Boeing opens first European manufacturing plant in Sheffield

Boeing has today opened a £40m production facility in Sheffield, this is the company’s first manufacturing site in Europe. The 6,200-square-metre facility will be located at Sheffield Business Park, alongside The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
Boeing Sheffield will make over 100 different high-tech actuation system components for its 737 and 767 models. The components produced will be made from raw materials sourced in the UK, and are to be used on the trailing edge of the model's wings. Trailing edge actuation systems are responsible for extending and retracting the wing’s flaps during different phases of flight.