Rolls-Royce expands Barnoldswick fan blade factory with £50M investment

Rolls-Royce started construction of a wide chord fan blades factory extension at its Barnoldswick site in December 2016, part of an almost £50 million investment. The expanded centre will be able to manufacture 6,000 large Trent fan blades per year, almost twice its current capacity.

“Rolls started construction of its wide chord fan blades factory extension in December which is part of an almost £50 million investment at the Barnoldswick site.”cravenherald.co.uk

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• cravenherald.co.ukMajor aircraft deal safeguards jobs at Rolls-Royce in Barnoldswick | Craven HeraldDaryl AmesMay 18, 2017
• lancashiretelegraph.co.ukWork starts on £28m Rolls Royce expansion in Barnoldswick | Lancashire TelegraphHarriet WhiteheadJun 22, 2017

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