Rolls-Royce and Hindustan Aeronautics commence construction of new manufacturing facility in Bangalore

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Rolls-Royce and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), today, commenced construction of a new manufacturing facility in Bangalore. This state-of-the-art facility is owned by International Aerospace Manufacturing Pvt Ltd (IAMPL) a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and HAL, formed in 2010.

This 7,200 m2 purpose-built production facility will produce components, for the technologically advanced Trent family of civil aero engines, as well as for a number of marine and energy gas turbines. Located near the HAL airport, the facility will start production in 2012. IAMPL will incorporate the latest Rolls-Royce manufacturing techniques and will create job opportunities for highly skilled technicians and engineers in India.

Commenting on the ground-breaking occasion, Mr. P.V. Deshmukh, Chairman HAL said: “Rolls-Royce and HAL have been strategic partners since 1956 when HAL started producing the Orpheus engine under licence. As a result of our strong collaboration we have progressively contributed to the development of the Indian aerospace industry. This ground-breaking event marks a milestone in the relationship between both our companies that will extend, well into the future.”

Anil Shrikhande, Rolls-Royce, President-India said, “This new manufacturing facility demonstrates our commitment to the long-standing partnership with HAL. We plan to develop IAMPL as a centre of excellence, with the latest manufacturing techniques and training programmes. IAMPL furthers our common objective of enhancing high value-added manufacturing in India and will also contribute to the country’s growing aerospace and technology industry.”

Rolls-Royce has a significant presence in India stretching back 79 years and now has more than 1300 engines in service, across four global market sectors – civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy – all well represented in the country.

Rolls-Royce has about 200 employees in India and 650 engineers work on a subcontract basis in engineering centres in Bangalore.

Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 4,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
Annual underlying revenues were £10.8 billion in 2010, of which more than half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book stood at £61.4 billion at 30 June 2011, providing visibility of future levels of activity.
Rolls-Royce employs over 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees are engineers.
In 2010, Rolls-Royce invested £923 million on research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental performance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.
Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University Technology Centres, which connect the company’s engineers with the forefront of scientific research.
The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further developing employee skills.
India is an extremely significant country for Rolls-Royce, both as a market, and as a country that is playing a growing role in the Group’s global operations. The business in India has expanded in the last decade from licensed production to engineering services and component manufacture via mutually beneficial partnerships with leading companies including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), L&T, TCS and QuEST.

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