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British Science Week marks its 30th anniversary this week! It’s a national celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths; fields that leverage […] Read more
The UK’s security and resilience sector faces a dynamic year ahead in 2024, shaped by a shifting domestic policy agenda, rapid technological […] Read more
Friday 8 March is International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year’s theme is […] Read more
Happy International Women’s Day! Each year, this day serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and highlights […] Read more
It’s National Careers Week and with Security & Policing 2024 only a week away, we have invited Ruby Buxton, Innovation and Skills […] Read more
The UK Ministry of Defence recently published a new strategy that establishes an ambition for the UK to be “world-leading” in uncrewed […] Read more
Back in June last year, ADS made a submission to the Government setting out our sectors’ views on the hot topic of […] Read more
Landmark partnership will support career returners with placements in underrepresented sectors Previous programme has a 96% success rate in converting returnerships to […] Read more
Good evening, and thank you for joining us. I would particularly like to welcome our ADS members, Lords, Ladies, Ministers of the […] Read more
The US Department of Defense has published its inaugural National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS), calling for “generational change” to fortify the US […] Read more
354% year on year increase in November aircraft orders takes backlog to fourth consecutive record high Backlog stands at 14,839 aircraft on […] Read more
At this year’s Annual Conference the New Professionals Forum (NPF) focussed on continuous professional development. This was a fitting choice after the […] Read more
All ADS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are formed of Members and stakeholders with similar professional specialities. These groups are designed to enable Members to network, seek out business development opportunities, learn, influence markets and stakeholders and keep up to date with current, related developments.
ADS' 1,300+ members are the custodians of a world-leading advanced engineering and services workforce.
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TelfordGreene Tweed has over 50 years of experience in the Aerospace industry, backed by our portfolio of i...
NOTTINGHAMMomentum are a team of business consultants, technical analysts and accountants that specialise in R...
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TEK Military Seating is a Designer and Manufacture offering OEM tried and tested vehicle seating ...
TUNBRIDGE WELLSJNFX provides payment services to, amongst others, the defence industry. JNFX are fully JOSCAR accre...
LondonBFBS Media Innovation creates leading-edge solutions that enable or enhance broadcast and communicat...
Chalfont St PeterOrganiser of Transport Security Expo, a global exhibition and conference where security manufacturer...
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