Published: 03 Dec 2012
Last Updated: 09 Oct 2013
Another remarkable result for Rolls-Royce, which tops its sector for the ninth year in a row and takes fourth place in BMAC overall. First-half revenues at the aero engine maker were up 5% to £5.76bn, and full-year prospects also look strong – RR engines are to power 25 new Airbuses ordered by Singapore Airlines in a contract worth £1.6bn to the British firm. Defence technology specialist Ultra Electronics is in second place, recently awarded a £14m contract for surveillance sensors by the Ministry of Defence. GKN is up to third place from eighth last year, with first-half sales rising 16% to £3.5bn. The firm has issued a profits warning for the final quarter of the year, however.
BMAC 2012 by sector: Engineering - Aero & Defence
| Ranking | Name | Score |
| 1. | Rolls-Royce | 71.1 |
| 2. | Ultra Electronics | 66.1 |
| 3. | GKN | 60.1 |
| 4. | Cobham | 58.6 |
| 5. | Meggitt | 58.5 |
