Restart and Recovery: Refocused Support for SMEs
28/05/2020
One of the priorities for recovery from the COVID-19 crisis for the aerospace and defence sectors is the unlocking of finance for essential manufacturing supply…
Supply Chains
Restart and Recovery: Business Support Measures
28/05/2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is an economic crisis as well as a public health crisis. Businesses across our sectors have faced significant strains and in the…
UK goods and services tariff schedules at the WTO
20/05/2020
This week the Government announced the UK’s new Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff regime, the UK Global Tariff (UKGT). This will replace the EU’s Common…
COVID-19: Support for start-ups
24/04/2020
Start-ups in our sectors Our sectors are at the heart of world-leading research and innovation in the UK. There is a strong relationship between industry…
Aerospace funding
02/04/2020
As the UK aerospace sector battles with the disruption caused by COVID-19, it’s important to remember the ‘business as usual’ funding still open to companies…
ADS 2019 General Election Priorities
14/11/2019
Four weeks before the 12th December General Election, ADS is setting out our five priorities for the Government to support continued growth and job creation…
Road Haulage Association: Action list before Brexit
04/07/2019
This week the Road Haulage Association (RHA) published their latest advice to the UK Government on what they believe still needs to be done before…
#MeetADS: Tim Martin, Head of Defence Commercial
28/06/2019
Tim has worked for the organisation since 2003, moving into his current position as Head of Defence Commercial in 2007. He spends most of his…
The challenge to grow – Takeaways from Paris Air Show
24/06/2019
When meeting procurement leaders from Airbus, Boeing and Collins during the Paris Air Show last week, their priorities for the future were clear: Larger prime…
Guest Blog: Small Business Crown Representative makes prompt payment a priority
20/06/2019
Martin Traynor has been appointed as the government’s new Small Business Crown Representative. What can ADS members expect from his time in the role? I’m…