Following the contract signing in March 2023 Morson Projects have been managing engineering work at Leonardo’s UK helicopter facility through sub-contractors and the management of fixed-price packages across our UK design offices including Yeovil, Bristol, Belfast, Manchester, and Hull.
We caught up with Matt Thompson, Head of Engineering Delivery for the Leonardo Programme at Morson Projects, to find out how the past 12 months have gone:
“Where did that year go….
“Reflecting on the last 12 months, I think I am safe in saying that the Strategic Partnership with Leonardo Helicopters UK has proven to be an exemplary model of successful collaboration and mutual growth. Working together over the initial 12-month period our partnership has helped solve challenging programme requirements, industry skill shortages and given us a greater appreciation of one another’s businesses.
“Key to working in true partnership has been our culture of openness and shared expertise, where industry best practices and process improvements have been exchanged freely between Leonardo Helicopters UK and Morson Projects. Working together we have introduced regular feedback forums, where all stakeholders have been able to openly address challenges and act on opportunities, leading to continuous improvement and innovation.
“Central to the success of the agreement has been the growth in mutual trust between both of our engineering organisations. This trust has allowed for seamless integration of teams, transcending organisational boundaries and fostering a cohesive “one team” ethos.
“As a result, the combined efforts have propelled the partnership towards significant growth during 2023, across multiple engineering disciplines, marked by achievements that surpass what the individual entities could have accomplished alone.
“You can really feel the momentum that the Strategic Partnership has built, and I am really looking forwards to the next 12 months. I believe that both organisations have a shared vision for the future and are poised for even greater success as the partnership evolves.
“Whilst it’s easy to focus on the business improvements and benefits that the partnership has brought, it is perhaps more important for me to fairly recognise and extend my thanks to the Morson Projects and Leonardo teams that have contributed to the successful implementation and management of the contract over the last year. The tenacity and drive of key individuals in both organisations has been great to witness and even better to be part of.
“We are passionate about solving our clients and partners engineering challenges, whilst not always easy it is always very rewarding. Morson Projects are privileged to be working so closely with Leonardo Helicopters UK, the Home of British Helicopters.”
Sean Cook, Engineering Capacity Solutions Manager at Leonardo Helicopters UK, shared of the Strategic Partnership:
“The success of a Strategic Partnership relationship is through behaviours, transparency, and honesty.
“I am very proud to say that it is testament to the whole team across both organisations that have got us to where we are today in terms of embracing and portraying the behaviours and attitudes required to make what really does look and feel like a strategic partnership that is dynamically developing and growing.
“I look forward to exciting days ahead as we seek jointly to understand what we will need in the Aerospace Engineers of tomorrow and where they are all going to come from?”
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