Customer approved in South East

ADEPT-NX Ltd is a portfolio company able to provide the services of non-executive directors to SME businesses looking to develop in the Aerospace and Defence sectors. Operating Boards find it invaluable to have the assistance of an experienced non-exec with the ability to offer objectivity and provide a different perspective on all aspects of their business. In addition ADEPT- NX Ltd can undertake projects such as market research, strategies for sales and business expansion and drive strategy implementation. Dick Martin, ADEPT-NX's MD has over 25 years experience in the A&D industry at board level and is a member of the Aerospace Members Committee, SC21 Steering Group, AGP Supply Chain Working Group, Finance Forum, and the Skills and Job Retention Group Governance Board (SJRG). He is a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD) and is a Chartered Director.

AEI Systems is a highly focused, world-leading defence organisation with BS EN ISO 9001:2008 quality approval, specialising in the design, development, manufacture, test, supply and logistic support of Air, Land and Naval weapons and weapons systems. AEI Systems is the Design Authority (DA) for ADEN, ASPEN and INSPEKTA. AEI Systems refurbishes HS804  and M39 guns and specialises in gun barrel manufacture ranging from 20 mm to 105 mm calibre. Working from a modern office and factory complex in Ascot, Berkshire, AEI Systems is conveniently located close to the M3, M4 and M25 motorways and London Heathrow airport. Utilising modern Computer Aided Design (CAD), Simulation, Project Data Management (PDM) and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems. AEI Systems responds promptly to customer demands for new and innovative solutions and delivers new and ‘off the shelf’ products in a timely manner. .

Aeromet International Ltd is a UK-based, world leader in the production of premium quality Aluminium and Magnesium Sand Castings, Aluminium Investment Castings, SOPHIA High Property Aluminium Investment Castings and A20X High Property Castings for the aerospace, military and defence industries from its 3 facilities.

Aeromet also offers castings fully machined, surface treated/painted, assembled and kitted as per customers requirements. Aeromet hold NADCAP, AS 9100, BS EN ISO 9001 and ISO14001 approvals. Aeromet also offer a Rapid Prototyping service.

Aeromet has developed, patented and received full aerospace approval for its new alloy A20X, which is the world's strongest commercially available cast aluminium alloy. A20X is in use in production programmes now.

Aeromet's Worcester facility is the only Boeing approved investment foundry in Europe.

ASL are experts in supplying aircraft spare parts; sourcing and repairing equipment and components – ensuring assets continue to remain operational at all times. Specialising in military defence products, ASL has a particular expertise in UK/US rotary and fixed wing platforms, ground support and maintenance bay equipment.

With its Head Office in United Kingdom, we have over 100,000 sq.ft of fully stocked warehousing comprising over 500,000 lines of aircraft spare parts and components, with many millions more available through our global supply chain network. We serve operators, end-users, maintenance organisations and contract holders from international offices around the globe and our head office in the United Kingdom, ASL works alongside many overseas air forces, navies and other defence organisations, including NATO and UK MOD.

Fully qualified and accredited to support all mechanical and electronic repair requirements, ASL repairs, overhauls, re-certifies and manufactures, to approved standards, components and assemblies across a multitude of platforms, delivering a diverse range of repair solutions.

A selection of military platforms supported: 

AIR

• S61/Sea King/Commando
• Chinok
• AW101
• A320
• C130
• Super Puma/Puma
• Jaguar
• Hawk

SEA

• Vanguard
• Type 21, 22 and 23
• Trafagar
• Amphibious Landing Craft and Assault Ships
• Minesweepers

LAND

• Challenger 1 and 2
• M60A2
• Saracen
• Stormer
• Spartan
• Ferret
• Samson
• Saladin

Leaders in the supply and manufacture of high precision, close toleranced machined components and assemblies in metals and plastic including composite materials for the aerospace and defence industry.

The Aviation Logistics Network provides 24/7 logistics support to the Civil Aviation fleet for emergency transportation of aircraft parts to assist with Aircraft on Ground (AOG) and time critical parts delivery. The network is comprised of specialist organisations geared to the specific challenges of the various supply chain needs of the commercial aerospace industry.

BSI is a global independent business services organisation that inspires confidence and delivers assurance to over 80,000 customers with standards-based solutions. Originating as the worlds first national standards body, BSI has over 2,400 staff operating in over 120 countries through more than 50 offices. We have a unique pedigree in the global assessment of management systems in the aerospace supply chain, with the highest percentage of fully employed assessors of any other certification body or registrar. Assessments conducted by us are undertaken using qualified auditors authenticated by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG). We offer a range of solutions and services that will help you to effectively demonstrate that you are able to meet the exacting operational, customer and regulatory demands placed on your organisation. These include: Aerospace (AS/EN9100, AS/EN9110, AS/EN9120) Information Security (ISO/IEC 27001) IT Service Management (ISO 20000) Quality Management (ISO 9001) TickIT

With a history stretching back to the 1980s, Evans Shims & Gaskets have always manufactured to the highest standards, supplying gaskets, shims, insulating materials, RFI shields and much, much more to numerous industries within the UK and internationally for over 30 years.

Over those 30 years however we have never stopped evolving; Evans Shims & Gaskets now supplies parts and materials to some of the best known companies in the world. Our products can be found in anything from satellites and oil rigs to DJ equipment and electric motors.

Located on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, our facility houses purpose built office space and modern manufacturing areas incorporating the latest laser cutting and etching machines, digital bladed cutting machines, high volume tooled cutting systems, and conventional tooled cutting equipment. This means accuracy is assured for all parts produced.

We understand that manufacturing critical components able to withstand extreme temperatures and/or pressures requires not just the highest levels of precision manufacturing but traceability, certifications and collaboration with you.

Our technical sales team are able to deal with any questions you have and can provide advice and support with material specifications, manufacturing, and the requirements of your project.

Towards the future we will continue to ensure we remain at the forefront of manufacturing, responding to the changing needs of our customers and the ongoing development of new technologies and materials.

At Frazer-Nash, our consultants apply their expertise and know-how to develop, enhance and protect our clients’ critical assets, systems and processes.

We are renowned for our work in the defence, aerospace, transport, nuclear, marine, renewable energy, oil and gas sectors, and our electrical and electronic engineering and security and resilience expertise.

We support major programmes through the complete life cycle and provide support directly to government procurement and research agencies, and to industry.  The company is active across the Defence, Aerospace and Security sectors.

The skills we provide to these industries include: systems engineering to define requirements, support development and manage the acceptance of systems; assurance to ensure risks are adequately captured and managed; technical and engineering disciplines to assess and improve performance.   We have also evolved skills to help other organisations to improve their performance, in areas such as business resilience, information assurance, investment due diligence and organisational development. 

With a long history of offshore PCB logistical expertise, Kestrel International Circuits is the safe and secure value adding supplier of choice, for economically priced PCB product. Kestrel supplies Single Sided, PTH, Multilayer, Flex and Flex Rigid PCBs from high quality China based manufacturing facilities with a full range of capabilities and quality accreditations including ISO9001, TS16949, ISO14001 and UL. Kestrels ISO 9001 customer centre in Lancing West Sussex provides service, engineering, quality and logistic support for a wide range of customers and market sectors globally. Kestrel service and logistics centres in Hong Kong and Shenzhen ensure that customer requirements are proactively managed. Kestrel International Circuits is a Merlin PCB Group company, one of Europes leading circuit board manufacturing groups.

Link Microtek is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of radio frequency (RF), microwave and optical components, systems and instrumentation to the aerospace, defence, telecommunication, industrial, scientific and medical sectors in UK and around the world. We are an SME with over forty employees based in Basingstoke and Southampton with engineering heritage from GEC, Marconi, Racal and Filtronic. Our products include optical secure communications systems, material analysis equipment, microwave rotating joints, antennas and combiners, together with a vast range of high technology RF & microwave products from manufacturers around the world and our IT group provides support and cyber services to local businesses.

Lymington Precision Engineers (LPE) was founded in 1980. The company has continually expanded and now occupies a 92,000 sq ft facility. The company specialises in manufacture, inspection and supply of precision engineered products. Additional capabilities include circumferential welding, tig welding, kitting, fabrication, pressure testing, assembly, EDM and project management for the telecommunications, oil & gas, defence, space, marine and nuclear industries. The culture of the company is to exceed customer expectations utilising a highly skilled and committed workforce. Our in-house production engineering capability, uses state of the art equipment to generate all CNC & CMM programs. Fixtures and tooling are designed then manufactured in our tool room to support the rapid launch of new products to the manufacturing facility.

On-Systems is a UK designer and manufacturer of high quality COTS-based, ITAR free, acdc and dcdc converters.

Our products are used in land, sea and air applications across industry, broadcasting and the military, and a range from PCB mounted units of a few watts to large system units of several kW.

RINA provides testing, inspection, certification and consulting services across the Space & Defence, Energy, Marine, Certification, Transport & Infrastructure and Industry sectors.  

We have extensive experience across the supply chain, working directly for governments, space agencies, prime contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers and SMEs.  Our specialist services include System & Integration Engineering, Electromagnetic Compatibility, ICT & Software Engineering, Safety, Security & Cyber Security, Training & Learning Solutions, and Decision Support Solutions (analytical modelling and simulation, P3M & management solutions, complex integation and through life support).  

Through a global network of 3,700 talented professionals, operating in 170 offices in 65 countries, we have a depth of experience across engineering disciplines to support clients at each stage of their project – from initial concepts and design, through to operation, maintenance and decommissioning.

We are committed to providing services that are of the highest quality for our clients, creating added value for their business through our technical advice and support - managing risk, operating safely in a sustainable way and optimising performance. 

TEK Military Seating offers OEM tried and tested vehicle seating (Manufactured in the UK) which includes drivers, commanders, gunners, turret, loaders and crew with suspension, pedestal, sledge, runner, riser and plinth options. Blast attenuation seating, which is adjustable and reusable,  also available, plus blast floor matting and universal vehicle stowage. ProTEK® military vehicle seating has been developed to offer unrivalled quality, functionality and modularity across most types of military vehicle (both Legacy and new build) utilising proven components which are either COTS (Commercial off the shelf) or MOTS (Modified off the shelf) - the benefit to the customer is that these seats can be produced quickly and that all the components have been tested and conform to current safety and military standards such as Stanag 4569 blast attenuation and Stanag 25-9 conforming seat restraints. TEK is a global supplier offering innovative, cost effective products supported through the life of thier use. TEK operates quality systems ISO 9001-2015, ISO14001 and our own complimentary manufacturing quality system targeted at zero defects, which is based at a new state of the art production falcility in Reasby near Leicester.

Vehicle Seating is our core product and has been for almost 40 years, we offer an extensive range of Driver, Commander, Crew, Turret, Loader seating along with Light weight Mesh for open top vehicle, most of which have Stanag 4569 AEP55 Vol 2 Blast attenuation options.

The Westminster Group is a specialist security group operating worldwide via an extensive international network of agents and offices in over 50 countries.

The Group’s principle activity is the design, supply and ongoing support of advanced technology security solutions and the provision of long term managed services, consultancy and training services to governments and government agencies, non-governmental organisations and blue chip commercial organisations worldwide.
 
The Mission of Westminster Group plc is to be recognised as a worldwide centre of excellence for the provision of Fire, Safety, Security and Defence products and services.