3 min read - 28 Sep, 2026
Rolls-Royce announces landmark £300m investment across the UK
Rolls-Royce has announced a landmark £300m investment in its UK manufacturing and engineering facilities, reinforcing its commitment to the UK’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem. This investment will ensure Rolls-Royce’s UK infrastructure can meet manufacturing demand, while supporting the development of future aerospace programmes and strengthening vital sovereign defence capabilities.
In Derby, the home of Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace operations, the company is investing more than £140m in new engineering and manufacturing services facilities to enable future growth and improve the work environment for employees. In addition, investments in aftermarket support will increase capacity and improve operational efficiency. The works are expected to be completed in 2028.
In Bristol, the home of UK military power and propulsion, Rolls-Royce is investing over £90m on a major facility upgrade programme to enhance operational delivery, digital security and programme output for customers. It will support more than 3,500 employees at the site and will be completed in 2031. The investment will deliver new collaborative workspaces, enhanced IT infrastructure, and increase maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capability.
Rolls-Royce is investing £300m in its UK facilities, reinforcing its commitment to the UK’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem / Picture: Rolls-Royce
In Rotherham, Rolls-Royce is investing £19m at its advanced blade casting facility. Supported by a further £2m from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, the Rotherham programme will increase the facility’s capability and productivity, doubling its output of advanced turbine blades – a critical component in jet engines – by 2030.
An investment of £43m at Inchinnan, Glasgow, is introducing machinery that will enable new engine components to be manufactured. In Ansty, Warwickshire, a £5m investment in machinery upgrades will enhance manufacturing capability and efficiency. In addition, Rolls-Royce is strengthening its advanced manufacturing capabilities across other sites in the UK.
Rolls-Royce says this investment programme provides multi-year stability to the hundreds of domestic engineering partners, component manufacturers, and small-to-medium enterprises that provide the company with the parts and services it needs to deliver for customers. In 2025 alone, Rolls-Royce spent more than £2.8bn with UK-based suppliers, with the vast majority spent with businesses located outside of London and the South East.
In Derby, more than £140m will be invested, while in Bristol, over £90m will support a major facility upgrade programme / Picture: Rolls-Royce
Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls-Royce, said: “Our manufacturing facilities in the UK are home to the very best of British engineering talent. This £300 million investment is a clear statement of our intent. Rolls-Royce is committed to growing the UK’s advanced manufacturing sector and we are proud to be building the infrastructure needed to power Britain’s future. World-class facilities across the UK will ensure that Rolls-Royce remains a global leader in both commercial aviation and sovereign defence, while supporting thousands of highly skilled jobs both directly and through our supply chain.”
Rt Hon John Healey MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said: “This £300 million investment by Rolls-Royce is a powerful vote of confidence in Britain’s future and in the economic stability this government is delivering. From Derby and Bristol to Rotherham, Glasgow and Warwickshire, it will back skilled jobs, strengthen our sovereign industrial capability, and help drive growth in communities across the UK. At a time of increasing global competition, Britain must be the best place in the world to invest, innovate and build. Today’s announcement shows that confidence in our country is growing and that world-leading British firms are investing for the future.”
Rolls-Royce has invested more than £3bn in the UK since the start of its transformation programme in 2023. Across the country, the company has been investing in R&D and cutting-edge engineering programmes, alongside upgrading its facilities and infrastructure.
