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Research highlights Lancashire’s position within UK aerospace sector

Lancashire reinforced its position as the UK’s biggest region for aerospace activity at Paris Air Show 2017, highlighting a new report confirming the county employs more people within the sector than any other in the UK.

The international expo, which ran from June 19-25, was attended by representatives of Aerospace Lancashire, the joint initiative between the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Lancashire County Council (LCC) which was launched at the Farnborough International Airshow last year.

Part of the North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) delegation, Aerospace Lancashire had its own exhibition stand which showcased the county’s world-class aerospace businesses, assets and infrastructure dedicated to aerospace R&D, manufacturing and servicing.

This included the Samlesbury Enterprise Zone site, part of the new Lancashire Advanced Manufacturing and Energy Enterprise Zone cluster, which has been designated a dedicated aerospace hub. Samlesbury is also the location of the BAE’s UK manufacturing base which includes its hi-tech aerospace training facility, the Academy for Skills & Knowledge.

Another key part of Aerospace Lancashire’s trade mission was sharing the findings of a new report, produced by the NWAA, into the size, diversity and growth potential of Lancashire’s aerospace economy.

Entitled Lancashire: Number One For Aerospace Jobs, the 28-page report analysed local, regional, national and global aerospace markets and assessed Lancashire’s current and future growth opportunities within the sector.

It found that not only was Lancashire still the UK’s number one region for Aerospace employment, with around 17,000 directly employed in the sector, it is the only place in the UK to have the skills, resources and capacity for the end-to-end manufacturing and servicing of a complete aircraft for its entire life-cycle.

The research also highlighted that Lancashire has enjoyed substantial private sector investment, totalling around £300m, into aerospace and related facilities in recent years.

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