World leading aviation and defence equipment manufacturer, Safran Landing Systems, has opened a brand new engineering and support centre in Gloucester site as part of major investment in its premises, this April 2025.
The global firm says the new building, at its site near Gloucestershire Airport, provides 'modern working environments adapted to the needs' of its employees with space focusing on wellbeing at work, including breakout areas on each floor and facilities to encourage people to cycle to work.
The new facility is part of a package of investment in the Gloucester site, which was founded in 1937 and is one of the largest Safran sites in the world, currently employing 1,200 people.
Its three-phase investment project includes the renovation of existing facilities, the construction of new buildings and the creation of a showroom, which the firm says underlines its 'ongoing commitment to technological innovation, economic dynamism and environmental responsibility'.
CEO François Bastin said of the new building: ‘We are delighted to open this world-leading facility today, that will support the design and development of the next generation of aircraft landing systems on our Gloucester site.
'This investment is not only fantastic for our workforce and the local area, it is a further commitment from Safran to the long-term future of aerospace in the region’.
The new building will also have a reduced carbon footprint, thanks in particular to a 10-year energy partnership with utility firm Engie, which will allow Safran entities in the UK to meet their electricity requirements using UK solar production.
The project follows a major recruitment drive at the site in the past year, with 204 new employees joining the team in 2024, followed by a further 30 new recruits since the start of 2025.
President of Safran UK, which in all employs 3,500 across 12 sites nationwide, Veronique Bardelmann, said of the opening: ‘We were pleased to welcome esteemed guests today, to see this investment first hand, which is a part of a continued strategy of investment and growth in our UK businesses right across the country’.
