Rolls-Royce selects Tata consultancy services to expand engineering services footprint in India

1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce today has a broad customer base comprising more than 600 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
3. Rolls-Royce employs over 38,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing and service facilities in 50 countries. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment, and to further developing employee skills.
4. In 2009, Rolls-Royce invested £864 million on research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of emissions.
5. Annual underlying revenues were £10.1 billion in 2009, of which about half came from services revenues. The firm and announced order book stood at £58.3 billion at 31 December 2009, providing visibility of future levels of activity.
6. Rolls-Royce has a long and proud history of partnership with India - more than 75 years with the Indian Air Force and similarly presence in India’s civil aerospace sector goes back to over 75 years. Its partnership with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore is now in its 54th year. Today, there are over 1,300 Rolls-Royce engines in service in India. The company’s global market sectors – civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy – are all well represented in the country.
7. Rolls-Royce Operations India Limited (RROIPL) in Bangalore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rolls-Royce manages and develops the growing volume of engineering work that the Group is sub-contracting in India.

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