An aerospace supplier has won two six-figure contracts after investing in an expansion of its production facilities. Arrowsmith Engineering (
www.arrowsmitheng.co.uk), based in Exhall, near Coventry, is to supply specialist engine components to ITP and Meggitt.
The firm was helped in the contract wins by a £450,000 extension to its factory, aided by funds from Coventry City Council through the Coventry & Warwickshire Growth Hub.
Managing director Jason Aldridge (pictured right with Jaymie Thakordas) said: “We’ve had to expand the size of the business to cater for demand from other big manufacturers that we supply parts to. These orders, to the likes of Rolls-Royce and Eaton, have quadrupled over the past year, such is the buoyant nature of the industry.
“As well as general aircraft maintenance, the demand is being driven by the need to build more aircraft — whether it’s for civic or military use.
“The new facilities have allowed us to lure talent from other big companies into our CAD design and engineering departments, to develop products for clients; we have also attracted six interns into the business from Coventry University to learn their trade.”
Jaymie Thakordas, account manager at C&W Growth Hub, worked with the company to secure funding for the business. She said Arrowsmith was working at the cutting-edge of aerospace technology and that its efforts had seen it rewarded with contracts to supply parts to around half of all civil aircraft manufacturers.
“The potential for this business to grow is huge, and this latest agreement with ITP is evidence of this. We also believe this investment will have a positive knock-on effect for the bigger manufacturers in the Coventry and Warwickshire area that Arrowsmith supply, such as Meggitt.”