Engineer wins multimillion-dollar contract with Airbus

Stockport-based ASG Tooling has won a key $2.4m contract with aircraft manufacturer, Airbus.

It said it solidifies the firm’s position as a trusted partner in the aerospace industry and highlights its expertise in providing innovative solutions for complex transport container requirements for both land and sea.

Under this agreement, ASG Tooling will be responsible for the design, fabrication, and machining of bespoke shipping containers.

The project encompasses a lead time of 12 months, during which ASG Tooling will incorporate design changes and manufacture the containers at its Manchester facilities.

ASG Tooling’s group managing director, Simon Weston, said: “Winning this contract with Airbus is a testament to ASG Tooling’s commitment to excellence and our ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions.”

The bespoke shipping containers, more than 18 metres in length, are designed to meet Airbus’s specific needs to transport major airframe assemblies using bespoke quality jigs and work holding and will undergo an extensive fabrication and machining process, including hydraulics, air conditioning and electrical lighting.

Airbus employs around 4,500 staff at its wing-making plant in Broughton, near Chester. Wings are then shipped to Europan assembly plants in Toulouse and Hamburg.