The importance of the defence industry in the South West was highlighted this week for both the technology it supplies and the jobs it creates. Defence Minister, Peter Luff, talked about both points when he visited the Ministry of Defence establishment, Abbey Wood, in Flinton, Bristol. Speaking to the Gazette newspaper, he is quoted as saying "Companies of all sizes supply the defence sector…in Bristol and up the M5 corridor into Gloucestershire…it is really exciting to see the ingenuity of British engineering being used so effectively at the MoD.” He also commented on the need for more young people to go into engineering, particularly in the defence sector. Some of the product shown to Mr Luff and other industry figures included developments in communication that block out any noise disturbance, night vision monocles and solar thermal water heaters. Read the full article at
http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/9621288.Defence_minister_praises_staff_in_visit_to_South_Gloucestershire/
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