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The facility, which will be designed and built for Eurocopter UK by
Knight Property Group, will be ideally placed to offer state of the art
logistical and technical support and flight simulator training for the
UK’s main heliport for the offshore oil industry. Home to major
offshore helicopter operators Bristow Helicopters, Bond Offshore and
CHC, Aberdeen is already a maintenance centre for 59 Super Puma/ EC255
family helicopters which fly an average of 85,000 hours per year in
offshore missions, representing some of the most intensive helicopter
traffic in the world.
The Eurocopter centre will comprise a
10,000 sq ft logistics warehouse and 5,000 sq ft of offices as well as
5,360 sq ft of flight simulator accommodation, which will house
Eurocopter’s first UK-based EC225 Flight Training Simulator. Work at
the site will begin with ground breaking in April, and it is expected
that the facility will be completed by December 2009. The centre will
occupy the 1.2 acre site four at Knight Property Group’s Kirkhill
Commercial Park
Markus
Steinke, Managing Director of Eurocopter UK commented: “The new state
of the art Eurocopter facility in Aberdeen reinforces Eurocopter’s
commitment to investing in the UK, and to bringing the best technical
and logistical support to where our customers need it most. The
Eurocopter Puma/ Super Puma/ EC255 helicopter family has proved very
popular in the UK, both supporting the UK offshore oil and gas industry
and in military missions, as a key part of the Royal Air Force
helicopter fleet. The new Aberdeen facility we are building is the
latest of a growing range of high quality support services which we
provide to our UK customers, both civil and military.
We aim to have
a network of local operations close to our customers throughout the UK.
With our already strong presence in England, Wales and Ireland, we are
pleased to be now making a further commitment to Scotland.”
About Eurocopter
Established
in 1992, the Franco-German-Spanish Eurocopter Group is a Division of
EADS, a world leader in aerospace, defence and related services. The
Eurocopter Group employs approx. 15,600 people. In 2008, Eurocopter
confirmed its position as the world’s No. 1 helicopter manufacturer in
the civil and parapublic market, with a turnover of 4.5 billion Euros,
orders for 715 new helicopters, and a 53 percent market share in the
civil and parapublic sectors. Overall, the Group’s products account for
30 percent of the total world helicopter fleet. Its strong worldwide
presence is ensured by its 18 subsidiaries on five continents, along
with a
dense network of distributors, certified agents and
maintenance centres. More than 10,000 Eurocopter helicopters are
currently in service with over 2,800 customers in more than 140
countries. Eurocopter offers the largest civil and military helicopter
range in the world.
Eurocopter UK was formed in November 2007
through the 100% acquisition of Eurocopter Distributor McAlpine
Helicopters Ltd. Eurocopter helicopters have been distributed in the UK
since 1974 and the Company is the leader in the UK Civil and Parapublic
market, with a fleet of 344 civil helicopters currently in operation in
the UK.
Kirkhill Commercial Park is a 14 acre site located in
commercial hub Dyce, Aberdeen. Adjacent to Aberdeen Airport, this site
benefits from excellent transport links to the city and north east
area. Occupiers in close vicinity to the site include international
industry giants BP, Wood Group, Weatherford, Baker Hughes, Kvaerner and
Halliburton.
For more information, please contact:
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| Tom Randell |
| Tuesday, 27 January 2009 |
| http://www.eurocopter.com/publications/FO/scripts/newsFO_complet.php?lang=EN&news_id=586 |
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| LAW ENFORCEMENT SEMINAR |
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| AFRICAN AEROSPACE & DEFENCE 2010 |
| African Aerospace & Defence will be hosted at AFB Ysterplaat, Cape Town from the 21st – 25th September 2010.
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