DANIELSON, CT—SPIROL has acquired Ford Aerospace Ltd. of South Shields, UK.
Ford Aerospace was founded at Tyne Dock in 1910 by Robert Ford, and the family business has most recently been led by the founder’s great-grandson, Chris Ford. The company specializes in manufacturing high-precision metal components and subassemblies for the aerospace, industrial and high-technology sectors. It’s been a leading supplier over its 113-year history dating back almost as far as the first recorded flight in 1903 by the Wright Brothers.