Spent most of yesterday afternoon on a visit to BAe Systems at Glascoed (formerly ROF Glascoed). Unfortunately not open to general public but I can tell one and all how refreshing it was to see shell and cartridge filling facilities in the UK running at high production rates. The site remains remarkably unchanged since my last visit as part of my Ammunition Technician training over 30 years ago. Hundreds of red brick ( and more modern) buildings, tens of miles of road and walkways but sadly in 2010 only 700 employees compared to the 13,000 in its peak. The future of the site is promising according to the owners who continue to invest heavily ( but at what cost to other ex-ROF's). World leading R&D work continues on site also. Sorry no pictures. If you ever get the chance to visit - please go.
