Bosses at the Dowty Propellers factory will have almost half the workforce from its gutted Staverton base back in business today.
Parent company GE Aviation has established a 'command centre' to run the core function of the factory, which was almost destroyed by a blaze in the early hours of Thursday morning. An 'infrastructure' for 40 administrative and support function employees has been set up at its Bishops Cleeve facility.
Staff started moving in and it is anticipated that another 60 people will be housed today.
The news comes as welcome reassurance to the 250 workers at the Staverton facility, who were last week told they would be paid while a temporary site was sought for them.
Members of union Unite, which has 150 members among the staff, were concerned about their long-term future. Bosses said they are also exploring the possibility of getting some of the Staverton production up and running at its Dowty Propellers Repair & Overhaul facility in Gloucester by putting in a second shift.
There could also be portable trailers and a couple of buildings available at its Anson site.
A spokeswoman said: "We are looking at a number of options for short-term production capabilities.
"GE is reviewing and evaluating a number of temporary production quarters that may meet our specific plant requirements, both for administrative and production employees."
The spokeswoman added that staff were being kept up to date on developments.
She said: "We held a briefing with all Dowty Propellers employees last Friday morning and shared as much information as we know and reassured them of our commitment to them and the business.
"We plan to have another employee meeting on Wednesday morning to provide the very latest information."
A fire which started in the roof space just after midnight last Thursday ripped through the factory, leaving it completely destroyed. Firefighters managed to save the offices but the flames gutted the roof in just 20 minutes.
