March 25, 2025

Skills-based hiring for digital transformation in aerospace

Skills-based hiring for digital transformation in aerospace

The aerospace industry is increasingly embracing digital capabilities to drive significant improvements in productivity, operational efficiency, and competitiveness. As the sector navigates […]

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March 24, 2025

13 teams of Welsh schoolchildren go rocket-to-rocket at the UKROC regionals

13 teams of Welsh schoolchildren go rocket-to-rocket at the UKROC regionals

66 students took part in the inaugural Welsh regional finals of the 2025 UK Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKROC) Haverfordwest High VC School […]

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February 14, 2025

My marketing apprenticeship journey from ADS’ Marley Sookool

My marketing apprenticeship journey from ADS’ Marley Sookool

Starting an apprenticeship is an exciting journey filled with hands-on learning and real-world insight. In this blog for National Apprenticeship Week 2025, […]

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February 12, 2025

National Apprenticeship Week 2025 – Hear from our members’ apprentices

National Apprenticeship Week 2025 – Hear from our members’ apprentices

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2025! It’s National Apprenticeship Week 2025! Each year this week serves as a chance to bring together businesses […]

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February 11, 2025

National Apprenticeship Week 2025 – Meet ADS Scotland’s Business Development Manager

National Apprenticeship Week 2025 – Meet ADS Scotland’s Business Development Manager

From apprentice toolmaker to ADS Business Development Manager: The Power of Apprenticeships Apprenticeships are the foundation of lifelong careers. In 2022, our […]

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January 21, 2025

Introducing our 2025 priorities

Introducing our 2025 priorities

Welcome back, one and all. With the festive break now just a distant memory in our minds (despite the turkey that’s still […]

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January 14, 2025

Behind the numbers: What’s causing the UK’s commercial aircraft backlog and declining orders?

Behind the numbers: What’s causing the UK’s commercial aircraft backlog and declining orders?

With global aircraft deliveries declining and with orders too significantly down, ADS Aerospace Policy Adviser, Tom Oldham outlines the issues faced by […]

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December 16, 2024

How Minecraft is inspiring the next generation of engineers through play

How Minecraft is inspiring the next generation of engineers through play

This holiday season, countless families will be unwrapping the magic of Minecraft; a sandbox game where players build and explore virtual worlds […]

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November 15, 2024

Celebrating Maths Week England

Celebrating Maths Week England

Written by ADS Head of Policy, Nathan Mathiot This week (11-17 November 2024), we’re thrilled to support Maths Week England — a […]

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November 12, 2024

Celebrating Tomorrow’s Engineers Week: A catalyst for inspiring the next generation

Celebrating Tomorrow’s Engineers Week: A catalyst for inspiring the next generation

Written by Paul Oxley, ADS Director of Government Relations and Policy This week marks an important event in the UK’s engineering calendar […]

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October 8, 2024

Women in STEM and manufacturing: Continuing Ada Lovelace’s legacy

Women in STEM and manufacturing: Continuing Ada Lovelace’s legacy

When Ada Lovelace published her thoughts on the “Analytical Machine” in 1842, she set into motion a legacy that continues to be […]

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September 25, 2024

Five ways to meet ADS at Advanced Engineering 2024

Five ways to meet ADS at Advanced Engineering 2024

ADS is once again exhibiting at Advanced Engineering 2024. Advanced Engineering is a leading conference and exhibition for the engineering and manufacturing […]

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September 19, 2024

Generative AI: Taking off in Aerospace – Part of our Emerging Tech Series

Generative AI: Taking off in Aerospace – Part of our Emerging Tech Series

The first instalment of our Emerging Technologies series explored the applications of Generative AI – which is taking off in the aerospace […]

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September 17, 2024

Get into software engineering – National Coding Week

Get into software engineering – National Coding Week

With National Coding Week kicking off this week 16 – 22 September, it’s the perfect time to explore the diverse career pathways […]

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August 22, 2024

Sustainable Aerospace – what a future job could look like

Sustainable Aerospace – what a future job could look like

The Friday of Farnborough International Airshow 2024 was ‘Pioneers of Tomorrow’ day, when an incredible 27,000 visitors came through the gates to […]

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