Official opening new facility

September 2008

New Location for Fokker Landing Gear in Helmond

Fokker Landing Gear officially opened the new facility in Helmond, the Netherlands. Fokker Landing Gear is specialized in the design, development, manufacturing and maintenance of landing gears for Aircraft and Helicopters.

On its new location, the company has a working space of 11.000 square meters.  Frank Mulders, managing director of Fokker Landing Gear carried out the official opening ceremony. The total investment for the new facility and the purchase of the building, amount to approximately 15 millions of Euros.

For many years, the Fokker Landing Gear activities were concentrated in Geldrop, the Netherlands. The new location offers the company a state of the art facility. As from now on  the design and manufacturing of landing gears for Apache, NH90, F16, DHC-8 series and the production of the JSF arresting gear will take place in Helmond.