What the Woodward-Hexcel merger means for UK manufacturing

Posted on 20 Jan 2020 by The Manufacturer

The merger between American firms Woodward Inc. and Hexcel Corp. sent tremors through the entire global aerospace and defence industry – not least among trade suppliers and rival companies, since the union could create one of the world's largest aerospace and defence suppliers.

Although the new giant entity is likely to be stationed in Fort Collins, Colorado (US), where Woodward is based, some of you will undoubtedly be aware that both companies have multiple manufacturing sites here in the UK. The question then naturally becomes: what does this mega merger mean for UK manufacturing? Image courtesy of Depositphotos. Reports indicate…

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