Stockport-based WFEL, which provides engineering and manufacturing of military equipment to armed forces around the world, has announced it has awarded a sub-contract to a Nasmyth Group for the supply of precision-machined components.
Birmingham-based Nasmyth Group has entered a 10-year Long Term Supply Agreement with Stockport engineering firm as part of WFEL’s contract with the British Army to supply Boxer military vehicles. Boxer Armoured Vehicles combine long distance road deployment with all-terrain mobility and bring new capabilities to the British Army; WFEL is part of a £3.2 billion supply chain to add these vehicles to the UK’s military capabilities.
Ian Anderton, WFEL Managing Director, said,
“We warmly welcome Nasmyth Group into our expanding UK Boxer family and look forward to developing a close partnership as we collaborate to successfully deliver this exciting project for the British Army.”
Peter Smith, Chairman and CEO of Nasmyth Group, commented:
“For the defence markets, Nasmyth Group manufactures a wide range of complex components for a variety of military applications. We look forward to working with the team at WFEL to manufacture component parts for the Boxer Armoured Vehicle Programme.”
The British Army will take delivery of more than 500 Boxer vehicle variants, including infantry carriers, specialist carriers, command vehicles and ambulances as part of a £3.2 billion investment. In Stockport, the contract has seen WFEL expand its manufacturing capacity in Heaton Chapel, creating 50 new jobs in the borough.
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