Rockford Components Ltd | Company News 2004

2004 Company News Archive

October 2004

Rockford Components have successfully completed a tactical offload package of work for BAe Systems (Air Systems) for the South African Hawk Programme.

Rob Allison Supply Chain Manager at Brough has added his thanks to the team at Rendlesham: "Following the conclusion of the electrical offload package that you have recently discharged, may I take this opportunity to thank your team for the very professional manner in which this work was undertaken, all deliveries were made on time of before the schedule and to the correct quality standards."

Kevin Thompson adds: "This is the first time that I can remember that we have successfully tactically offloaded an electrical package with minimum disruption to the programme, I can not recollect looms for the South African contract ever being raised as a concern at any programme review I have attended."

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June 2004

The Rockford Group of Companies acquires the freehold of the former Cinch Connectors Premises at Worksop and engages a number of former Labinal aerospace harness production operations skilled in Rolls Royce Aero Engine harnesses, Airbus A340 main wing harnesses, Messier Bugatti aerospace harnesses

January 2004

Trojan Fighting Vehicle

Rockford Components have been awarded the design and manufacture contract for Titan and Trojan the Engineering Tank System (ETS) for the UK M.o.D by BAe Systems (Land Systems) Newcastle.

The contract which included spares, is estimated to be worth £2.3M over a four year period.

Steve Hayter the Groups Commercial Director explains "This contract will secure the employment of some 50 employees based both at our Rendlesham Corporate Headquarters and at our Worksop manufacturing facility" he adds "This contract negotiated with Neil Gent at BAe follows the open book policy piloted on both PBISA and VICS contracts which gives BAe a visible 'true' cost of ownership of the products concerned."

Titan Fighting Vehicle