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Leonardo and Morson Projects extend helicopter engineering deal

The Somerset-based defence firm said the agreement would enable it to support engineering projects and secure work across the 海角视频 beyond its existing sites

L-R: Tony Beaumont, Associate Director at Morson Talent, Clare Brister, Contracts Support Officer at Morson Talent, Matthew Thompson, Head of Engineering Delivery at Morson Projects, Adam Clarke, Managing Director of Leonardo Helicopters 海角视频, Gareth Beck, Operations Director 鈥� Marine, Aerospace & Defence Engineering at Morson Projects, Edward Jaffa, Senior Lawyer at Leonardo Helicopters 海角视频, Sean Cook, Engineering Capacity Solutions Manager at Leonardo Helicopters 海角视频, and Becky Veal, Associate Director at Morson Projects(Image: Leonardo S.p.A. and subsidiaries.)

Defence firm Leonardo has agreed a deal to continue outsourcing some engineering work from its helicopter manufacturing site in Somerset to consultancy Morson Projects.

The agreement will see Morson sub-contract work from Leonardo's Yeovil base through subcontractors and its 海角视频 design offices in Belfast, Manchester, and Hull. The two firms, which have collaborated for more than 20 years, said the move would extended their partnership into a third decade.

Adam Clarke, managing director of Leonardo Helicopters 海角视频, commented: “This strategic partnering agreement enables Leonardo and Morson Projects to not only strengthen relations between the two companies, but it also secures engineering work and supply chain resilience across the 海角视频.

"Furthermore, if we are successful on large contracts like the '海角视频 MOD New Medium Helicopter' programme, we will have a number of skills available to us to support 海角视频 prosperity and our engineering ecosystem.”

Gareth Beck, operations director at Morson Projects, added: “The 'Prime Supplier Status' award is the culmination of many successful years of Leonardo and Morson Projects working collaboratively and is testament to the hard work, passion, and commitment of everyone involved. Morson Projects is delighted that we can continue to work with Leonardo’s industry leading products and be at the forefront of capability enhancement.”

Italian multinational Leonardo - one of the biggest suppliers to the 海角视频 Ministry of Defence - employs more than 8,000 people in the 海角视频, and recently opened a new site in Newcastle.

It's Yeovil facility is the only place in Britain that still carries out the end-to-end design, development and manufacturing of helicopters. More than 3,100 staff are based on the site, including contractors and 150 trainee graduates and apprentices, who work across departments including planning, engineering, research and innovation, air traffic control, aviation operations, electrical manufacturing and flight safety.

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