Meggitt

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Meggitt PLC
Type	Public (LSE: MGGT,)
Founded	1947
Headquarters	Bournemouth Airport, the United kingdom
Key people	Terry Twigger CEO, Sir Colin Terry Chairmen
Industry	aviation,
Products	--
Revenue	670.3million (GBP-2006)
Employees	6,025
Website	http://www.meggitt.com

Meggitt plc, a British engineering group, has its headquarters at Bournemouth Airport, Dorset, England, in Atlantic House. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Meggitt was founded in 1947 and became a quoted public company in 1966. In 2004 it acquired the design and manufacturing division of the Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group, which increased the size of the group by thirty per cent. Meggitt announced on March 6, 2007 that it would acquire K&F Industries. K&F was the parent company of Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation. ABSC was a major competitor of Dunlop Standard Aerospace. The merger transaction was completed on June 22, 2007. This was the largest merger in Meggitt history.

After the merger between K&F and Meggitt, ABSC and Dunlop started plans to merge into one entity named Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems. January 7, 2008 was "One MABS Day". This was the day that Dunlop and ABSC started trading under one name. The new website for MABS can be found at:[1].

Key facts about the combined entity:

Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Facts
Number of aircraft platforms, 158
2007 new aircraft wheels & brakes supplied, 936
Number of aircraft in service, 31000
Number of landings per year, 15,000,000

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Meggitt manufactures equipment for the aerospace and defence sectors and produces a variety of specialist electronic equipment for business and professional use. It has manufacturing facilities in the UK, the US and several other countries and makes the majority of its sales in North America. Its largest customer is the United States Department of Defense.

Turnover for the year to 31 December 2006 was £670.3 million. Profits were £132.7 million before tax and £34.5 million after tax.

[edit] Operating Companies

The Meggitt group consists of 35 operating companies organized into four business units and employs over 6,000 people.^[1]:

Aerospace Equipment
- Avery-Hardoll
- Dunlop Equipment
- Heatric
- Keith Products
- Meggitt Airdynamics
- Meggitt Fuelling Products
- Meggitt Polymer Solutions
  - ( Formerly Dunlop Bestobell)
- Meggitt Safety Systems
- Meggitt Silicone Products
- Meggitt Thermal Systems
- Serck Aviation
- Stewart Warner South Wind
- Whittaker Controls
Aerospace Braking Systems
- Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems
  - (Formally Dunlop Aircraft Braking Systems & Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation)
Defence Systems
- Meggitt Defence Systems, Inc.
  - (Formerly Western Design; Meggitt Defense Systems-Tustin; and Meggitt Defense Systems-Fullerton [aka Cartwright Electronics])
- Meggitt Defence Systems Canada
- Meggitt Training Systems, Inc.
  - (Formerly Firearms Training Systems, Inc. & Meggitt Defense Systems Caswell, Inc.)
Sensing Systems
- Endevco
- Ferroperm Piezoceramics
- Meggitt (Xiamen) Sensors & Controls Co Ltd
- Meggitt Avionics
- PIHER
- Sensorex
- Vibro-Meter Inc
- Vibro-Meter France
- Vibro-Meter SA
- Vibro-Meter UK (Basingstoke)
- Vibro-Meter UK (Rugby)
- Wilcoxon Research