Aerospace forum launched
Engineering and manufacturing firms from Warwickshire and Coventry have launched a new working group to enable joint-company tenders for major aircraft programmes.
The Coventry & Warwickshire Aerospace Forum (CWAF) will bring together more than 300 years of expertise, and will allow companies to develop solutions and tender for business in the aerospace and defence sectors.
The forum members will focus on mechanical and electrical or electronic sub assemblies for in-flight and on-ground applications. The organisation was launched at Farnborough Air Show this week.
Simon Burr, chief executive of Aero Engine Controls, a joint-venture between Rolls Royce and the Goodrich Corporation, said: “In today’s economic climate larger companies are looking to simplify their supply chain interfaces. This type of partnering, with a single point of customer contact, is a bold move that will put smaller Midlands companies in contention for new business which would ordinarily be out of their reach.”
CWAF has secured backing from regional development agency Advantage West Midlands, as well as MP Bob Ainsworth, who launched the group.
