Brookhouse Aerospace hosts ministerial tour of Darwen base

Paul Scully, the Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Minister for London, was joined by MP Jake Berry during the visit.

Brookhouse Aerospace is a key supplier to several Aerospace manufacturers in the UK and Europe for composite and metallic parts, treatments and assemblies.

Government officials met Christopher Morris, CEO and Matthew Rossiter, CFO of Brookhouse Aerospace. The visitors were given a tour of the facility to showcase Brookhouse Aerospace capabilities.

Mr Morris said: “It was an excellent opportunity to discuss with the Minister both the opportunities and challenges facing us in the current climate and how Brookhouse Aerospace is tackling these challenges.

“I strongly feel that by investing in the future through the introduction of new capabilities including additive manufacturing and the development of automation to increase our competitiveness in a difficult market.

“We recognise that being proactive will allow us to remain competitive within a sector that continues to suffer from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.”

Christopher Morris, Jake Berry, Paul Scully, Matt Rossiter

The tour covered Brookhouse Aerospace’s on-site laboratory where products and processes are verified and validated, and the Minister also visited the sheet metal fabrication and surface treatments areas of the business.

The tour continued into the Holme Mill facility where the three largest (up to 13m in length) autoclaves are situated, and concluded in the NDT department where all the composite products manufactured in Brookhouse Aerospace are processed and verified to be conforming.

Mr Scully said: “A strong and competitive aerospace industry is right at the heart of our plans to build back better from the pandemic.

“Brookhouse Aerospace’s cutting edge use of automation shows how embracing the latest digital technology is helping to propel the UK’s aerospace sector to the front of the pack.”