Our Member Companies

We offer a compelling combination of creative talent, extensive ADS sector experience, adaptibility and a collaborative spirit that means we’re there right with you, willing you to succeed. 

We are brand-oriented, human-centred creatives who use proven Design Thinking methodologies to deliver truly effective and strategic design outcomes in support of your business vision. Our approach is as much empathetic and psychological as it is creative. It's never simply about aesthetics. 

It's what we call Design Think : Design Do.

We have a proven track record in four essential, interdependent areas: brand strategy, business change, business winning and Design HelpDesk - reactive design support for everyday business activities; presentations, reports, exhibition materials and so on.

Our customers know their brands deeply, and can articulate their intent and key points of differentiation to their staff and customers alike. They win business with their compelling propositions and engaging bids, and through our collaborative, fully committed relationship, they cultivate their brand everyday with design support across their business.

We work extremely well with individual teams who know what they can offer, but struggle to translate that into compelling propositions. They often need things done pretty quickly, and they need to ensure they protect their reputation. The only way that’s possible is with someone they know knows them, is agile enough to respond, is committed enough to want to respond, and is talented enough to respond with something fresh, clever and beautiful.

We respond. We get it done. And we get it done well.

Elma Electronic UK is the solution provider of choice for all British companies working in the high-end electronics systems solutions industry. The company offers everything from Rotary Switches, Enclosures & Components through to all levels of System Solutions predominantly for the Aerospace and Defence sector. Design and manufacturing of rugged chassis and sub-systems for use in Land, Naval and Aerospace applications is the companies core competence. With nearly 20 years of experience of designing products to meet the harshest environments including design verification, qualification and through-life support - Elma is the partner of choice for Electronics Packaging.

Emberion is an independent spin-off company from Nokia Technologies, based in Cambridge, UK and Finland. We design and produce high-performance optoelectronic devices based on graphene, nanomaterials and CMOS ICs designed in-house. Our primary products are infrared detectors (visible to shortwave infrared) and thermal imagers. Application areas include night and machine vision, hyperspectral imaging & spectrometry and our detectors provide excellent value compared to existing traditional technologies. 

Emergent BioSolutions™ is a specialty pharmaceutical company seeking to protect and enhance life.  Emergent’s Biodefense Division offers a specialized portfolio of medical countermeasures for Chemical and Biological threats including: Anthrax, Chemical Warfare Agents, Vaccinia and Botulism.

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Experts in blast mitigations and energetics technology. Suppliers of blast mitigation litter bins, IED Isolation Units, Detonator Containment Units. We also manufacture a range of energetic solutions, shaped charges and pyrotechnic payloads.

Independent consultancy providing specialist system safety advice to the defence sector.

Enterprise Control Systems Ltd (ECS) supply mission critical surveillance data links and RF inhibition systems in support of major event security around the world. ECS is a proven and trusted British supplier to the UK MOD, the Police and Security Services and to over 40 other contries' specialist military and government users.

An award winning company, ECS designs all products in-house and excels in providing the full spectrum of training and support needed to give a customer a complete national, sovereign capability. All ECS products are ITAR free.

Our latest accomplishment is to have formed the AUDS team.

The AUDS team brings together three leading British companies, each with the unique capabilities required to create an effective counter UAV system. Blighter's A400 series air security radars are able to DETECT small UAVs in all weather conditions, 24 hours a day flying in urban areas or near to the horizon. The Chess Dynamics Hawkeye EO/IR camera system, featuring both a long range colour Camera and a high sensitivity Thermal Imager (TI), along with state-of-the-art video tracking technology, classify the target. The operator is then able to make a timely and informed decision to use the Enterprise Control Systems ('ECS'), smart RF inhibitor to selectively interfere with the C2 channels on the UAV allowing the system to DISRUPT the UAV's mission. The smart RF inhibitor uses directional antennas to achieve maximum range of operation with minimum collateral effect.

ECS designs and produces a range of programmable jammers (RF Inhibitors) to counter the threat from RCIED's. ECS has many jammers in use on current operations with multiple nations today. ECS understands the mission critical, complex integration necessary between equipment performance, training, tactics, techniques and threat assessment needed to achieve optimum user capability in demanding and dynamic situations. 

ECS designs and produces specialist COFDM data links optimised for use in the high level military and internal security domains. Advanced engineering techniques deliver full motion video and IP data over ranges of greater than 120 miles from rotary, fixed wing, or other air assets. ECS data links are fully secured (encrypted), optimised for long range performance; are designed to be robust in the complex RF environments of major event security and give the user the ability to exercise the full sovereign control necessary.

EnterpriseDB is the only world wide provider of enterprise-class products and services based on PostgreSQL, the worlds most advanced and independant open source database. Postgres Plus Advanced Server provides the most popular enterprise class features found in the leading peoprietary products but at a dramatically lower cost.

Environmental Defence Systems (EDS) manufacture the BlastSax® and Av Sax® product range. EDS's defence activities include supply of the revolutionary Blastsax®. Blastsax® which is a lightweight flat absorbent pad which can be hydrated in the field to create a blast and fragmentation protection barrier. BlastSax® have been proven to be effective against small terrorists explosive devices. BlastSax® are now in service with the British MOD, British Police Force and a number of US Police Forces as well as various international EOD Departments.

EDS also manufacture and supply the AvSax® for used on-board aircraft to mitigate any lithuim ion batteries that may go into thermal runaway. Passengers now carry hundreds of electronic devices on board aircraft from phone, laptop, tablets, cameras, e-readers all powered by rechargebale Lithium -ion batteries. Recent estimate stated the average small plane carrying 100 passengers could have as many as 300 lithium batteries on board.

ERCAS BV represents Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd (RAFAEL).

RAFAEL develops and produces high end defence systems.

RAFAEL products include, among others, Missile Systems, Electro-Optic Systems, Land Protection Systems and Space Propulsion Systems.

RAFAEL has customers worldwide including the UK and other NATO countries.

Erebus offer specialist advanced covert technical training services, bespoke tools and operational support services to select Law Enforcement and governmental agencies worldwide in order to counter the threat from organised crime and terrorism to allow you to observe, record and collate evidence bringing specialist covert proactive action against the criminal and terrorist
fraternity.

Specialist covert technical training will help your teams to instigate pre-emptive strikes through the gathering of focused intelligence that compliments other investigative skills.

Contact us for more details.

Esoteric Ltd is a leading counterespionage, TSCM and covert investigations companies, providing confidential services to a range of both public and commercial sector clients in the UK and around the world.

Our specialism is the pro-active protection of client information and assets by countering attempted or actual attacks by competitors, criminals, terrorists .... even employees.  These may involve theft of assets, sensitive company information, copyright or intellectual property to achieve competitor advantage, to counterfeit goods, to commit fraud or other crime, or to benefit from corrupt or improper activity.

With a 15 years’ experience we have supplied parts to major accounts such as the Safran group, Airbus subcontractors, Spirit Aerospace but not only. 

We are willing today to expand our business in the United Kingdom .

We will be able to supply all your needs for fasteners, installation tools but not only. Our big knowledge of the aircraft industry will allow us to deal with your AOG’s and provide best support with an excellent ‘on time delivery’

Evidence Talks Ltd (ETL) is one of the UK’s leading authorities on forensic computing, servicing clients in the military, intelligence, law-enforcement and corporate communities. At the forefront of technical innovation in digital forensics and tactical intelligence acquisition, ETL develops unique solutions to challenging issues in their Milton Keynes facility. Among these, the award-winning SPEKTOR® technology fills a mission-critical capability gap in the military and enforcement communities. Additionally ETL has an enviable reputation for delivering specialist training in tactical digital evidence and intelligence acquisition to international Governments. In support of the technologies and the training needs of clients, ETL's specialist “Digital Artists” create photo-realistic CGI videos used to illustrate sensitive techniques, methods, product repair/rebuild and tactical deployment scenarios at a level of detail not possible with conventional photography or video. Founded on a reputation for excellence and reliability, Evidence Talks thrive on the challenges clients bring and continually out perform expectations.

The Ex-El Group has established an international reputation as a provider of professional sourcing services, other purchasing related value-added activities and bespoke manufacturing solutions.

Our primary objective is to add value by developing strategic partnerships and to become an important link within our clients supply chain. The Ex-El Group aims to provide cost competitive service based solutions that enable clients to focus more effectively upon their own primary goals, reduce their supplier base and achieve direct and indirect cost savings. 

The Ex-El Group originally concentrated its resources upon the Military/Aerospace industries around the world, more specifically civil and military airframe manufacturers defense OEMs, the military aftermarket, commercial airlines, MRO facilities and completion centers. Today the company services clients across many high reliability, harsh environment buisness sectors. 

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Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd BY EX MILITARY FOR EX MILITARY, WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE SAIDWe are one of the UKs leading and established recruitment consultancies dedicated to the placement of ex military personnel which is run exclusively by ex military personnel.. We were established in 2005 by the director who set up the company with a very simple and honest motto BY EX MILITARY FOR EX MILITARY, WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE SAID

Since the company has been established, we have established a reputation 2nd to none, and have worked with companies looking for exceptional personnel, and as such we have assisted companies in the following countries:- Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Somalia, Nigeria, Libya as well as all four corners of the UK, as well as France, Norway, Germany, Italy, Spain.

Exact CNC is a part of the Exact Group of companies - offering a turn-key solution to your engineering requirements.

Exact CNC is a modern company specialising in Rapid Response and delivering precision CNC services to a wide variety of industry leaders. Based in Newry, Northern Ireland, Exact CNC has a wealth of precision engineering experience coupled with cutting edge equipment and techniques. 

Exact CNC Ltd. are experts in all aspects of composite technology: from customer concept; research; development and design; to producing end products manufactured to the highest standards; CNC milling of composites; plastics; Tooling boards and metals.

 

Our expanding customer base, coupled with our existing long-term patrons, has provided us with the experience to accommodate the requirements of a wide range of domestic and international industry sectors:

  

• AEROSPACE / AUTOMOTIVE
• RENEWABLE ENERGY
• GAS AND OIL INDUSTRY
• PHARMACEUTICAL
• ELECTRICAL
• TRANSPORT and many more

CNC milling workshops: Our dedicated workshop pairs the customers’ exacting requirements with our experience in 2D and 3D manufacturing using 3/5/7 and 9 axis.

 

eXceeding’s business is to provide consulting support to public and private sector clients, to enable them to procure and bid for new business. Business is split equally between supporting client’s to procure solutions and supporting organisations to bid for new contracts.

Buying Support • Tendering Bid Service • Procurement • Supply Chain Management • Contract Renegotiation Bidding Support • Bid Writing Responses • Bid Strategy & Win Themes Approximately 60% of our business is with the private sector, with public sector and NDPBs making up the balance.

We provide a tailored consulting service across a range of clients from international organisations through to sole traders. Our responsive, associate based, business model allows us to be flexible in our support delivery. As such, we have provided a Russian speaking professional to Siberia and procurement experts with a days’ notice.

Our professionals are all highly experienced and happy to become an integral part of the solution team or to provide remote support. We are IOS accredited and built our foundations on providing support into the technology related markets. We have since grown the scope of our expertise to include professional services, support services and commodities.