Aeropia, a member of the aerospace chemicals division of Umeco plc, has today announced a five year extension of its contract to supply British Airways with all non-metallic consumables, including oils, greases, and lubricants.

This significant contract with British Airways will continue to be managed from Aeropia's purpose built, 30,000 sq ft facility close to Gatwick Airport.

Steve Rice, Managing Director of Aeropia commented;

"This is excellent news for all of us at Aeropia - we have been working with British Airways for five years, and this extension of the contract until October 2007 demonstrates clearly that we are able to deliver on high profile, high volume contracts for key clients. I am very pleased that we have been able to extend our working relationship with British Airways, and it is clear that they have been delighted with our high standards of customer service, competitive pricing and effective supply chain management."

Aeropia supplies value added services to a number of key aerospace customers, including BAE SYSTEMS, BMI British Midland and KLM (UK).