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Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats. Airbus champions innovative technologies and offers some of the world’s most fuel efficient and quiet aircraft. Airbus has sold over 13.800 aircraft to more than 360 customers worldwide. Airbus has achieved more than 8,200 deliveries since the first Airbus aircraft entered into service. Headquartered in Toulouse, France.

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe’s number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.

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Clwyd Compounders ltd has over 35 years experience of supplying quality rubber compounds to industry.  Aerospace and defence sectors have been key to our growth, our extensive team of rubber technologists are on hand to develop new compounds using the latest technology to meet the most demanding end-user specifications.

Defence Door Systems Ltd are leading experts in global defence against flood, blast fire, ballisitics and chemical explosions. Currently, we are one of the most accredited companies in our field with a range of products from gates, doors, barriers, kiosks, oil bund containment and much more. 20 of our products are currently FM Global approved with more undergoing testing.  At Defence Door Systems Ltd we only use the highest quality materials and accredited sub-contractors. We ensure that every client receives a bespoke service where by we offer services to design, supply, manufacture and install all products for the convenience of our clients.

DECA has been strategically retained to provide MOD with assured on-shore access to an avionics capability, and through-life specialist avionics, maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) and obsolescence management capability for the future support of UK Defence. DECA supports the rapid, flexible and cost effective support of Air/Aviation and wider Defence platforms by maintaining and developing:
-An enduring capability for targeted avionic, electronic and component MRO and obsolescence work.
- Allow and promote capability insertion for future solutions.
- Alternative "repair not replace" solutions.
-Test and filter bench capabilities.
- Deployable (UK and Overseas) maintenance, test, storage and repair capabilities.
-Software and test program solution capabilities for Automatic Test Equipment.
- General support and manufacture capabilities
MOD Ownership maintains DECA's unique position with IPR/ITAR neutrality and Government to Government market access and maximizes opportunities for achieving 'best value for Defence' through focusing on delivery, cost reduction, quality and efficiency on in-service and future platforms.

Drone Evolution is making people safer and organisations better. We do this by creating new drone products and supplying services to commercial and public organisations directly as well as by assisting them to develop their own function in house which can support using our own training centre, based in Caerphilly, South Wales.

FAUN Trackway Limited has been the global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of expeditionary recoverable matting for over 70 years.

Boasting a product range so unique and versatile, our aluminium portable roadway, over the shore and aviation solutions are relied upon daily by military engineers in over 40 countries.

Designed for multi-climate operations, our renowned temporary roadways and marine access routes comprise of M150 and M30H Trackway®, preventing vehicle damage and protecting environments. 

With our innovative, in-house engineers creating world leading solutions for Airfield Damage Repair, UAV and Aircraft Landing Mats and Helicopter Landing Pads, we have a proven track record for use in the harshest environments by the world's most demanding customers.

General Dynamics United Kingdom has two primary lines of business: Land Systems and Mission Systems.

General Dynamics UK works in partnership with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) providing the nation’s primary land capabilities including, amongst others, Bowman, the British Armed Forces tactical communications programme, and AJAX, the replacement for the British Army’s reconnaissance vehicle fleet.

The Company also delivers avionics equipment used in rotary and fixed wing platforms, highly integrated mission and video management systems, flexible stores management systems, data link processing and video and data recorders for UK and international customers.

Established in the UK for more than 50 years, General Dynamics UK has three world-class facilities in the UK, including two in South Wales, with more than 1,000 highly skilled members of the team.

ITSUS is a specialist network consultancy which delivers that crucial combination of security and efficiency, both expertly and cost effectively, to clients in the most demanding environments. Our highly experienced and agile team designs, integrates, tests and implements innovative and tailored network solutions for defence and government, enterprise and critical national infrastructure providers. Service areas include cyber security, system integration and test and evaluation.

Radnor is a privately owned UK-based organisation whose capability is centred on a multi-disciplinary range complex providing testing and evaluation. Core competencies are weapons, ordnance, munitions and explosives and their effects. Radnor has a 50kg HT 1 limit, and the ability to manufacture and prototype. Subject matter expertise is at the core of Radnor's capability. Our personnel offer experience from both a defence industry and military perspective, and an in-depth understanding of energetic materials, current weapons systems, ballistics and armoured vehicle survivability. We can conduct the full suite of NATO and UN series trials as well as complex weapons trials, research and development. Our capability is augmented by comprehensive facilities and equipment required to fully instrument trials, and gather data for evaluation and modelling. Radnor is accredited to ISO 9001-2008 and ISO 14001 and, is a Ministry of Defence (UK) supplier and an approved MoD training range.

S A Partners was established in 1993 by Prof. Peter Hines whilst he was still active in the Lean Enterprise Research Centre (LERC) at Cardiff University.

His role as Director of LERC enabled him to network with many highly influential figures in the burgeoning lean community of the time, and to participate in a number of highly innovative and leading-edge research programmes.

The foundation of S A Partners allowed Peter to build on this and play an active and practical role in working directly with businesses and their sustainable lean journeys.

S A Partners are leading global providers in Lean Consulting, Lean Training, Business Improvement, Shingo Training, and Enterprise Excellence.

S A Partners work ‘in partnership’ with clients. 

Our brand promise is ‘Together, the power to improve’.  We bring this to life through engaging the people across the organisation, alignment of business systems, processes and tasks to the strategy and priorities of the business. We deliver integrated improvement.  In our considerable experience, it is this integration that powers and sustains change.  If you focus on only 1 element, and not on the other 2 – building a sustainable business improvement culture can be an increasingly challenging goal. 

Our service offerings include strategic Assessments of the business, Training, Leadership & Coaching programmes and Solve – whereby we deliver your improvements, or act as interim managers to drive your improvement and change programmes.

We are also affiliated to carry out training for Shingo, Situational Leadership® II, and the Lean Competency System.

STG Aerospace, established in 1995, is a pioneering force in innovative lighting technologies for aircraft. Based on an understanding of the challenges faced by OEMs, airlines and MROs, the company’s industry-leading systems are designed to enhance passenger comfort, brand identity and reducing the cost of aircraft operation whilst still complying with the very latest safety standards and regulations in the industry.

Currently installed in over 9000 aircraft, representing one third of the world’s passenger fleet, STG Aerospace products include: 

• saf-Tglo™- the pioneering and market-leading photoluminescent emergency floor path system 

• saf-Tsign™ - the leading brand of photoluminescent emergency and informational signage for commercial aircraft 

• liTeMood® - a plug-and-play programmable  LED cabin lighting system designed specifically to retrofit Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft cabins

 As a key technological innovator, STG Aerospace invests substantially in research and development to ensure continuous improvement, pursuing new lighting technologies and applications in the aviation industry. Privately-owned, the company has its Headquarters and UK manufacturing facilities in  Cwmbran and further manufacturing facilities in Miami, serving the US market.  

Technocover specialise in originating, designing, manufacturing, installing and maintenance of UltraSecure high security steel access products to protect against unauthorised intruder attack. Our expertise in this field has been gained from many years experience overcoming problem areas within the water, energy,telecom,utilities and transportation industries. Products include LPCB tested and approved access covers, doors, louvers, ventilation panels, cabinets, mesh cages and partitions,window bar sets and modular building to LPS 1175: Security Ratings 2,3,4 & 5. We cannot emphasise enough our total service and the range of custom built security solutions to prevent unauthorised persons gaining access or to secure key areas against all levels of malicious vandalism, extortion, contamination, crime or terrorism. For more details visit our website: www.technocover.co.uk

Founded in 1841 by industry and the professions, the University of South Wales is one of Britain’s most exciting new universities and a major player in higher education. It attracts a cosmopolitan mix of students from over 120 countries and all backgrounds.

The University offers a full range of qualifications from further education level to degrees and PhD study. As a major university it delivers the full range of STEM subjects, from engineering and mathematics to computing and cyber forensics.

USW has developed the National Cyber Security Academy at its Newport campus, and its aerospace capability, developed in partnership with British Airways in the UK, will take its first students at Dubai South in 2018.

Winslow Adaptics design, develop and manufacture an extensive range of interconnect and mechanical solutions for the industrial electronics sector including, industrial, commercial, defence aerospace, oil & gas, medical, rail and nuclear.

The Winslow portfolio includes:

Adapters to mitigate device obsolescence and allocation, from simple 1:1 “off the shelf” footprint conversion to complex ASIC software retargeting

Test and prototyping modules to suit all device types and applications, specialising in fast turnaround, bespoke solutions.

All types of PCB interconnect including cross referral of standard “me too” products to cost effective custom solutions. 

Mechanical components from Jermyn transistor pads, bushes, and component holders to the creation or reengineering of small metal and plastic parts

Winslow Adaptics have been manufacturing in the UK for 40 years and a have a proven track record of delivering timely solutions with the highest quality of service. A fully integrated facility enables us to provide many solutions at all volumes, from just one piece right through to production quantities.

Zodiac Seats UK (part of Zodiac Aerospace, a SAFRAN company) is a premium manufacturer of First Class, Business Class and Premium Economy aircraft seats. 

From its headquarters in Cwmbran, South Wales, Zodiac Seats UK design, industrialise, manufacture and support the in-service life of the product range. 

With secondary sites in Camberley and Brackley, Zodiac Seats UK supplies aircraft seats to the global airlines community, holding a dominant market share in the bespoke business class seating segment and building a reputation as the leading supplier of First Class aircraft suites in the world.

Accompanying the portfolio of seating systems, Zodiac Seats UK designs and manufactures aircraft interior furniture (monuments, stowage / closet areas and bars) to provide a fully integrated cabin solution.