Leonardo has opened a £30M Single Site Logistics Hub for helicopter maintenance in their South West, UK Yeovil base, replacing eight ageing buildings with a state-of-the-art new integrated facility.

Leonardo collaborated with Kuehne+Nagel in the development of the hi-tech facility, drawing on their expertise in green technologies to embed sustainability into the new site.

The Hub will now revolutionise the way Leonardo services its global helicopter fleet, helping the company deliver replacement parts more efficiently and responsively for its international customers. Digital technologies underpin the highly-automated facility, which is able to rapidly distribute parts all over the world in order to keep Leonardo’s fleet flying.

The £30 million Hub officially recognised at the Home of British Helicopters represents Leonardo’s wider investment in the UK as the nation’s only onshore helicopter manufacturer. Leonardo has built a 3,330-strong highly skilled helicopters workforce in the UK, working on-site in Yeovil, including 430 design-focused engineers proficient in the 87 essential skill sets for executing high-value helicopter design work. The site also supports a thriving UK-wide helicopter supply chain and over 12,000 jobs.