£90m Royal Navy missile contract sustains UK jobs

Three hundred UK jobs will be sustained thanks to a £90m Royal Navy contract that sees the new Wildcat attack helicopters fitted with next-generation precision missiles.
Wed, 16 Jul 2014Three hundred UK jobs will be sustained thanks to a £90m Royal Navy contract that sees the new Wildcat attack helicopters fitted with next-generation precision missiles.

The Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW) programme will protect more than 300 jobs across the UK, as well as sustaining an unspecified number of additional jobs at Anglo-Italian helicopter maker AgustaWestland in Yeovil, Somerset, an Agusta spokesperson told Recruiter.

Recruitment industry voices say little detail on workforce from the Chancellor

Recruitment industry observers have criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s failure to move the UK ahead in specific commitments to workforce issues.

Legislation 12 June 2025

STEM recruiter acquires construction training firm 3B Training

Morson Group has acquired Wigan-based 3B Training to expand its construction skills offering.

Contracts 12 June 2025

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

New to Market 4 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

People 2 June 2025
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