Company Profile

Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position in global markets – civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. 

As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base comprising more than 300 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 4,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy customers in more than 80 countries.

Annual underlying revenue was £15.5 billion in 2013, of which around half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book stood at £71.6 billion at February 2014, providing visibility of future levels of activity.

Rolls-Royce employs over 45,000 people in offices, manufacturing and service facilities in 45 countries. Over 14,000 of these employees are engineers.

In 2013, Rolls-Royce invested £1.2 billion in research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental performance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.

Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 31 University Technology Centres, which connect the company’s engineers with the forefront of scientific research.

The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further developing employee skills.