-35, and Gripen.

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GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies.

Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows.

This site provides electro-thermal ice protection, flight deck windows and fast jet canopies to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A320, AgustaWestland AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.

No. of employees: 400

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A 10,000 m2, ‘Open access’ collaborative R&D centre located in Filton, Bristol. One of 4 Global Technology Centres. A joint £32M investment between GKN Aerospace and the UK Government through the Aerospace Technology Institute. An ecosystem of Universities, Research and Technology Organisations, Catapults, Government Organisations and Industrial Partners. Providing support to start-ups and SMEs.

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