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Like any big company, UK and foreign multinationals can relocate anywhere in the world to suit their business operations.
Aerospace giant Airbus, which employs 5,000 at its wing making facility in North Wales, has warned that future production could easily go elsewhere in the world, if the UK fails to get the right sort of Brexit deal. Current projects in the UK, where it has a workforce of 10,000 which support a further 100,000 in the supply chain. Mr Bregier, has warned that the UK could lose out on future production projects.[walesonline.co.uk/business]
Airbus (a multinational) spends around £4 billion with suppliers (many are UK multinationals) a significant contribution to the UK aerospace industry, which supports around 110,000 high value, highly skilled jobs in UK. At Filton, over 4,000 people are employed in the design and manufacturing areas, than 2,000 engineers at Filton are involved in a range of areas, including wing integration, flight physics, structures and systems.[aircraft.airbus.com]
For jet engines, UK's engine multinational (Rolls Royce) can also relocate anywhere in the world to suit their business operations.