Dowtys

filair Cruising at altitude Posts: 497	Dowtys Feb 5, 2015 19:30:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by filair on Feb 5, 2015 19:30:53 GMT A major fire at Dowty propellers today seems to have destroyed most of their factory. As some members will know,this is on the edge of Staverton Airport.

jargon In Orbit Posts: 2,820	Dowtys Feb 5, 2015 20:11:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jargon on Feb 5, 2015 20:11:51 GMT www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-31144128 If this is their only site, I guess getting hold of new machinery and reprogramming quickly will be the difficult problem,

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Dowtys Feb 6, 2015 21:07:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 21:07:31 GMT Leading edge technology in what appears to be an old factory. Not like you can go elsewhere for a propeller! I would guess that there would be contingency in the Dowty empire to ensure the supply chain is restored rapidly?
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