Express Engineering has sold off part of its business to focus on expanding its capabilities in the oil and gas market.

UK-based Express Engineering, which manufactures, assembles, and tests solutions for subsea production systems, has sold its aerospace division for an undisclosed sum.

The proceeds will be re-invested to add additional manufacturing capability that will enable Express Engineering to grow and support customer demand for new innovative products, while improving overall competitiveness.

Gary Thirlwell, managing director of Express Engineering, said: “We have disposed of the aerospace business to focus resources on our core subsea products. Aerospace was a small, albeit profitable division, but is not part of our strategic focus.

“During the last year or two, we have been transforming Express Engineering through a new product strategy and investment in infrastructure that includes a new test and assembly facility. To continue to compete in global markets and provide customers with top quality subsea products and services we need to be fully focussed on that task and sector.

“More large, global companies are outsourcing their manufactured products and sub systems for flexibility and competitiveness and looking to establish long-term partnerships with companies like Express that offer specialist, turn-key solutions.”

Thirlwell added: “We were delighted to find a buyer for this successful business; one who is committed to investing in it to make it a bigger enterprise.”