Millions for Dahlewitz: Rolls-Royce creates 100 new jobs

Dahlewitz. The production site in Dahlewitz of turbine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is benefiting from a major investment by the British company.

The group announced on Friday March 15 that it will invest a total of £55 million in its assembly, testing and services capabilities in the UK and Germany.

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After the recent layoffs, Rolls-Royce now employs a total of more than 300 workers and is investing 55 million British pounds – or more than 64 million euros – in two locations in Derby in England and Dahlewitz, south of Berlin. Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg.

A good 30 million euros will go to Dahlewitz

About half of the investment and about a third of the new jobs will be created at the Dahlewitz site. According to the company, there will be around 100 new jobs in Brandenburg.

With the investment, Rolls-Royce aims to meet long-term demand for new large civil engines and further improve customer support for its global Trent engine fleet.

Rolls-Royce expects the global aircraft fleet powered by Rolls-Royce engines to grow by seven to nine percent annually for the remainder of this decade. The increase in the average flight hours of those engines is predicted to be 120 to 130 percent, compared to the level of 2019 and therefore before the Corona global epidemic.

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This was a shock to the airline industry and a sharp drop in sales. Due to the Corona epidemic, the group cut 9,000 jobs. In 2023, around 43,000 people were still working at the company in the UK, including around 10,000 in Germany. At Dahlewitz, the number of workers had dropped from less than 3,000 to just 2,400 in the past three years.

Now things go a little in the other direction. To prepare for the expected growth, the investment includes expanding engine capacity at Derby to deliver more than 40 per cent of new engines per year from 2025 – compared to average deliveries over the past ten years. Service capacity will also be expanded.

New engines were assembled in Dahlewitz

In Dahlewitz, Brandenburg, the existing test capacity for large civil engines will be used to cover short-term needs in the so-called MRO area, before being merged with testing of the new Trent XWB-84 engines starting there in 2026.

New jobs for Dahlewitz: Turbine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is also expanding its production site again.

Source: Rolls Royce Germany

This investment in the UK and Brandenburg follows the announcement in February that £1 billion will be invested in a continuous improvement program for the Trent engine family.

Rob Watson, President of Aviation at Rolls-Royce, said: “This latest investment in our manufacturing and service capabilities is further evidence of our commitment to providing quality products and excellent support to our global customer base.” The company is poised to support its continued growth in the long-haul and long-haul aircraft market and provide customers with greater availability, reliability and efficiency.

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