In 2010 Meggitt celebrated 150 years of delivering smart engineering for extreme environments. Meggitt is an international group employing approximately 10,000 people worldwide specialising in high performance components and sub systems for aerospace, defence, automotive and energy markets. The group has five strategic divisions within Aircraft Braking, Sensing Systems, Polymers and Composites, Controls Systems and Equipment, with 35 operating units worldwide. With a strong financial performance based on a broad portfolio.