BAE Systems

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands (England); West Midlands; Birmingham
Location of affected unit(s)
Barrow-in-Furness
Sector
Manufacturing
(24 - 25) Manufacture of metals
25.3 - Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
25.30 - Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
130 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 January 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to supply the Indian army with field guns which will result in the creation of 130 jobs at its site in Barrow, Cumbria. Further jobs are expected to be created in the supply chain across the UK. The GBP 445 million (€524 million) contract is being let by the U.S. Government as part of its commitment to invest in other countries defence programmes. Work on the new contract will begin immediately, with first deliveries of the weapons scheduled for June 2017. 

Sources

  • 14 January 2017: North West Evening Mail
  • 14 January 2017: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2017), BAE Systems, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 89815, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/89815.