ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC - Rolls-Royce Opens New Service Centre At
RAF Marham
11 January 2013
ROLLS-ROYCE OPENS NEW SERVICE CENTRE AT RAF MARHAM
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has opened its
first Service Delivery Centre to support military engines at the
Royal Air Force base at Marham in Norfolk, UK. The facility was officially
opened today by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir
Stephen Dalton, and Rolls-Royce
Chief Executive Officer, John
Rishton.
A team of around 15 specialist Rolls-Royce engineers will work
alongside their RAF counterparts at the new centre to deliver
tailored support services for the Tornado combat aircraft's RB199
engines at the customer's operating base. The Service Delivery
Centre also features live video links to the Rolls-Royce Operations
Centre in Bristol, which will
enable real-time decision making on engine issues helping to
further increase aircraft availability for missions.
Service Delivery Centres form part of a suite of innovative
support solutions that Rolls-Royce is implementing across a global
network of over 100 military customers. The centres are aimed at
improving engine availability and reducing costs for customers.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, said: "I was privileged to be at
Royal Air Force Marham today to open the newly refurbished
Rolls-Royce Service Delivery Centre. This state of the art facility
will provide critical support to the Royal Air Force's Tornado
fleet so that it can continue to deliver the first rate operational
capability for which the Force is justifiably famous. We are
grateful for the essential support that our industry partners
provide; their work, in true partnership with the Royal Air Force,
has and will continue to deliver world class performance on
operations and in training."
John Rishton, Rolls-Royce Chief
Executive, said: "This new Service Delivery Centre is an excellent
example of Rolls-Royce and the Royal Air Force working in close
partnership at the heart of our customer's operations. It will
enable us to maximise engine time on-wing and improve response
times on critical operational decisions."
Rolls-Royce supports the Tornado's RB199 engines under the ROCET
(RB199 Operational Contract for Engine Transformation) contract
which has effectively halved the cost of engine support for the
RAF. The contract was renewed and expanded in April 2010 to include the transfer of the RB199
repair and overhaul to Bristol
from Marham. This support model was significantly tested by the
need to surge engine output in support of the UK's Operation Ellamy
activity in Libya in the summer of
2011 and delivered all customer requirements.
Work on the Service Delivery Centre started at Marham in
April 2012 and was completed in
September.
Notes to Editors:
1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and
services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has
established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace,
defence aerospace, marine and energy.
2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad
customer base comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate
and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces,
more than 4,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy
customers in more than 80 countries.
3. Annual underlying revenue was £11.3 billion in 2011, of which
more than half came from the provision of services. The firm and
announced order book stood at £60.1 billion at 30 June 2012, providing visibility of future
levels of activity.
4. Rolls-Royce employs over 40,000 people in offices,
manufacturing and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over
11,000 of these employees are engineers.
5. In 2011, Rolls-Royce invested £908 million on research and
development, two thirds of which had the objective of further
improving the environmental performance of its products, in
particular reducing emissions.
6. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University
Technology Centres, which connect the company's engineers with the
forefront of scientific research.
7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate
recruitment and to further developing employee skills.
For further information, please contact:
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Director - Investor Relations
Rolls-Royce plc
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Director of External Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
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