South Yorkshire-based MTL Advanced is to supply armoured steel for a key UK defence programme.
The multi-million pound multi-year contract has been awarded to the Rotherham firm jointly by Stockport-based WFEL and parent company KMW.
The armoured material will be used in the Boxer Armoured Vehicle's hull assembly, which will be fabricated at WFEL’s specialist manufacturing centre of excellence in Stockport.
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MTL Advanced has invested more than £2 million in new capital equipment to help support the project and meet increased demand. It has contributed to creation of 30 new jobs, with 12 apprentices joining the ranks back in September.
MTL Advanced general manager, Karl Stewart, said: “We are really excited to have been awarded this major contract, which will give us the opportunity to work in partnership with WFEL and KMW on such an important UK Defence project. We look forward to engaging closely with WFEL and KMW’s engineering teams and leveraging our armour manufacturing expertise to help make this Boxer Vehicle programme a great success for the British Army.
“As a company located at the heart of the Sheffield-Rotherham Advanced Manufacturing corridor, the region that was the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, we are immensely proud to be able to bring such a prestigious multi-year contract to Rotherham for the benefit of our local community.”
This is the latest sub-contract to be awarded by WFEL, a key partner in the manufacture of the Boxer Armoured Vehicles for the British Army, under the $2.3 billion contract signed in November 2019 between ARTEC and the UK MoD.
Opportunities will be outlined at a Kickstart event at Rotherham United Community Sports Trust on Wednesday, at New York Stadium, while the firm plans to host an open evening as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2022 on February 10.
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