casey Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 A major fire has destroyed much of a factory in Gloucestershire.The blaze began at about midnight in the roof space of Dowty's production facility at Staverton, where propeller systems for aircraft are made. Twenty-nine staff were evacuated from the site and led to safety. No-one was reported as injured.Neil Siddons from GE Aviation, who owns Dowty Propellers, said it had "committed considerable resources" to get the operation back up and running."We are in close contact with our employees, customers, and regulatory authorities," he added.Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said 80% of the factory building was "severely damaged" by the blaze, which was tackled by 80 firefighters.Chief fire officer Stewart Edgar, said: "Firefighters from all over the county have been working tirelessly under my command and will be there for the foreseeable future. "Rest assured, the fire is well under control."Fire crews remain on scene damping down and scaling back operations at the site.'Future concerns' Christine Starling, from Unite the union, said its members who work at the site were "absolutely devastated" and had been sent home."Everybody is in shock and at this moment in time quite worried about their future," she said."Obviously there must be meetings going on within the company and I would expect something to be said within the next 24 hours to the workforce about what exactly is going to happen."Decisions need to be made and they're not going to be quick decisions."Mr Siddons said the company wanted to "limit the disruption" to employees and customers, and would be meeting with staff on Friday morning. The Dowty Propellers site in Staverton - which employs 250 workers - is separate to the Messier-Bugatti-Dowty factory nearby which designs and manufactures landing gear for aircraft.It's main production line, destroyed by the fire, makes propellers for the C130J Super Hercules and the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400.View original article and additional images: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-g...shire-31144128 View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1dp Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wow! Not to worry, Hamilton Standard has one ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEC130 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wow! Not to worry, Hamilton Standard has one ready to go. If only that was true.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Podboy Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 This is the first R391 propeller and it bears serial number 0001.Manufacturer: Dowty Aerospace, Gloucester, England, 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0VT07G20150219 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPTestFE Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Of course they'd say that...to admit production delays would be risking orders & their stock performance.n1dp, I wish HS had theirs ready. Last thing they told me was that their design will not fit on the J...unless they did some major mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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