So are grades in local schools for subjects such as maths and science, prerequisites for good jobs at Rolls-Royce and the firms that surround it.

This is where Rolls-Royce has melded its technology with service to make it more difficult for competitors to pinch its business.

As much as Rolls-Royce’s embrace of globalisation is both a cause and effect of its success, it also raises uncomfortable questions over the future of manufacturing in Britain.

Whereas British car firms once contented themselves with making shoddy cars for the domestic market, Rolls-Royce has transformed itself from a British firm into a global one.

Instead of selling airlines first engines and then parts and service, Rolls-Royce has convinced its customers to pay a fee for every hour that an engine runs.