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GKN Aerospace signs three year support, maintenance and parts supply contract extension for the Gripen RM12 Engines of the South African Air Force

PRESS RELEASE -- 19, December 2017

  Three year contract extension with ARMSCOR for technical product support, maintenance and parts supply agreement for Gripen RM12 engine Redditch, United Kingdom, 19-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — GKN Aerospace has signed a three year contract extension worth over USD 8 M … Read the full press release

GKN: Kevin Cummings will leave the Board; Anne Stevens becomes Interim Chief Executive

PRESS RELEASE -- 17, November 2017

Redditch, UK, 17-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The GKN Board has concluded that the next stage of GKN’s development is best delivered under alternative leadership. As a result, Kevin Cummings, previously CEO Designate, will leave the Board and GKN with immediate effect. … Read the full press release

GKN to organise its global Additive Manufacturing (AM) activity together into one new brand: GKN Additive

PRESS RELEASE -- 17, October 2017

GKN is already an Additive Manufacturing (AM) leader, with AM parts flying on civil, military, business jets and space aircraft, and AM parts driving in cars today, as well as a world-leading powder business: Powder Metallurgy GKN Additive website launched as part of … Read the full press release

Solvay becomes preferred supplier of thermoplastic composite materials to Fokker

PRESS RELEASE -- 20, June 2017

TEMPE, 20-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business have teamed up to promote and accelerate the adoption of thermoplastic composite materials on aircraft, with Solvay becoming a preferred supplier of these innovative lightweight materials to Fokker. Under the … Read the full press release

Turkish Powder Metal Company Acquired by GKN

PRESS RELEASE -- 21, April 2017

Worcestershire, 21-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — GKN plc has agreed the acquisition of Tozmetal Ticaret Ve Sanayi AS (Tozmetal). Tozmetal is a powder metal part manufacturer based in the Istanbul Ataturk Free Trade Zone, Turkey.  With sales in 2016 of €24 million, … Read the full press release

GKN’s Scalable AWD Disconnect System Featured in the All-New Jeep® Compass

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, March 2017

WORCESTERSHIRE , 22-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — GKN Driveline continues to win new orders for its complete all-wheel drive (AWD) Disconnect system developed for small to medium-sized vehicles. GKN’s scalable system is featured in the all-new 2017 Jeep® Compass, a global compact … Read the full press release

SABCA awarded a new contract to perform “300 Hours Phase Inspections” on Royal Netherlands Air Force’s F-16 fleet

PRESS RELEASE -- 14, March 2017

BRUSSELS, 14-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — SABCA has been awarded a new contract from the Royal Netherlands Air Force to perform ‘’300 Hours Phase Inspections’’ on  its F-16 fleet. The “300 Hours Phase Inspection” is a periodical overall check-up of aircraft’s critical … Read the full press release