Rolls-Royce awards £85m multi-year contract to Glasgow’s Castle Precision Engineering

Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announces it has awarded Glasgow, UK-based firm, Castle Precision Engineering a contract worth more than £85m for the manufacture and supply of precision machined critical rotating aero engine parts to Rolls-Royce.

Left to right: Jim Houston, Operations Director, Castle Precision Engineering Ltd; Jon Barsby, Senior Vice President Machining, Rolls-Royce; Yan Tiefenbrun, Managing Director, Castle Precision Engineering Ltd; Phil Bennett, Vice President Strategic Procurement Machining, Rolls-Royce.

Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announces it has awarded Glasgow, UK-based firm, Castle Precision Engineering a contract worth more than £85m for the manufacture and supply of precision machined critical rotating aero engine parts to Rolls-Royce.

The new agreement, which was endorsed by the UK Government’s Scottish Secretary and runs through to the second half of the decade, continues a 40-year relationship with the firm as a supplier to its Civil Aerospace, Defence and Business Aviation programmes.

Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt Hon Ian Murray MP said:

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Congratulations to Glasgow's Castle Precision Engineering on securing this well-deserved contract. It's great news for the company's 120 employees whose skills, expertise and innovation show why Scotland is a world leader in this sector. From my discussions with Rolls-Royce executives at the Farnborough International Airshow this week - where I was also privileged to meet some of their inspiring, high-calibre apprentices - it's clear they have exciting plans for Scotland."

Jon Barsby, Senior Vice President, Procurement, Rolls-Royce, said:

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Formalising the continuation of our long-standing relationship with Castle Precision Engineering, reiterates our commitment to the UK supply chain and UK skills.

“Castle has continually proven to be a high quality, reliable, innovative supplier over many years of our collective endeavours and this contract extension, won against fierce global competition, is further endorsement of the hard work by the entire Castle team to ensure they remain competitive, agile and at the forefront of manufacturing innovation well into the future.”

Yan Tiefenbrun, Managing Director of Glasgow-based Castle Precision, said:

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This is the largest contract in our 73-year history and it represents growth and increased certainty for our company and our people, after the challenging pandemic years.

“It is testament to the exceptional operational performance delivered by the Castle team and the trust our customer places in us for this extensive portfolio of safety critical engine hardware.”

“It’s a privilege and a fantastic endorsement of the high-quality precision engineering work we deliver here in the UK that we are extending this long-standing relationship with them.”

Components made by Castle Precision Engineering are used in Rolls-Royce products across the Trent family of engines used for large passenger and freight aircraft; the Pearl family of engines used in business jets; and the Eurofighter Typhoon’s EJ200 engines.

Castle Precision Engineering employs 120 people and manufactures high precision critical gas turbine components for the aerospace and energy industries, as well as complex prismatic parts for the defence, space and medical sectors.

About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
  1. Rolls-Royce develops and delivers complex power and propulsion solutions for safety-critical applications in the air, at sea and on land. Our products and service packages enable our customers to connect people, societies, cultures and economies together; they meet the growing need for power generation across multiple industries; and enable governments to equip their armed forces with the power to protect.
  2. Rolls-Royce has a presence in 48 countries and customers in more than 150, comprising over 250 commercial large aero engine customers, 160 armed forces and navies and approximately 40,000 active Power Systems customers. We are committed to becoming a net zero company by 2050 and we support our customers to do the same.
  3. Annual underlying revenue was £15.4bn in 2023, underlying operating profit was £1.6bn and free cash flow £1.3bn.
  4. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is publicly traded company (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY, LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69)
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