A high-tech aerospace and engineering centre in Yeovil has started welcoming its first tenants. The purpose-built centre - known as iAero - is a regional hub for research, design and innovation and was delivered in partnership between Somerset County Council (SCC), the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and defence giant Leonardo UK.
The centre, which was funded by the UK government and European Union, was built to support the competitiveness and growth of the region's aerospace sector and associated high-value design and engineering technology supply chains.
It opened in February next to Leonardo's site in Yeovil. The company is an anchor tenant and the hub is home to the firm's research and innovation team. Aerospace business Honeywell is also taking up occupancy within the centre.
