BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CeeD//NONSGML CeeD Event iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_1798_2b6270a84c4343d2cab749c1ed6d7d8b@ceed-scotland.com SUMMARY:240828 Site Visit and Tour of Thales UK Ltd\, Glas gow DESCRIPTION:CeeD sponsoring member Thales invite you to join t hem for a rare opportunity to visit and see their state of the art Manufacturing and Engineering fac ility in Glasgow. \; The visit on Wednesday 28 th August from 10am will introduce you to the Thal es UK business and include a tour to see what they do and how they do it with a networking opportuni ty around a buffet lunch. \;\n \n Thales has h eld a significant presence in Scotland for over 10 0 years and now employs over 750 people across two  \;main sites in Glasgow and \;Rosyth. The y are a major contributor to the Scottish economy\ , investing over £\;140m in 2023 alone and su pporting a diverse supply chain.\n \n The Glasgow site\, formally established as Barr &\; Stroud Ltd in 1888 is the oldest business line of Thales in the UK\, \;with expertise in \;optical- electronic (Optronic) systems \;in support of land\, sea and air forces.\n \n The team at Thales in Glasgow have also established an \;armoure d vehicle \;centre of excellence\, building on decades of experience in complex military vehicle -sight integration by highly skilled engineers and manufacturing employees.\n \n Thales has a strong commitment to invest in our future talent and in 2023 invested in 22 apprenticeships and 45 enginee ring graduates.\n \n Agenda:\n \n \n 09.00 - Dele gates arrive\; coffee and pastries\n 09.30 - Thal es UK and OME Overview Presentation\n 10.30 - Tou r of facility \n 12.00 - Buffet Lunch and network ing\n 13.00 - Close\n \n \n There will be limited spaces available for this CeeD member only visit which will be allocated on a first come basis.\n \ n For further information on Thales UK go to Thale s in the United Kingdom | Thales Group CATEGORIES:CeeD Member Only CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240828T090000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240828T090000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240828T130000 LOCATION:Thales\n 1 Linthouse Road\n Glasgow\, G51 4BZ\n Un ited Kingdom\n ORGANIZER:MAILTO:d.macgregor@ceed-scotland.com URL:https://ceed-scotland.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1798 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR