Diary date: Afternoon of Tuesday 13th September 2011 (Final timings tbc but approx 30 pm) Developments at Airbus, Flintshire, the largest manufacturing facility in the uk

This is your chance to hear about the Developments at Airbus, Broughton, which is currently the largest manufacturing facility in the UK with approx. 3.5m sq ft of manufacturing space and 7200 employees. The talk will cover the input of central and local government and will include tours of the Airbus West Factory (A380) and North Factory (the new A350 North Factory making composite fibre aircraft wings.) There is a lot to see on site and we are also fortunate to be able to offer a Tour of the Advanced Composites Training and Development Centre, which is training Airbus and other company staff in the use of new materials and is close to the Airbus site.

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   Approx 2.30pm (tbc). Welcome and Introduction, Chairman of Branch IED, Nigel Wilcock followed by overview of Airbus Developments by Steve Thomas, Government Affairs Executive at Airbus UK
   
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   Overview of the Advanced Manufacturing Facility in the UK by Professor Richard Day Advanced Composites Development and Training Centre,
   
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   Questions/Answers/ Information Sharing to develop an Open Floor debate;
   
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   Tours of the West Factory (A380) and North Factory (A350 North Factory) followed by Tour of the Advanced Composites Training and Development Centre.