Avcorp Signs Long Term Agreement With Bell Helicopter Textron Canada.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1997--(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). ;ME AVP AVP arginine vasopressin. ) Avcorp Industries Inc. announced today that it has signed a long term production agreement with Bell Helicopter Bell Helicopter Textron is an American helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. A division of Textron, Bell manufactures military helicopter and tiltrotor products in the United States (primarily in and around Fort Worth as well as in Amarillo, Textron Canada. The estimated value of the five year contract is $20,000,000. The contract is for the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of approximately 1700 sheet metal and spotweld detail parts and assemblies at the Company's Metal Products Division in Laval, Quebec Laval (pronounced  ) is a city and a region in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Greater Montreal Area. It is located on Île Jésus, across the Rivière des Prairies from Montreal. .
Mr. Stephen Kearns, Vice President and General Manager said, "We are very appreciative and proud to have been selected as a supplier to the world's leading helicopter manufacturer. Bell has always been very supportive of Avcorp, and this contract is a statement of Bell Helicopter's and Avcorp's continued commitment to provide our customers with superior quality products at globally competitive prices." The Metal Products Division, whose workforce numbers 117 employees, manufactures detail metal components and welded assemblies for the aerospace industry. It is a supplier on a number of aircraft programs including Bell Helicopter's 206B, 407L and 430 models, de Havilland's Dash 8, Northrop Grumman's E-2C E-2C Hawkeye; Navy Airborne Warning and Control System Aircraft , Boeing's B737, B747 and B2 and the McDonnell Douglas MD80. Avcorp Industries Inc. is a Canadian aerospace industry manufacturer. The Company is a single-source supplier for design, fabrication and assembly of metal, composite and plastic components and is made up of four divisions: Aerostructures, Composites, Metal Products and Engineering. CONTACT: Avcorp Industries Inc. Mr. Dale Hunt, 604/ 278-4204 604/ 278-8346 (FAX) |
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