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11/07/2016
New Collaboration Of Aerospace Launches In NI
A new collaboration in the world of Aerospace has launched in Northern Ireland.
Causeway Aero will bring together BASE, Denroy Plastics, Moyola Precision Engineering, Dontaur Precision Engineering and Hutchinson Aerotech under one brand to offer a full design and manufacturing solution for international aerospace firms.
Economy Minister Simon Hamilton said: :Northern Ireland is a global leader in aerospace technology with every major commercial aircraft programme depending on structures, components and expert services from our local supply base. Causeway Aero brings together the combined skills, capabilities and experience of a number of our local Aerospace businesses to pursue larger and more complex work packages in the global aerospace industry.
"This exciting new venture aligns with the Northern Ireland Aerospace Partnering for Growth Strategy, where local companies committed to doubling the size of the aerospace sector to £2billion sales annually and increasing employment from 8,000 to 12,000 by 2024."
Causeway Aero is to benefit from funding from Invest Northern Ireland's Collaborative Network programme, a research and development grant, to work with Swiss interiors business, SR Technics, as well as technical assistance and consultancy support.
(CD)
Causeway Aero will bring together BASE, Denroy Plastics, Moyola Precision Engineering, Dontaur Precision Engineering and Hutchinson Aerotech under one brand to offer a full design and manufacturing solution for international aerospace firms.
Economy Minister Simon Hamilton said: :Northern Ireland is a global leader in aerospace technology with every major commercial aircraft programme depending on structures, components and expert services from our local supply base. Causeway Aero brings together the combined skills, capabilities and experience of a number of our local Aerospace businesses to pursue larger and more complex work packages in the global aerospace industry.
"This exciting new venture aligns with the Northern Ireland Aerospace Partnering for Growth Strategy, where local companies committed to doubling the size of the aerospace sector to £2billion sales annually and increasing employment from 8,000 to 12,000 by 2024."
Causeway Aero is to benefit from funding from Invest Northern Ireland's Collaborative Network programme, a research and development grant, to work with Swiss interiors business, SR Technics, as well as technical assistance and consultancy support.
(CD)
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