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Melrose profits climb on higher defense spending as transformation nears completion
By Tom Batchelor Aug 3, 2025, © Leeham News: Melrose has reported a strong set of interim results for the first half of 2025 as demand for its defense products soared, driving expanding margins and a sharp uptick… Read More
Melrose sets ambitious profit targets, eyes defense boost
By Leeham News Team Mar 6, 2025, © Leeham News: Melrose Industries, the parent company of GKN Aerospace, has unveiled ambitious financial targets, setting its sights on approximately £5 billion ($6.4 billion) in revenue and £1.2 billion in… Read More
Focus on quality not slowing innovation, says GKN
By Tom Batchelor April 18, 2024, © Leeham News: The crisis at Boeing forced the entire supply chain to re-evaluate manufacturing processes and double down on quality control – but that is not yet stifling innovation, according to… Read More
GKN Aerospace eyes further growth as earnings surge
By Tom Batchelor Mar. 7, 2024, © Leeham News: Strengthening demand for airframe structures and engine components helped British supplier GKN Aerospace, a subsidiary of Melrose PLC, achieve higher profits and record margins in 2023. The company, whose… Read More