Rolls-Royce is putting another £300 million into British manufacturing and engineering, upgrading facilities across the UK as it prepares for growth in aerospace and defence.
The investment will stretch from Derby and Bristol to Glasgow, Rotherham and Warwickshire, supporting advanced manufacturing, engineering and thousands of skilled jobs.
£140m boost for Derby
More than £140 million will be invested at Rolls-Royce's Civil Aerospace operations in Derby, including new engineering and manufacturing facilities and increased aftermarket capacity.
Bristol will receive another £90 million, upgrading the company's major defence engineering site, which employs more than 3,500 people.
Elsewhere, £43 million is heading to Inchinnan near Glasgow for new manufacturing machinery, while £19 million will be invested in Rolls-Royce's advanced blade casting facility in Rotherham. The latter is expected to double production of advanced turbine blades by 2030.
A further £5 million will upgrade manufacturing machinery at Ansty in Warwickshire.
Billions already spent in Britain
The latest announcement follows more than £3 billion of Rolls-Royce investment in the UK since 2023.
And the benefits extend well beyond Rolls-Royce itself. In 2025, the company spent more than £2.8 billion with UK suppliers, with most of that spending going to businesses outside London and the South East.
Why it matters for Britain 🇬🇧
This is long-term investment in the sort of high-value industry Britain has built a global reputation for - engineering, aerospace and advanced manufacturing.
It supports skilled British jobs, creates work throughout the domestic
