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APPH

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Type
  
Subsidiary

Headquarters
  
Founded
  
5 December 1985

Parent organization
  
Industry
  
Aerospace

Area served
  
Worldwide

Number of employees
  
400

Predecessor
  
AP Precision Hydraulics

Products
  
Aircraft landing gear systems

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APPH designs and manufactures hydraulic systems and (landing gear) for civil and military aircraft.

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History

APPH began as the British subsidiary, AP Precision Hydraulics, of an American engineering company, in 1985. The British subsidiary was based on Shaw Road in Speke.

It was bought by BBA Group in September 1987 for £25 million (£63.42 million current value).

It changed to the name APPH on 3 October 1995.

On 3 February 2014, Héroux-Devtek Inc acquired APPH from BBA Aviation, purchasing 100% of the share capital for US$124M.

Aircraft Landing Gear

Aircraft it has supplied landing gear for include:

  • Airbus Helicopters H175
  • British Aerospace Jetstream 31/32
  • British Aerospace Jetstream 41
  • Saab 340
  • Saab 2000
  • Saab JAS 39 Gripen
  • Saab Gripen NG
  • BAE Systems Hawk
  • Alenia Aeronautica C-27J
  • AgustaWestland AW101 (Merlin)
  • AgustaWestland AW159 (Wildcat)
  • Britten-Norman Islander
  • Britten-Norman Trislander
  • References

    APPH Wikipedia