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We’ve listed here some of the big players in the industry with links to their career sites.
Rolls Royce Plc
• £5.7 billion company
employing 21,000 staff
• Design and develops power
systems for use in the air,
on land and at sea
• Major UK base in Derby
Airbus Group SE
• European multinational aerospace
and defence company
• £60 billion turnover employing
58,000 staff
• Operations in Europe, North
America, India, China and Japan
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Automotive Plc
• Design and manufacture of
automotive vehicles
• £19 billion company employing
29,000 staff globally
• 80% UK production sold abroad
• Major bases in the Midlands
and Liverpool
BMW AG
• German automotive manufacturer
• Turnover of £50 billion
• 116,000 staff globally with
18,000 in the UK
Dyson Ltd
• £1.3 billion company employing
4,000 staff
• Vacuum, fan and drier technologies
• Main operations in UK
and Malaysia
BAE Systems Plc
• Multinational security and
defence contractor
• £16 billion revenue employing
84,000 staff globally
• Involved in Astute Class Submarine
and UK aircraft carrier production
Network Rail
• £6 billion company with
34,000 staff
• Owner and operator of UK
rail infrastructure
• Owns 2,500 stations and
rolling stock
• Shares training facilities
at HMS Sultan in Gosforth
for apprentices
Siemens AG
• German multinational company
• 343,000 people globally in
electrical and electronic products
• Turnover of £50 billion
• Prominent maker of medical
diagnostics
Babcock International
• Engineering services organisation
• Works in defence, energy,
transport, education
• 34,000 staff, revenues of £4 billion
GE
• General Electric is a US $145
billion global company
• Employs 300,000 people with
19,000 in the UK
• R&D, manufacturing and
servicing htechnology products
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