SAWLEY PACKAGING Ltd was formed in 1966 in the village of SAWLEY.

In 1969 its then parent company, ROLLS ROYCE, moved the operation to an ex-lace mill on Nottingham Road near the centre of DERBY.

The business focused on the supply of packing services and manufacture of packaging containers primarily to ROLLS ROYCE, though in later years it successfully tendered for the supply of similar services to a diverse list of customer.

As part of the DAHER Group strategy to expand its European capability, the company was acquired in September 2003 to become the focus of the DAHER Group operations in the UK and its name was changed to DAHER SAWLEY Ltd.
DAHER has retained Rolls-Royce as a long-term partner.

In late 2006, DAHER moved to a new, modern facility in Hilton, 8 miles from the centre of Derby and changed the company name in DAHER Aerospace Ltd.