As of June 1, Fokker VIP completions will be marketed and performed under the auspices of a newly branded entity known as Fokker Techniek. The new entity represents a rebranding effort and will remain a division of GKN Aerospace, which purchased all Fokker business units in 2015. Fokker Techniek will be led by long-time GKN executive Jeff Armitage, who becomes the managing director, and chief commercial officer Shaun Collins, who joins the company from SR Technics and with two decades of VIP completions experience in the Middle East.

“People knew that Fokker did VIP completions, but because of all the other component and manufacturing elements of the company that were integrated into GKN, it wasn’t always clear,” Collins told AIN. He said the key message is that this is “no divorce,” just a refocusing of the role of the VIP completions activity.

Fokker Techniek represents the segment of the company that has specialized in VIP bizliner completions—ACJs and BBJs—and will continue to focus on that market. But Collins said the company would keep an open mind for other platforms, larger or smaller. Otherwise, little will change, though he did say that Fokker Techniek corporate and sales offices will be consolidated under one roof at the headquarters, located at the Business Park Aviolanda, in the municipality of Woensdrecht, The Netherlands.

Fokker Techniek will be a full service provider for Boeing 737, Airbus A320 and legacy Fokker airframes. Besides VIP completions, it also specializes in structural repairs (corrosion, tail strikes, hail damage), winglet installations, and aircraft upgrades and modifications.

Armitage said, “It is a privilege for me to lead Fokker Techniek and bring the company to the next level with a clear strategic direction.”