1000 jobs safeguarded at AgustaWestland with £760m deal

Posted on 29 Jan 2014 by The Manufacturer

Helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland has been awarded two contracts worth £760m by the Ministry of Defence which will secure 1,000 UK jobs.

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The deal, which will future-proof the Merlin and Apache fleets of military helicopters at sites in Yeovil, Hampshire and Suffolk. The figure is made up of 500 in the supply chain, 250 direct contractors and 290 AgustaWestland…