Leonardo makes a significant contribution to the UK economy with revenues of £1.9bn, around 45% of which are in export.
The company operates from 7 main sites across the UK employing over 7,500 highly skilled people.
Driving Britain's Prosperity through Inspiration, Invention and Engineering
Leonardo’s UK operations contributed £1.9 billion to the economy annually, supporting over 26,000 British jobs. With our focus on high-value work, our employees are shown to be 80% more productive than the UK average.
Driving Britain's Prosperity through Inspiration, Invention and Engineering
Skills – developing our people
Skills – developing our people
Leonardo employs over 7,500 people across the UK, 67% of whom hold highly skilled positions. We are one of the UK’s largest employers of engineering apprentices and graduates, investing around £3.5 million on employee training and development annually, and actively support STEM curricula.
A Strong and Diverse Supply Chain
Maintaining Leonardo's healthy and productive relationships with all our suppliers is critical to our continued success. Our seven major sites across the UK each bring investment into the local economy and wider region through strong links with supply chain companies in the surrounding areas. We spend approximately £600m with over 2,100 companies in our UK supply chain annually.
Technology – Investing in the Future
Technology – Investing in the Future
Leonardo invests around £180m in the UK (around 10% of turnover) in Research and Development each year. This investment in innovation enables us to deliver some of the UK’s most advanced technology programmes such as the new generation radar for the RAF’s Typhoon combat aircraft, Infra-Red cameras and advanced helicopter capabilities.
Exports – contributing to the growth of the UK economy
Leonardo generates exports worth nearly £900 million to the UK economy annually. Growing exports from the UK is one of the pillars of Leonardo’s strategy. Our support to UK Armed Forces, who use our systems and platforms on operations, is a significant reference case for our many export customers.
Exports – contributing to the growth of the UK economy
Leonardo's UK heritage
