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16/06/2015
Minister Launches NI Aerospace Capability Brochure
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell has launched the Northern Ireland Aerospace Capability Brochure at the 2015 Paris Air Show.
The brochure is designed to showcase the expertise of local companies, a number of which will be among the 2,200 exhibitors at Paris Air Show from 15-21 June.
Mr Bell said: "Northern Ireland is a global leader in aerospace technology with every major commercial aircraft programme depending on structures, components and expert services from our local supply base.
"We have a strong aerospace cluster involving over 60 companies and Invest Northern Ireland has been working closely with this supply base to enhance its competitiveness and support its continued growth.
"The development of this brochure is an important outworking of the NI Aerospace Partnering for Growth Strategy, where local companies committed to doubling the size of the aerospace sector to £2billion sales annually and increasing employment from 8,000 to 12,000 over the next 10 years."
The seven local companies exhibiting on the Northern Ireland stand are Moyola Precision Engineering, Magherafelt; J W Kane Precision Engineering, Portadown; Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast; Technical Metals Group, Newtownards; Maydown Precision Engineering, Londonderry; Vulcanium Metals, Newtownards and European Space Propulsion, Belfast.
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The brochure is designed to showcase the expertise of local companies, a number of which will be among the 2,200 exhibitors at Paris Air Show from 15-21 June.
Mr Bell said: "Northern Ireland is a global leader in aerospace technology with every major commercial aircraft programme depending on structures, components and expert services from our local supply base.
"We have a strong aerospace cluster involving over 60 companies and Invest Northern Ireland has been working closely with this supply base to enhance its competitiveness and support its continued growth.
"The development of this brochure is an important outworking of the NI Aerospace Partnering for Growth Strategy, where local companies committed to doubling the size of the aerospace sector to £2billion sales annually and increasing employment from 8,000 to 12,000 over the next 10 years."
The seven local companies exhibiting on the Northern Ireland stand are Moyola Precision Engineering, Magherafelt; J W Kane Precision Engineering, Portadown; Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast; Technical Metals Group, Newtownards; Maydown Precision Engineering, Londonderry; Vulcanium Metals, Newtownards and European Space Propulsion, Belfast.
(CD/MH)
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