GKN Aerospace wins USD750m contract with Honeywell for engine nacelles

Type: Live News, 22/07/2008

GKN Aerospace has won a lifetime contract expected to be worth over USD750m with Honeywell Engines for nacelle systems for the HTF7000 series business jet turbofan engine.

GKN Driveline unveils electronic ‘Locker' for 2009 Ford F-150

Type: Live News, 17/07/2008

GKN Driveline Torque Technology will begin supplying its new electronic locking differential to Ford’s all-new 2009 F-150 FX4 pickup trucks later this year.

GKN and Airbus Continue Talks

Type: Live News, 15/07/2008

Negotiations between Airbus and GKN for the sale of the Filton Operations continue to make good progress.

GKN Driveline receives Nissan's 2008 Global Innovation Award

Type: Live News, 14/07/2008

GKN Driveline Torque Technology in Japan has been awarded the prestigious Nissan Global Innovation Award

GKN Driveline Torque Vectoring

Type: Live News, 03/07/2008

World-first for BMW X6

GKN and Rolls-Royce Announce Composite Material Joint Venture

Type: Live News, 28/05/2008

GKN announced today that GKN Aerospace has established a joint venture company with Rolls-Royce to carry out research and development into the use of composite materials in aero engine fan blades.

GKN develops techniques for rapid deposition of composite materials for aerospace components

Type: Live News, 20/05/2008

- sees increases in deposition rates by a factor of 40.

Composite Aircraft Wing research gets underway at GKN Aerospace

Type: Live News, 15/05/2008

GKN Aerospace teams at the Company’s Composites Research Centre, Cowes, UK and at the Ice Protection Facility in Luton, UK, have commenced work on the three year ‘Next Generation Composite Wing’ (NGCW) research programme aimed at revolutionizing technologies that will improve future wing design and manufacturing processes in the UK.

Interim Management Statement 1 May 2008

Type: Live News, 01/05/2008

GKN plc today issues the following Interim Management Statement covering the period 1 January to 30 April 2008 and confirms its previous outlook for the year ending 31 December 2008.

GKN Aerospace gains $400m follow on order for the C-130J nacelle

Type: Live News, 29/04/2008

GKN Aerospace has gained a further follow on contract from Lockheed Martin to supply the integrated nacelle for the C-130J aircraft. This $400m, 5 year contract brings the total value of GKN Aerospace work on the C-130J to over $800m, and takes the Company’s contribution to the programme into its 20th year.