# Arlington plans manufacturing expansion at newly acquired Gooch & Housego
The private investment firm plans capacity expansion at the photonics supplier's existing U.S. and UK sites to support growth in G&H's aerospace and defense business.
Published 2026-10-22 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/10/22/arlington-plans-manufacturing-expansion-at-newly-acquired-gooch-and/
Arlington Capital Partners announced Oct. 19 that it had completed its acquisition of UK photonics supplier Gooch & Housego (G&H).[1] Arlington plans to invest in organic growth, including manufacturing capacity, to support expansion of G&H's aerospace and defense business while strengthening its industrial and life sciences businesses.[1]
Headquartered in Ilminster, G&H has about 1,000 employees globally and makes precision optics, acousto- and electro-optics, fiber optics and thin-film coatings.[1] Its technologies are used in directed energy, counter-drone systems and precision GPS-denied navigation, as well as semiconductor fabrication and subsea and space communications.[1]
Acquisitions are also part of management's ambitions.[1] In Arlington's Oct. 19 announcement, G&H chief executive Charlie Peppiatt said committed capital and strategic support would give the company greater flexibility to invest and “pursue strategic acquisitions at scale.”[1]
## Why it matters
Arlington's planned capacity investment matches a priority G&H's chief executive set out in June, before the acquisition.[1][2] In G&H's June interim results, Peppiatt cited record U.S. and European aerospace and defense demand.[2] He said G&H was focused on converting demand through disciplined capacity expansion, improved operational execution and continued supply-chain resilience.[2]
## Sources
1. Arlington Capital Partners, "Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Gooch & Housego," Oct. 19, 2026
2. G&H, FY26 Interim Results, June 2026