Engineering firm Rolls Royce plans to invest £150 million in R&D facilities at its aerospace manufacturing site in Derby.
The experimental test-bed will provide a base for the development of next-generation engines and ensure that at least some of the company’s manufacturing remains in the UK, according to a report in the Financial Times on 29 June.
If realised, the project would be the company’s single biggest investment into the UK for more than a decade. The Financial Times reported that many company employees in Derby feared that the plant would close after financial difficulties and that manufacturing would be moved abroad.
This article on Research Professional News is only available to Research Professional or Pivot-RP users.
Research Professional users can log in and view the article via this link
Pivot-RP users can log in and view the article via this link.