Article: United States: Airbus concluded negotiations to sell its wing component and assemblies manufacturing unit at Filton to GKN.

Article: GKN will recruit engineers at Filton wing-making ...
Professional Engineering;  January 14, 2009 ;     453 words ...GKN HAS taken over operational ... big impact on aerospace, GKN believes Filton offers exciting and sustainable ... for business development at GKN, said the facility would ... Airbus programes. He said that Filton would require additional engineers ...

Article: United States: GKN Buys Filton Airbus Business For ...
TendersInfo;  September 15, 2008 ;     560 words ... ... The business, based in Filton, Southwest England ... range of Airbus aircraft. GKN was selected by Airbus ... the end of the year. GKN said it has also secured ... Airbus programs for the Filton operation. GKN said the buy would increase ...

Article: GKN to buy Filton plant from Airbus
The Independent - London;  December 20, 2007 ;     507 words ... ... aircraft wing facility in Filton being sold by Airbus ... said yesterday that GKN has been given preferred ... technical expertise if Filton were to go to a foreign ... company. The choice of GKN will safeguard jobs ... integration. EADS and GKN will hold talks over ... from the rest of the ...

Article: GKN submits Filton plans to Airbus.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 3, 2007 ;     400 words ...ENGINEERING group GKN confirmed it submitted a detailed proposal ... partnering with the planemaker to run itssite at Filton in Bristol. It is up against Spirit AeroSystems ... expected to make adecision in September. GKN (down 714p at 37414p) posted a 17pc fall ...

Article: Industry welcomes GKN move on Filton
Professional Engineering;  January 16, 2008 ;     653 words ... ... Airbus' selection of GKN as the preferred bidder to take over its Filton wing manufacturing ... allayed fears that the Filton site was to fall into ... The deal will see GKN invest hundreds of ... complete, itself and GKN would both continue to recruit engineers at Filton. FUTURE OF ...

Article: Gkn says filton talks will go on ; Engineering ...
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  May 2, 2008 ;     343 words ...Engineering group GKN said yesterday it is "making good progress ... taking over the wing manu-facturing division at Filton but the deal will not be finalised until July at the earliest. Gkn is also talking to the aerospace giant about a ...

Article: Gkn shows its filton ambition Former Westland owner ...
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  August 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... wants to develop at Filton. Mr Smith said during ... conference call that GKN's experience in ... built new factory at Filton specialising in composites ... chosen as partner, GKN could use some of ... plans to bring in a Filton partner - but yesterday's statement from GKN suggests an ...