Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 164,561 pages of information and 246,142 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Westland Aerostructures

From Graces Guide

1985 The British Hovercraft Corporation was taken over by Westland

1987 The company was renamed Westland Aerostructures Ltd; hovercraft production ceased.

1988 GKN acquired a majority stake in Westland

1992 Company renamed Westland Aerospace Ltd

1994 Westland became a wholly owned subsidiary of GKN.

1996 Company renamed GKN Westland Aerospace Ltd

2001 GKN Westland Aerospace was renamed GKN Aerospace Services Ltd

2004 The GKN share in the helicopter joint venture was sold to Finmeccanica. GKN retained the Westland Aerospace business, which had a leading edge in aerostructures and composite materials, which became part of GKN Aerospace

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