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.
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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