Everything about The Army Base Repair Organisation totally explained
The
Army Base Repair Organisation (ABRO) is an
executive agency which reports to the
United Kingdom's
Ministry of Defence. It provides engineering, repair and re-manufacturing services to the
British Armed Forces and also to the police and some local councils. ABRO is a UK Government Trading Fund established by
The ABRO Trading Fund Order 2002 from
1 April 2002. ABRO traces its history back to the foundation of the Corps of Armourers in 1858.
ABRO's Head Office is located in
Andover with major units at
Bovington,
Catterick Garrison,
Colchester,
Donnington,
Stirling and
Warminster. Smaller sites are located at
Bicester,
Edinburgh,
Sennybridge and
York.
On
22 May 2007 it was announced by the
Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support,
Lord Drayson, that ABRO would be merged with DARA, the
Defence Aviation Repair Agency(External Link
) to become the
Defence Support Group.
Vision and Mission
Prior to the merger with DARA the Trading Fund had established the following mission and vision:
Vision
To become a strong commercial business, providing
excellent services to a range of customers, valuable
employment opportunities to a diverse workforce and
supply base, and long-term value to its shareholders.
Mission
To be the preferred supplier of fleet management services
to our customers.
Trading Fund
As a Trading Fund, ABRO has a turnover of £137 M, profit of £5.0 M and ROCE of 6.8%. Prior to the announcement of the merger with DARA, it was widely expected that ABRO would be sold into the private sector. However, this possibility has now been deferred at least for several years.
ABRO employs about 2100 staff.
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