New Marine Service Centre

9 September 2011

      ROLLS-ROYCE EXPANDS IN GERMANY WITH NEW MARINE FACILITY IN HAMBURG       

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has today opened a new 
Marine Service Centre in the Port of Hamburg, Germany.

The investment marks the latest stage in the development of a global marine
service network.

This year, with Hamburg, four new or expanded Marine Service Centres have been
opened in major world ports. The Group now has dedicated marine sales and
overhaul facilities in 35 countries, providing round-the-clock support to
customers worldwide.

This new facility further increases the Rolls-Royce footprint in Germany, a
strategic market, where the Group already employs around 3,200 people at 
two aerospace production facilities and a state-of-the-art mechanical testing
facility. A joint venture with Daimler, to acquire the German diesel engines
group Tognum, will also creature further growth opportunities and broaden the
product portfolio.

Dr. Michael Haidinger, President, Rolls-Royce Deutschland said: "The new
Rolls-Royce Marine Service Centre in Hamburg represents an important extension
of our activities in the Marine business and also increases our overall
presence in Germany, which is a strategically important market for us."

Martin Hall, Rolls-Royce, Senior Vice President Europe - Services Marine, said:
"Rolls-Royce has been investing to expand its global marine service network for
several years. This latest world-class facility, in Hamburg, gives us a
significant presence in one of Europe's main centres for ship repairs, and one
of the largest commercial ports in the region."

Dr. Bernd Egert, Privy Council of the Public Authority of Economics, Transport
and Innovation, said:  "A year ago this site was still an empty field. Now,
Rolls-Royce has crossed the river Elbe and established its new home here in the
Hamburg port. This is a very positive sign, and we hope that many businesses
will follow that example and locate their operations in the port area. On top
of that, the investment shows that businesses have confidence in the future and
in Hamburg as a business location." 

"Having such a well equipped workshop close to our customers, means we can help
to maximise ship availability through a combination of highly skilled service
engineers, world-class maintenance facilities and long-term service contracts."

The new facility will serve a variety of customers from the commercial and
offshore sectors, and will also provide services for naval customers. Employing
up to 70 people, it will handle the repair and overhaul of a wide range of
Rolls-Royce thrusters and propellers, steering gear and winches. Skilled
engineers will also carry out servicing and repairs on board vessels throughout
the region.

The facility will be a centre of excellence for the design and manufacture of
tank-based stabilising and anti-heeling systems, which automatically control
water movement between tanks on either side of a ship to give balance and
counteract roll in rough seas. The innovative systems keep a ship stable and
upright, improving safety at sea and during loading operations.

Earlier this year, Rolls-Royce opened new Marine Service Centres in 
Gdynia (Poland), Walvis Bay (Namibia) and doubled the size of its Rotterdam 
facility in the Netherlands.

Notes to Editors:

 1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for
    use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position
    in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
   
 2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base
    comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and
    helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 4,000 marine customers,
    including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an
    installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
   
 3. Annual underlying revenues were £10.8 billion in 2010, of which more than
    half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book
    stood at £61.4 billion at 30 June 2011, providing visibility of future
    levels of activity.
   
 4. Rolls-Royce employs over 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing
    and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees
    are engineers.
   
 5. In 2010, Rolls-Royce invested £923 million on research and development, 
    two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental
    performance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.
   
 6. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University Technology Centres,
    which connect the company's engineers with the forefront of scientific
    research.
   
 7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment
    and to further developing employee skills.
   
 8. A joint venture with Daimler to acquire the German diesel engines group
    Tognum, announced earlier this year, will create further opportunities for
    profitable growth and add significantly to the breadth and balance of our
    Marine and Energy product portfolios.
   
Images of the new Hamburg facility can be found in the Asset Library on the
Rolls-Royce website:

http://www.rolls-royce.com/image_gallery/imageDisplay.jsp?cat_name=Facilities%20&image_id=2221&cat_id=61

http://www.rolls-royce.com/image_gallery/imageDisplay.jsp?cat_name=Facilities%20&image_id=2226&cat_id=61

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