StandardAero takes over TRS Ireland to expand component repair capabilities

StandardAero takes over TRS Ireland to expand component repair capabilities:

21 January 2020:StandardAero has taken over TRS Ireland, the subsidiary of TRS Global Services. The company is a highly specialised provider of component repair and manufacturing processes for a large range of industrial, aero-derivative and aircraft gas turbines.

The acquisition is set to grow StandardAero's Components, Helicopters & Accessories (CH&A) division and its worldwide portfolio of MRO and component repair services.

TRS Ireland operates from Cork, Ireland and has around 70,000 square feet of MRO operations with over 100 employees. The company has a large base of customers like Siemens, GE, Rolls-Royce, MTU, Safran, ITC, Doncasters and many others.

TRS Ireland is an OEM-approved speciality coating provider of engine component repair and MRO services on blades, vanes and other hot section components for both new engines and a rising number of mature engines and a variety of applications. The company has over 180 OEM approvals/licenses and unique FAA and EASA certifications. They are also known as a trusted partner supporting gas turbine users worldwide with customised services, outstanding quality, cost-effective pricing and fast turn times.

"TRS Ireland has a long-standing, hard-earned reputation in the industry as a reliable service partner and will bring immediate growth and opportunity for StandardAero," said Russell Ford, Chairman & CEO of StandardAero. "The company has also been extremely successful in implementing lean manufacturing initiatives to drive efficiency, which is very much in line with StandardAero's operating model."

"TRS Ireland's robust and long-tenured engineering and development team has extensive intellectual property around turbine airfoil and coating technologies and we see significant opportunities to leverage these capabilities and capacity to the fast-growing aerospace and aero-derivative turbine engine repair markets," said Rick Stine, President of StandardAero's CH&A Division.