Rolls-Royce Opens New Service Centre At RAF Marham

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC - Rolls-Royce Opens New Service Centre At RAF Marham

PR Newswire

London, January 11

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has opened its first ServiceDelivery Centre to support military engines at the Royal Air Force base atMarham in Norfolk, UK. The facility was officially opened today by the Chief ofthe Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, and Rolls-Royce ChiefExecutive Officer, John Rishton.

A team of around 15 specialist Rolls-Royce engineers will work alongside theirRAF counterparts at the new centre to deliver tailored support services for theTornado combat aircraft's RB199 engines at the customer's operating base. TheService Delivery Centre also features live video links to the Rolls-RoyceOperations Centre in Bristol, which will enable real-time decision making onengine issues helping to further increase aircraft availability for missions.

Service Delivery Centres form part of a suite of innovative support solutionsthat Rolls-Royce is implementing across a global network of over 100 militarycustomers. The centres are aimed at improving engine availability and reducingcosts for customers.

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, said: "I wasprivileged to be at Royal Air Force Marham today to open the newly refurbishedRolls-Royce Service Delivery Centre. This state of the art facility will providecritical support to the Royal Air Force's Tornado fleet so that it can continueto deliver the first rate operational capability for which the Force isjustifiably famous. We are grateful for the essential support that ourindustry partners provide; their work, in true partnership with the Royal AirForce, has and will continue to deliver world class performance on operationsand in training."

John Rishton, Rolls-Royce Chief Executive, said: "This new Service DeliveryCentre is an excellent example of Rolls-Royce and the Royal Air Force workingin close partnership at the heart of our customer's operations. It will enableus to maximise engine time on-wing and improve response times on criticaloperational decisions."

Rolls-Royce supports the Tornado's RB199 engines under the ROCET (RB199Operational Contract for Engine Transformation) contract which has effectivelyhalved the cost of engine support for the RAF. The contract was renewed andexpanded in April 2010 to include the transfer of the RB199 repair and overhaulto Bristol from Marham. This support model was significantly tested by the needto surge engine output in support of the UK's Operation Ellamy activity inLibya in the summer of 2011 and delivered all customer requirements.

Work on the Service Delivery Centre started at Marham in April 2012 and wascompleted in September.

Notes to Editors:

1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services foruse on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position inglobal markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.

2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer basecomprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft andhelicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 4,000 marine customers,including 70 navies, and energy customers in more than 80 countries.

3. Annual underlying revenue was £11.3 billion in 2011, of which more than halfcame from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book stood at£60.1 billion at 30 June 2012, providing visibility of future levels ofactivity.

4. Rolls-Royce employs over 40,000 people in offices, manufacturing and servicefacilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees are engineers.

5. In 2011, Rolls-Royce invested £908 million on research and development, twothirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmentalperformance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.

6. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University Technology Centres,which connect the company's engineers with the forefront of scientificresearch.

7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment andto further developing employee skills.

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