Meggitt Sensing Systems has consolidated operations from San Juan Capistrano, CA, and Londonderry, NH, into an impressive, 190,000-sq.-ft. facility in Irvine, CA.
Meggitt PLC, a global engineering group specializing in extreme environment components and smart subsystems, is focusing on California to expand sensor and electronics manufacturing. Facilities in San Juan Capistrano, California, and Londonderry, New Hampshire, are being consolidated into a 190,000-sq.-ft. location in Irvine where Meggitt expects to grow its workforce to nearly 500 over the next five years with an investment of $24 million. A grand opening ceremony was held on Thurs., Sept. 12, 2013.
Over the last several months, the California Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has worked with Meggitt to assist with site selection, workforce development and the various permits needed to enable Meggitt to remain a technology leader and employer in California.
Meggitt Sensing Sytems President Peter Huber performs the ribbon-cutting for the offical opening of the MSS facility in Irvine, CA, accompanied by (l. to r.) David Lin, MSS Site Manager; Irvine Mayor Steven Choi; UK Consul General Chris OConnor; and Swiss Consul General Jean-Franois Lichtenstern.
Special guests attending the event included Peter Huber, President, Meggitt Sensing Systems; Irvine Mayor Steven Choi; Leslie McBride, Deputy Director, GO-Biz; Chris O’Connor, Consul General, United Kingdom; Jean-Franois Lichtenstern, Consul General, Switzerland; and representatives from the offices of United States Congressman John Campbell, California State Senator Mimi Walters, California State Assembly Members Diane Harkey, Don Wagner and Allan Mansoor, and Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer.
Meggitt Sensing Systems specializes in high technology products and systems for civil and military aerospace as well as the energy, power generation, nuclear, oil and gas, industrial, laboratory measurement, automotive and space markets.
Meggitt PLC provides high technology products and systems for aerospace, defense and other specialist markets. The companys civil aerospace presence covers large commercial transports, regional aircraft, business jets, helicopters and general aviation. In California, Meggitt has nine business locations and a workforce of nearly 2,400.
Meggitt employs approximately 10,600 people in manufacturing facilities across Asia, Europe and North America.
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