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Turner Aviation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Turner & Company (Glasgow) Limited, a privately owned business with headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland.  Turner & Co. have a combined workforce in excess of 2,500 people with a turnover in excess of £250 million Pounds Sterling.

The Group has been in business since 1912 and is active in the fields of Diesel Engineering, Facilities Management, Vehicle Hire, Access Equipment and Power Generation.

Link to Turner Group Web Page.

Aircraft staging by our Sister Company Plus8.

Turner Aviation holds one of the longest running CAA Approvals, having been approved initially in 1947.  The Company currently holds formal approvals from EASA, FAA, ISO 9001:2000, Thailand D.C.A. and Transport Canada, as well as several industry approvals, for example Rolls Royce plc., British Aerospace, Honeywell and Goodrich Corporation.

 Our core business is the overhaul, repair and modification of aircraft components & systems, including electrical rotating equipment, hydro-mechanical systems and avionics.

 

Rolls Royce Sptfire
We recently refurbished and sold our NT12K Magneto rig to keep the RR Spitfire flying into the 21st Century.

We operate two facilities: one in Glasgow, which handles electrical and hydro-mechanical components and the second in Aberdeen, which is dedicated to avionics equipment.

The Glasgow facility also manufactures parts for industrial gas turbines, aviation components and specialised tooling.

The Company currently employs 70 people between both facilities and has an annual turnover of £6 million Pounds Sterling.

 

starter generator
Engine Generator
APU Starter Generator and Main engine generator fitted to the ERJ135 / 145 Aircraft.

Our Rotable Support department provides a One-Stop Shop Service to sub-contract, manage and control the repair of components outside of our in-house capability.

We provide this service on a contractual basis to cover all Aircraft Rotables as well as ad-hoc support where the Customer cannot easily source a vendor.
Aviation Packaging
All units are dispatched in our reusable export standard containers to minimise the risk of transit damage.

Gas Turbine Components
fuel nozzle assembly

Our main objective is to provide each customer with the best possible value for money through the attainment of reliable unit performance and maximisation of unit TBO. This dedication to engineering excellence, coupled with our short turnaround times, enables our customers to reduce their spares inventory wherever possible.

Examples of our manufactured components.

We pride ourselves on our service levels - we provide a detailed quotation and condition report for every job. We produce regular status reports and business summary reports for all our customers, which allows performance analysis on turnaround time, average prices and price per flying hour on all unit types.
Click below for examples of:

Status Report

Business Summary Report:
Total Spend Analysis
Individual Unit Spend

Starter Motor

Bell 214ST Starter Motor

 

Our operating philosophy is based on the provision of outstanding levels of customer service through high quality standards, low turnround times and competitive pricing.  This policy has enabled the Company to develop an extensive customer base throughout Europe, North America, the Middle and Far East.

Competitive Advantages

    • Industry leading TRT and value added Customer service
    • On-demand status reporting
    • Competitive Pricing backed up by “open book” approach
    • Large stock-holding of spares and unit exchanges.
    • Close relationships with OEMs
    • Flat management structure to allow efficient and timely decision making.
    • World Class processes and automated test facility
    • Tailor made packages to suit specific requirements
    • Small Company focus & flexibility backed up by investment & support from financially secure larger Group.
 

Turner Aviation continues to meet the requirements of an ever more demanding market by investment and review of our key processes. We have invested well over £1m in the past two years in upgraded facilities and new capability. We have fully overhauled our shop floor processing around lean principles to enable us to improve on our already World Class turnaround times. We invest heavily in part and unit exchange stock to ensure that any delays due to parts shortages are minimised.