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November 4, 2020

Supporting and championing the ADS Defence SME Community

Supporting and championing the ADS Defence SME Community

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) are a vital part of the UK’s defence industrial landscape. Whether working as part of a complex […]

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January 31, 2018

SC21 Case Study – Denroy

SC21 Case Study – Denroy

This week ADS and Invest NI held our latest Achieving Supply Chain Excellence event at the Titanic Centre in Belfast, with more […]

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October 6, 2017

#WSW2017: Meet the Oxford SME helping to transform the space sector

#WSW2017: Meet the Oxford SME helping to transform the space sector

To celebrate World Space Week, we’re promoting some of the out-of-this-world things that are happening in the UK space industry. We caught […]

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March 10, 2017

#SMEsuccess: A Look Back

#SMEsuccess: A Look Back

ADS has been running the #SMEsuccess campaign to highlight the success of our SME Members and illustrate how Industrial Strategy enables companies […]

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March 9, 2017

Small Businesses Going Big with Apprenticeships #NAW2017

Small Businesses Going Big with Apprenticeships #NAW2017

SMEs are integral to the UK’s industrial landscape, supporting local economic growth and increasing national productivity. In recent years, increasing numbers of […]

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March 7, 2017

Supporting SMEs in the Security and Resilience Sector

Supporting SMEs in the Security and Resilience Sector

THE JOINT SECURITY AND RESILIENCE CENTRE The UK’s security and resilience sector consists primarily of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), in […]

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March 1, 2017

#SMEsuccess: Zenotech – Aerospace Technology Institute

#SMEsuccess: Zenotech – Aerospace Technology Institute

Zenotech is a high-tech simulation specialist, developing high performance computing for the aerospace, automotive, civil and renewable energy sectors. The company delivers […]

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February 27, 2017

Refreshing Defence Industrial Policy

Refreshing Defence Industrial Policy

As part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 (SDSR) , the Government committed to develop a refreshed defence industrial policy. Given the […]

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February 16, 2017

#SMEsuccess: JJ Churchill – Sharing in Growth

#SMEsuccess: JJ Churchill – Sharing in Growth

JJ Churchill, a precision engineering company based in Market Bosworth, East Midlands, are experts in the production of gas turbine blades from […]

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February 15, 2017

#SMEsuccess: Communicator Ltd. – Marketing and communications for SMEs

#SMEsuccess: Communicator Ltd. – Marketing and communications for SMEs

Throughout our #SMEsuccess campaign, we have focussed on the importance of industrial strategy and how SMEs have benefited from existing initiatives. This […]

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February 10, 2017

SMEsuccess: STG Aerospace – Research Driven Innovation

SMEsuccess: STG Aerospace – Research Driven Innovation

STG Aerospace, based in Norfolk, with offices in Florida USA and Shanghai China, develops innovative and cost-effective aircraft cabin lighting solutions which […]

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February 8, 2017

#SMEsuccess: Aeromet International PLC – Sharing in Growth

#SMEsuccess: Aeromet International PLC – Sharing in Growth

Operating from three sites across the UK, Aeromet International PLC specialises in aluminium sand and investment casting, supplying aerospace and defence customers […]

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February 2, 2017

#SMEsuccess: South West Metal Finishing – Sharing in Growth and ATI

#SMEsuccess: South West Metal Finishing – Sharing in Growth and ATI

Exeter-based South West Metal Finishing (SWMF) provides surface coverings such as electro and electroless plating, anodising, paint and powder coating and non […]

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January 26, 2017

#SMEsuccess: Programmes to success

#SMEsuccess: Programmes to success

Throughout our #SMEsuccess campaign we’ve focussed on how companies across the UK can benefit from the initiatives implemented by the industrial strategies. […]

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