The UK aerospace industry is a phenomenal success story and a sector that offers tremendous opportunities for growth. The UK has a 17% global market share in aerospace industry revenues, making it the largest in Europe and second only to the US worldwide. Aerospace businesses based in Coventry and Warwickshire play a major part in the industry’s global supply chain. They are supported by world class innovation and R&D facilities such as The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and by the area’s two excellent universities. The area is also home to the Midlands Aerospace Alliance (MAA), which is the largest aerospace cluster in Europe. Locally, a number of aerospace organisations work together collaboratively through the Coventry & Warwickshire Aerospace Forum (CWAF) to develop opportunities and open up new markets.
Local aerospace companies include Rolls Royce, Meggitt, Arrowsmith Engineering, JJ Churchill and Lisi Aerospace.
