Work under way on £12m BAE Systems facility in Samlesbury enterprise zone

Work has started on a new £12m facility at Samlesbury Aerospace Enterprise Zone – marking the latest phase in its development as a national centre of excellence for advanced engineering and manufacturing.
From left to right: Stephen Young, Executive Director of Growth, Environment, Transport and Community Services LCC, Miranda Barker, LEP Director, Dave Holmes, Director of Manufacturing BAE Systems and LEP Director, Colin Lloyd, Finance Director BAE Systems and Richard Kenny, Director of Growth, Planning and Environment LCC.From left to right: Stephen Young, Executive Director of Growth, Environment, Transport and Community Services LCC, Miranda Barker, LEP Director, Dave Holmes, Director of Manufacturing BAE Systems and LEP Director, Colin Lloyd, Finance Director BAE Systems and Richard Kenny, Director of Growth, Planning and Environment LCC.
From left to right: Stephen Young, Executive Director of Growth, Environment, Transport and Community Services LCC, Miranda Barker, LEP Director, Dave Holmes, Director of Manufacturing BAE Systems and LEP Director, Colin Lloyd, Finance Director BAE Systems and Richard Kenny, Director of Growth, Planning and Environment LCC.

Representatives from the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership, Lancashire County Council and BAE Systems attended the ground-breaking ceremony at BAE Systems’ new asset management facility off Sir Frederick Page Way.

The asset management facility will enable BAE Systems to work more effectively and allow for growth.

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It is the third building BAE Systems has chosen to build on the Enterprise Zone, along with their logistics centre and the world-class Academy for Skills and Knowledge.

It will be used to securely store and process assets, allowing BAE Systems to consolidate its existing storage currently spread across the UK and enable a growth in its capacity to fulfil new contracts.

It will take 12 months to complete the facility, which is closer to existing BAE Systems sites and the proposed Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, allowing easier access to, and distribution of, specialised equipment, parts and tools.

Samlesbury Aerospace EZ is already home to two important aerospace facilities – the £16m Academy for Skills and Knowledge and the £15m Wincanton Defence and Logistics Centre – along with being the site of the proposed North West AMRC.

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LEP Director Miranda Barker said: “This new facility marks another significant investment in the Samlesbury Aerospace EZ, which is home to a growing number of top-class, high-tech facilities.

“Lancashire is an attractive place to invest.

“We have a critical mass of world-class aerospace and advanced manufacturing industries, a long tradition of innovation and enterprise, and we can offer excellent facilities, infrastructure and support like those at Samlesbury.”