Babcock says that partnership will bring them closer to their long-term goal of ensuring the UK has a robust sovereign defence capability by working with the 2,100 UK manufacturers in the Made in Britain community.
As the second largest supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence, Babcock contributes over £3.3bn a year to UK GDP, and work with the Ministry of Defence across more critical programmes.
Ewan Sime, Global Director of Procurement and Supply Chain, Babcock said: “As a Sovereign British Defence company, we are delighted to be joining the Made in Britain community. Engaging with this extensive network of companies will only serve to increase the resilience of the UK industrial supply chain. Made in Britain stands for innovative, agile manufacturers here in the UK producing for the good of the British economy. It’s a group in which Babcock belongs.”
John Pearce, CEO of Made in Britain, added: “Made in Britain is proud to welcome a company of Babcock’s stature as an accredited member. Their world-class engineering and production capabilities represent the very best of what British manufacturing has to offer – the association with the 2,100 licence holders, more than 300 of which are in the engineering sector – using the Made in Britain Trademark will further highlight the UK’s reputation for precision manufacturing innovation and excellence across the world.”
