OREANDA-NEWS. Rolls-Royce has signed new agreements with repair and overhaul facilities to offer M250 and RR300 engine operators even more options for their service needs.

Two current M250 service providers in the Rolls-Royce FIRST network will become Authorized Repair Facilities for RR300 engines, while a new service provider in Brazil will join the FIRST network and provide services for RR300 as well.

Mark Thompson, Rolls-Royce, manager of the FIRST network, said, “Rolls-Royce focuses on providing the best service options for M250 and RR300 engine operators. These new authorized service locations expand those options, while bringing the power of competition to the marketplace. That freedom of choice, matched with global reach and trusted service, bring outstanding value to operators in the field.”

The new service providers include:

Cadorath, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Lafayette, LA, US. Cadorath, already a member of the Rolls-Royce FIRST network for M250 engines, has been designated an Authorized Repair Facility for RR300 engines. Cadorath has been servicing the M250 line for more than 30 years.

H-S Tool & Parts Inc., Richmond, BC, Canada. H-S Tool & Parts, a member of the FIRST network, has been designated an Authorized Repair Facility for RR300 engines. H-S has been servicing M250 engines for more than 40 years.

IAS, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. IAS will join the FIRST network and provide maintenance, repair and overhaul for both M250 and RR300 engines.

The FIRST network offers industry-leading field support and more than 30 competitive, full-service engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities on six continents. That means you get to compare and choose which FIRST network location works best for you. The innovative FIRST network offers unprecedented support for helicopter engines throughout the world.

About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

  1. Rolls-Royce’s vision is to be the market-leader in high performance power systems where our engineering expertise, global reach and deep industry knowledge deliver outstanding customer relationships and solutions. We operate across five businesses: Civil Aerospace, Defence Aerospace, Marine, Nuclear and Power Systems.
  2. Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 120 countries, comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces, 4,000 marine customers including 70 navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers.
  3. We have three common themes across all our businesses:
  • Investing in and developing engineering excellence
  • Driving a manufacturing and supply chain transformation which will embed operational excellence in lean, lower-cost facilities and processes
  • Leveraging our installed base, product knowledge and engineering capabilities to provide customers with outstanding service through which we can capture aftermarket value long into the future.
  • Annual underlying revenue was $19.43 billion* in 2015, around half of which came from the provision of aftermarket services. The firm and announced order book stood at $110.78 billion* at the end of 2015.
  • In 2015, Rolls-Royce invested $1.74 billion* on research and development. We also support a global network of 31 University Technology Centres, which position Rolls-Royce engineers at the forefront of scientific research.
  • Rolls-Royce employs over 50,000 people in more than 46 countries. Nearly 15,700 of these are engineers.
  • The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further developing employee skills. In 2015 we employed 228 graduates and 277 apprentices through our worldwide training programs.

*Based on an exchange rate of $1.45