A parts supplier has secured the largest set of orders in its 40-year history from airplane manufacturer Boeing.

Aeromet International, which has sites in Rochester and Sittingbourne, has extended agreements to provide components for 737, 767 and 777 planes.

It has also secured a contract for Boeing’s next generation 777X due to enter service in 2020.

The company employs 260 people and also has a site in Worcester.

Managing director Simon Holliday said: “This agreement builds upon Aeromet’s 17-year relationship with Boeing and is a natural extension of a partnership that has seen the companies operational, engineering and quality teams collaborate on projects that have developed innovative solutions for complex parts.

“This win is a great example of what is possible for Aeromet when we focus on providing customers with innovative solutions and fantastic service.”

Sir Michael Arthur, president of Boeing Europe and managing director of Boeing UK and Ireland, said: “Aeromet’s recent contract award is evidence that together, Boeing and UK companies continue to win the marketplace.”

The deal was cemented following a UK suppliers’ trip hosted at Boeing’s commercial airplane production facilities in the Washington State in 2016.

It was supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for International Trade.