Cosworth wins major Rolls Royce contract

Cosworth has been awarded a major contract by Rolls-Royce to supply components for the Deltic engine used by the Royal Navy. The contract includes engineering services and manufacture of engine components at Cosworth’s world class facility in Northampton, UK.

“When we first started the discussion with Rolls-Royce, it was made very clear they required a supplier with facilities to provide complete technical support from material science to engine component design and testing, and the capability to manufacture complex components in relatively small batch sizes. Cosworth demonstrated the ability to meet Rolls-Royce’s requirements", said Jog Lall, Sales and Marketing Director, Cosworth Ltd.

Engineering work will commence immediately and the first set of components is planned for delivery in quarter three 2008.

Tim Routsis, CEO of the Cosworth Group commented, “We are now in our third year of business diversification and, once again, have shown that Cosworth’s design, development, testing, manufacturing and support services are sought after in many adjacent market sectors. I’m pleased to say our Aerospace and Defence business unit has now secured its third major contract".

Jim Vickerman, Managing Director of Rolls-Royce Distributed Generation Systems, said: “This equipment has to operate in harsh environments where reliability and high performance is paramount. We really value the very important contribution our supply chain makes to us being able to successfully support the Royal Navy".