# Unipart and Rolls-Royce plan new joint venture MetLase

Rolls-Royce and Unipart have announced their intention to form a joint venture company called MetLase, which will initially create some 30 high-end technical engineering jobs at its new headquarters on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2020-05-17
- Where: Advanced Manufacturing Park, Rotherham, United Kingdom
- Jobs: 30
- Status: announced
- Products: tooling products and solutions, laser-based tooling
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Rolls-Royce](https://endata.com/companies/984.md) (partner)
- [Unipart](https://endata.com/companies/34604.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [supplychaindigital.com](https://supplychaindigital.com/logistics/unipart-and-rolls-royce-plan-new-joint-venture), 2020-05-17: "Rolls-Royce and Unipart, the manufacturing, logistics and consultancy group, have announced their intention to form a joint venture company that will help manufacturers bring their products to market faster."

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