Mayor Visits Goodrich Actuation Systems

Yesterday as Mayor of the City of Wolverhampton I visited the Goodrich site on the Stafford Road in Wolverhampton. With just over 700 workers it is one of the largest private employers in the City. I was welcomed by Nigel Moorhouse one of the Directors and a man that has advised the Mayor's 'Business Champions Group' this year.

I was shown around the site meeting many workers and at the end of the visit I was presented with a 'framed print' of the developed products of the company.

It was an important visit for me as I wanted to express my thanks to Nigel for the advice he has offered and of course it is important to know and understand the importance of the industry that we have here in Wolverhampton.

Its good to know that when I next get on an 'airbus' that the parts were made by the skills of our own workforce here in Wolverhampton!"



Goodrich is a market leader in providing a full range of actuation systems

Primary and secondary flight controls
Helicopter main and tail rotor actuation
Engine and nacelle actuation
Utility Actuation like the weapons bay door on the Lockheed Martin JSF program.
Precision Weapon Actuation
Land Vehicle Actuation

Capable of delivering complete systems with a range of technology options including hydraulic, fly-by-wire and power-by-wire. We work closely with the prime to ensure the system is optimized and that the required functionality, safety, reliability and availability are provided at the minimum cost to the aircraft.

Goodrich has over 135 million hours experience with linear and rotary actuation and fly-by-wire actuation. It continues to lead the way on advanced technologies such as:

5,000 psi hydraulic actuation
Rotary geared actuators
Electro-Hydrostatic Actuation
Electro-Mechanical Actuation
Integrated Actuation Package IAP™

Goodrich has been selected for the Airbus A380 program to provide primary flight controls using the latest power by wire technology. The pioneering use of electrically powered actuation on a large civil application will increase reliability whilst reducing weight, maintenance and life-cycle costs.