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WELSH COMPANY WINS PRESTIGIOUS MANUFACTURING AWARD
8th November 2011
GE Aviation Wales has been announced as the winner of the EEF South West Region Business Growth Award, sponsored by Westfield Health, in a ceremony held at the @Bristol conference venue.
The company, based in Nantgarw, just North of Cardiff, which specialises in the overhaul, repair and maintenance of a range of aircraft engines, won the award for the increase in growth it experienced following its investment in technology and resource, helping to boost operating performance and increased the volume of work carried out annually.
On winning the award, Managing Director of GE Aviation Wales, Adrian Button said: “The EEF Awards recognise the best businesses in the Manufacturing industry.
“To be recognised for our extensive business growth is a huge achievement and comes at a significant time for the company as we celebrate 20 years of GE Aviation in Wales. Our success is down to a team effort and this award is for every member of our team.”
The annual awards are hosted by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and recognise excellence in enterprise, innovation, environmental performance and skills development among UK manufacturers.
Paul Knight, South West Region Director for EEF, commented: “Manufacturing in the South West is vitally important as an economic driver for the UK with over 11,500 manufacturing businesses contributing £12.5billion to the local economy. Companies like GE Aviation Wales are leading the way by working hard to differentiate themselves from their competitors in the areas of quality, technical excellence, on time delivery and cost to customer. Congratulations to them on winning this award.”
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Photo Caption: Left to right – Sue Barraclough of Westfield Health, presenting the award to David Brown, Quality Leader at GE Aviation Wales and Rhys Williams, Government & Business Relations Leader at GE Aviation Wales, together with event compere Wendy Gibson.
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Notes to Editors
GE Aviation Wales
GE Aviation Wales specialises in the overhaul, repair and maintenance services on a range of engine product types and associated components. Based in Nantgarw, North of Cardiff, GE Aviation occupies over 1.2 million sq. ft. and has two state-of-the-art engine test facilities and employs a highly skilled workforce of over 1,500 people. The site specialises in three main engine types including the GE90, the world’s most powerful aircraft engine, the GP700, the engine that powers the new Airbus A380 and the complete range of CFM56 engines, the world’s most popular aircraft engine. The site provides customer support for a range of global companies including Emirates, Continental and EasyJet. GE Aviation Wales has an extensive community programme which includes volunteer programmes, local community projects and charity initiatives. GE prides itself on placing a strong focus on providing career opportunities for talented individuals, to help build a successful future. Working closely with local schools, colleges and universities, GE offers an apprentice programme, internships and graduate programmes. Currently the site employs over 150 apprentices, interns and graduates working across the whole of the business.
About GE in the UK
GE has been operating in the UK since the 1930s. Currently GE employs over 18,000 people across the UK who serve the energy, oil and gas, healthcare, aerospace, financial and media industries. The company has a strong and continuing commitment to the UK economy, having invested £13bn in British businesses since 2001. With 60 major locations across the country, including 25 world-class manufacturing and research & development facilities, GE delivers high-tech innovative solutions to the global marketplace. Site locations include London, Aberdeen, Amersham, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Leicester, Nailsea and Southampton.
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About EEF
EEF, the manufacturers’ organization, is the representative voice of manufacturing in the UK together with UK Steel. EEF has a growing membership of over 6,000 companies of all sizes, employing some 900,000 people from every sector of engineering, manufacturing, engineering construction and technology-based industries.
