2019 Trade Brochure

DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS AEROSPACE WALES FORUM AEROSPACE WALES FORUM

n behalf of the Aerospace Wales From the advertising content of this brochure, the Wales welcomes constructive feedback, whether Team, Directors, Ambassadors and aim is to give a sense of the depth and breadth you are a member or not. all our Forum members, I offer you a of products, services and capabilities offered by very warm welcome to this brochure. a selection of our Forum members. This brochure In the meantime, please enjoy the content and MAIN CONTACTS In here you will find more information would not achieve its aim without the support, information within this brochure. If you are not Oon what the Forum is involved with, what we strive to investment and involvement of our members and I a member of Aerospace Wales right now, why do for our members, the wider aerospace, defence am extremely grateful for their commitment to this not come along to one of our events and see for [email protected] and space community in Wales and a flavour of the initiative. yourself the value and opportunities that you and kind of benefits our members enjoy by being part of your business could enjoy regularly. Chief Executive the Forum. As a membership organisation, Aerospace Wales John Whalley is fully conscious that our value is measured by Wishing you all continued success in your business [email protected] The Aerospace Wales Forum is the trade what we deliver and achieve for our members. To and we hope we can be of service to you in the association for all companies and partner this end, we are committed to exploring new ideas near future. Operations Director organisations operating in the Aerospace, Defence and finding new clusters/collaborations that offer Rachael Blackburn and Space sectors in Wales, through access to even more value to the membership. Continuous Yours, [email protected] events, networking opportunities and industry Improvement has long been a vital cog in the John Whalley expertise. aerospace business ‘machine’ and Aerospace Chief Executive Officer

would like to welcome you to the new trade At the time of writing we are seeing a great deal of civil airspace and in the South we have significant I am and remain very confident in the future of our directory and thank you for your current and uncertainty around the future course that the BREXIT maintenance and repair organisations based at sector generally and I believe that by having a ongoing support of the Aerospace Wales Forum. process will take and this is not helping add clarity Cardiff Airport and St Athan. This is all in addition dedicated forum where we can meet and discuss The past year has been another successful one for to our business environment. This said we have to the many local companies that provide a robust ideas and solve problems both with other industry the Forum, we have seen the number of member to continue to work through this until the position supply chain into these organisations. We should colleagues and members of the Welsh Assembly Icompanies grow by 50% since the last edition and becomes settled, it is worth noting that despite this not forget that with the 8 Universities based in Government can only make us more successful in the we look forward to welcoming our new member challenge, the aerospace sector in Wales remains Wales we are able to educate and train the next long run. companies at the various events and trade shows we strong and well established, it employs in excess generation of skilled staff that will be required to will be attending over the coming year. of 23,000 people undertaking aviation and high continue to grow and evolve the Aerospace sector Once again thank you for being a member of our precision engineering activities spread throughout and to take advantage of new technologies and organisation and I look forward to meeting with you In parallel we have been very mindful of how we Wales. materials that make aircraft and aviation more at our events and I wish you continued success. spend our members and sponsors funds, as a result efficient and produce a lower impact on the natural we have taken active steps to reduce our day to day In the North of the country we have centers of design environment. The recent UK announcement on a new David Morgan operating costs and we have achieved a 10% year and manufacturing, at Parc Aberporth in Mid Wales UK Space policy offers all of us a new opportunity Co-Chairman on year saving in these costs and will continue to the UK is developing technology and procedures for development and growth and which we all need keep our spending under review. that will allow UAV’s to seamlessly integrate into to position ourselves to take full advantage of. 2 3 AEROSPACE WALES FORUM AEROSPACE WALES FORUM

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Aerospace Wales would like to thank our Co-Chairs, Directors and Ambassadors for their continued support of the Forum’s activities and for helping to shape the future strategy in our endeavours for the Aerospace, Defence and Space organisations operating in Wales.

The group represent all sub-sectors of our industry from large organisations to SME’s, ensuring we get a representative view of the industry.

John Whalley, CEO Rachael Blackburn Peter Greig, Co-Chairman David Morgan, Co-Chairman Mark Hughes, Director John has 50 Operations Director I have been A versatile and Mark Hughes has significant experience in leading and years’ experience Rachael has been with NORDAM enthusiastic was previously delivering change programmes and has in the aerospace, fortunate to have Europe since it business & a senior Airbus developed a strong track record for raising space and experienced a started in 1997 commercial Executive who Business performance. defence wide and varied initially joining executive with co-founded Agile industries. As career path which as the Finance a 25 year Business Solutions Mark’s particular strengths have part of his current has provided Leader and management in 2007. transformed the commercial performance portfolio he a wealth of then becoming pedigree gained Agile provide of the Agile group through the development has been Chief knowledge to the General within the a range of of additional value-adding services and Executive of deliver the aims Manager in Aerospace & services (such as business excellence programmes for their the Aerospace Wales Forum (an Industry and objectives of 2005. During this time I have played Defence, Information Technology, Services, strategic business planning, supply chain Customers. Wales company) since its foundation the Aerospace Wales Forum. a critical role in taking a start-up Joint and Research sectors. development and leadership development) in 2002. The Forum represents 180 Venture Company from its initial opening, to the Advanced Engineering sector Mark joined the Aerospace Wales companies in Wales including branches Prior to this role Rachael worked for the formulating the strategic direction and David has extensive experience of working and are a strategic service provider to forum as an observer in 2014 and was of seven of the world’s top ten aerospace, Welsh Government, responsible for the then forming and moulding the Business at within both commercial and government the SC21 Competitiveness and Growth appointed a Director in 2016. space and defence companies and aerospace sector in North East Wales an operating level to build a robust and organisations across a wide variety of programme. provides advice on strategy and industry which gave a valuable insight into how the sustainable Organisation with an Industry industry sectors. matters to the Welsh Government. In 2015 sector operates, what it aims to achieve acknowledged reputation to provide and Mark acquired a shareholding in the the Forum, working in partnership with and the challenges it faces. Through this perform aircraft nacelle, thrust reverser and David is a lateral thinker and pragmatic Redthorn MRP business in 2012 and Welsh Government, published a Space role Rachael also gained inside knowledge exhaust component maintenance, repair problem solver, having gained now co-owns the revamped Agile Group Strategy for Wales and established a of government agencies and funding and overhaul services at or above Industry experience in contract negotiation and Systems and Services business. AGSS specialist Space Group. Other key sector packages. benchmarks and successfully compete and dispute resolution within the UK and provide MRP solutions and additional groups include MRO, aircraft interiors and win in a global market. the US as well as internationally. David value added services to their 200+ global civil aircraft manufacturing. Rachael has an enviable list of contacts has successfully held various senior Customer base. with the key players in the sector, with Since 2004 I have also served as the commercial and business management During a 32-year career with British which she has built strong working Chair of the Aerospace Wales Forum posts within such diverse market sectors Mark has over 30 years’ experience in the Aerospace he spent 15 years as a relationships. Rachael also works closely (AWF) giving my commitment to work as space communications, Information Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Divisional Director with leadership roles with the other regional Aerospace forums, with the Forum and Welsh Assembly Technology hardware/software and Sector, particularly Aerospace which has in engineering, human resources, project Welsh Government, UK Government and Government to help contribute to creating internet security. been gained within change, operational, management and quality. He was involved the Devolved Administrations. a positive environment in Wales supporting supply chain and general managerial with a range of both civil and military and encouraging the growth and success David has held senior roles in Executive positions, both in the UK and abroad. He projects, including Typhoon, Tornado, Rachael has a degree in Business and of the Welsh Aerospace Sector. Agencies of the UK Government, Harrier, Hawk, Nimrod, BAE Advanced Finance and lives in North Wales, she dealing with clients in both the public Turboprop, BAE146 Avroliner and Airbus enjoys renovating houses, theatre and and private sectors. wing programmes. travelling, especially to places where she can snorkel, experience different cultures He is a European Engineer, a UK and can encounter wild animals in their Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Quality natural environment. Professional and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society

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James Beacham services provider of gas turbine engine markets, Viv now supports Wales’ supply with two children. Outside of his professional issues. Being able to discuss engineering Prior to this Geraint was Chief Operating James is a parts. The 8 years in Chromalloy Thailand chain companies in Aerospace, Automotive life, he enjoys spending time with his family, at both a commercial level, and very much Officer of DSG, heading up all UK operations graduate of the leading sales and customer services, and Nuclear. Viv holds a Masters’ degree travelling, motorsport and boating. at a technical level has been enormously and Corporate Support areas, also holding University of South culminated in a number of long-term in Education Management, is a Governor helpful in being able to support our Executive responsibility for the Operational Wales, where he agreements, particularly with China Airlines on the executive board of the largest FE customers through their challenging needs. deployment of DSG in support of Op received a BA & Siemens and Rolls Royce, where James college in Wales, sits on the steering group During 2015, I was appointed Business HERRICK in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Hons in Business was the commercial lead in securing the of the Wales Nuclear Forum and in 2017 Ben Moore Development Director for the Broughton Previously, Geraint has headed up Excellence, with first Trent 1000 repairs outside of the Rolls was appointed Skills Ambassador to the With a facility, focus was needed to develop new various Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul first class honours. Royce network. Aerospace Wales Forum. She keeps bees manufacturing customer base and increase Tactical Sales facilities across Wales, including Aircraft James’ career in James’ responsibility at AerFin is devising and produces her own woodland honey. experience of over market share to deliver continual growth to Depth Maintenance (incl Harrier, Hawk, Aerospace commenced with TES Aviation and executing the sales and marketing A recent graduate of Cardiff 20 years across the Broughton site. Since this time we have Red Arrows, Battle of Britain Memorial Group, a major aero engine engineering strategy for the group and leading the Metropolitan University’s sector leading various industries widened our network and regularly deliver Fleet) and off-aircraft facilities (incl consultancy business. James was part of a wider sales team on building long term 20Twenty Business Growth programme in telecoms, Tactical Sales into Europe, and also stretch Structures, Composites, Fuel systems, global sales team, with responsibility for agreements with strategic customers in the Viv says. “I am a strong advocate of automotive and as far as the USA Transmissions, Transparencies, Egress developing relationships with airlines and leasing, airline and MRO community. life-long learning at any age. Employers aerospace, Ben’s systems, Manufacturing/Machining, MRO’s, primarily in the EMEA region. who choose to develop their staff with career has focused Electronics/Avionics) along with Process In 2013, James joined Zodiac Seats work-relevant skills are investing in the on the production of specialized materials. Support areas. UK (part of Zodiac Aerospace) as a Sales future of their company and sending Ben holds a degree in Materials Science Madeleine Pinder An experienced Chartered Director and Manager, responsible for the sales and Vivienne Compton a strong motivational message to the and a MBA in Business Administration. Madeleine is Aerospace Engineer, Geraint is a Fellow marketing of premium aircraft seating Viv Compton is individual. With Brexit around the corner, Ben started his career with Pirelli and a graduate of of both the Royal Aeronautical Society and systems. Two years later, James joined Director/Founder a motivated workforce could become a for the last 7 years has worked at Solvay the University Institute of Directors. Geraint is also an Zodiac Seats UK’s extended leadership of Industry Learning company’s strongest asset.” (formally Cytec) as the Site Manager. of the West of MOD Ambassador for Army Civil Servants team and was promoted to Head of Solutions Limited England, where in Wales, and represents MOD at the UK Marketing, accountable for all strategic (ILS), a Costain she studied English Government in Wales forums. Geraint has and operational marketing in the UK. Supply Chain and Journalism. a proven capability of running businesses After university and corporate support services through In 2016, James was appointed as Sales approved, staff Jason Davies Director for Zodiac Seats. In this position development With 35 years in Gareth Richards Madeleine moved strong leadership and change management James assumed responsibility for the company working Aviation, his career A versatile and back to her home town of Cardiff and skills developed over his 28 year career in leadership of all sales activities in Northern with manufacturers across Wales and the to date has provided enthusiastic started her marketing career at a medical defence related aerospace businesses. Europe & Russia for Zodiac Seats. UK. Viv believes in delivering exceptional the opportunity to business supplies company where she worked for Since the acquisition of Zodiac customer service and, as a Skills become familiar with development five years. Aerospace by Safran in 2018, James now Ambassador and in her own business, the Business, Civil & director with 24 In 2015 Madeleine joined Spectrum holds the position of Sales Director for works in partnership with industry to Military Aerospace years’ experience Technologies as a Marketing Executive and Helen Swift Safran Seats. manage a broad range training needs. markets as an in the aerospace two years later was promoted to Marketing Helen Swift is the James is a keen golfer and enjoys In response to demand, Viv specialises established Senior sector, working & Communications Manager. UK Public Affairs travelling; he currently resides in in Lean Manufacturing, Operational Manager within the aircraft maintenance, directly with Madeleine now lives in St Nicholas, a Manager for Abergavenny, South Wales. Excellence and ILM Management. production, repair and modification business Aerospace giants, such as Airbus, GKN, small village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Airbus’ Research, Viv has been providing staff and sectors. A firm believer in delivering organic Spirit, and Cobham. with her husband Tom. Technology organisational development solutions growth in any business through increased All 24 years’ experience have been & Innovation for over 20 years - managing the efficiency output, customer base expansion gained through working for RD Precision Portfolio James Bennett relationship between industry and and new product development. / Gardner Aerospace, working from across Airbus James joined education partners to ensure companies Jason actively promotes positive cultural an apprentice precision engineer, to Geraint Spearing Commercial AerFin in July maximize the opportunities available to change within the businesses he has eventually being promoted to Speed Geraint Spearing Aircraft, Defence and Space & 2016 as a senior them for Levy funding and a ROI. Through managed to ensure existing strengths that Shop engineer and shift leader back in became the Helicopters divisions. She is responsible member of the this collaborative approach she was are sometime hidden within organisations 2006. In 2010 Gardner acquired RD Chief Executive for supporting the company’s £500m management team. instrumental in developing, securing and are fully recognised. Precision, at this time, I was appointed to of the Defence annual R&D investment programme, He has a career piloting a new tailored Apprenticeship Within his current position as General Airbus Programmes manager for Gardner Electronics the development of Airbus’ advanced spanning nearly Team Leader programme for Honda of & Accountable Manager for Aerocare Broughton, and effectively was the main Components research facilities and securing long 20 years in the the UK Manufacturing Ltd incorporating Aviation Services ltd, Broughton, he holds the conduit for the site for all Speed Shop Agency (DECA) term funding lines which deliver critical aviation industry engineering training provided by a Welsh esponsibility for the day to day management / Tactical sales that were required for in Deeside, North technical innovations that grow UK including senior commercial and sales FE college in a three-way partnership. of a progressive part 145 maintenance the new A350 production line, and also Wales upon aerospace and defence capabilities, and marketing positions within a leading company with full accountability for all Quality, legacy platforms, such as A380 / A330 / launch of the Agency in April 2015. He helping the company to remain at the top engine consultancy services business, a With industry experience gained in Operational, Production, Sales, Commercial, A400m, and A320. Daily duties included took up the position as the CE (designate) of an extremely competitive world market. rapidly growing aerospace and electronics Exxon Chemical geotextiles manufacturing Material Mgt & Continuous Improvement customer communication, and focus on in June 2014 where he led the formation Helen has worked at Airbus for over parts manufacturer and Chromalloy, and ICC (Telcordia) building market- departments within the new business. delivering tight time scale product into of the Agency, during the sale of the a decade and has a degree in Public the worldwide manufacturing and repair share in the UK, European and American Jason lives in North Wales and is married Airbus, working closely with their design engineers to find solutions to their NPI Defence Support Group. Relations from Bournemouth University.

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• Material Supply • Engine Management • Material Recovery • Sale and lease of airframe and engines including components • Value added services to customers The sector also has its own Enterprise Zone. Since 1938, around the world St Athan EZ in South Wales has been a major centre for aerospace and defence. Today, the area is dedicated to • Distributor of commercial shaping the sector’s future, as part of Welsh Government’s components £60 million Cardiff Airport and St Athan EZ. With a 1,800 metre runway resurfaced in 2009 and full airfield support, • Supply chain logistics the Enterprise Zone is Wales’ new hub for Aerospace and Defence. It has been a major base for the Ministry of Defence • Rotable spares distribution (MOD) since its opening. • Repair management Deeside EZ includes global companies such as Airbus, • Leasing, and consignment services Electroimpact and Gardner Aerospace and at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre at Llanbedr is a site being developed for further RPAS and potentially for a Space Port. Civilian and military projects work here side by side, in areas including maintenance, repair and overhaul and non-destructive testing, AerMach Ltd, Cedar House, Hazell Drive, South Wales, NP10 8FY as well as pilot and engineering training and ‘end of life’ 029 21 151045 aircraft recycling services.

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AERMACH.indd 1 22/05/2019 15:18 AEROSPACE WALES FORUM AEROSPACE WALES FORUM Providing Maintenance, Repair & Modifications for the Business Aviation Industry Defence Wales is a cornerstone of UK defence operations, Such an active Aerospace and Defence sector through provision of workforce skills - as well provides a ready market for businesses such as the availability of secure sites and airspace. as Qioptiq, which designs and manufactures More recently, we’ve added new strengths to our night vision systems for the MOD. Another is infrastructure. These include training, systems and Babcock, which maintains the RAF fast-jet training defence technologies. Around 100 companies in fleet at RAF Valley on Anglesey, and QinetiQ, Wales are involved in creating defence applications experts in defence, aerospace and security. In such as software, biometrics, optical design and North East Wales DECA have recently been • State of the art paint facility imaging. awarded a global repair hub, undertaking MRO and upgrades for the F-35 avionic and aircraft • Interior refurbishments One example is Airbus Defence and Space. From components, whilst Raytheon UK have opened • Base and line maintenance its base in Newport, the company is developing a new facility to continue their work on the RAF defence communication and information systems Sentinel and Shadow fleets. BAE Systems have • Structural repairs using local expertise and ingenuity. Working in South operations at Glascoed and RAF Valley on • Avionic upgrades East Wales, with General Dynamics, Axiom and TT Anglesey. Electronics nearby, these companies have been able to access a highly skilled workforce – as well as the Aerocare Aviation Services Ltd MOD’s procurement base, just a short drive away in Hangar 11, Aviation Park, Flint Road, Chester, CH4 0GZ Bristol. [email protected] Telephone +44 (0)1244 956 240 www.aerocareas.com

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Wales produces over 6,000 science and Wrexham Glyndwr University lead the way in engineering graduates a year. Within our eight research into adoption of carbon fibre composites universities there is a wealth of academic expertise in aircraft manufacture, using microwave applying itself to the aerospace industry. 6 Welsh technology to bring significant reductions in Universities and Colleges in Wales are developing curing cycle time. This research complements the their capabilities and linking together to offer world Advanced Composite Training and Development class expertise and training. Centre, in partnership with Airbus, Coleg Cambria and the Welsh Government. Also, Glyndwr The 2015 state of the art Swansea University Bay Innovations, based at the OpTIC Centre, is a Campus provides world class R&D in areas such focus for a cluster of Photonics activity including as Computational Engineering - which includes design and manufacture of large opticaltelescopes aerodynamic design for Airbus Wings and the and light-weight optics for satellite and airborne Bloodhound supersonic car. The Finite Element imaging systems. method and Computational Fluid Dynamics, allow engineers to model structures with increasing University of South Wales - The Aerospace Centre complexity. in the School of Engineering specialises in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. The facility has two The Institute of Structural Materials and Centre for aircraft hangars housing Jetstream and Provost Printing & Coating further complement expertise in aircrafts and Rolls Royce Spey engines. this area. University Wales - Trinity Saint David demonstrates The Innovation Campus at Cardiff University retain their considerable expertise in the area of Non Destructive position as a renowned research centre of excellence. Testing, and works closely with TWI. The aerospace and defence expertise includes aerodynamics research, stress evaluation, lightning Cardiff Metropolitan University has expertise in protection at the Morgan Botti Research Centre, and design, through PDR (International Centre for Product Propulsion performance research at the Gas Turbine Design & Research) as well as a modern School Research Centre (GTRC). Also at Cardiff University is of Art & Design, housing a Perceptual Experience baesystems.com/land baesystems.com/land the National Software Academy, located at Innovation Laboratory (PEL) to emulate human perceptual @BAESystemsLand Point, increasing Wales’ digital capability. experience. @BAESystemsLand Image © Crown Copyright Copyright © 2019 BAE Systems Copyright © 2019 BAE Systems 18 19 AEROSPACE WALES FORUM AEROSPACE WALES FORUM Breathing Fire Complete Optimised into your Career and Igniting Geared Solutions the Passion for Skills

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Aberystwyth University (active within the Wales centre delivering training for CAA licence requirements Academic Space Partnership) have supported for Parts 147 and 66 for aircraft maintenance. Beagle 2 through its Intelligent Robotics Group. The University also offers an Earth Observation Research Coleg Cymoedd - this institute has aerospace Centre, providing expertise in both upstream and facilities at both its Nantgarw and Ystrad Mynach downstream Space research. locations, providing apprentice programmes in aeronautical engineering. Bangor University Home to CLARET, Centre for Lifetime and Reliability Testing, provides support Coleg Cambria is also a centre of excellence in to companies involved in aerospace technologies aerospace engineering, providing apprenticeship and Space electronics through design, manufacture training for Airbus and other aerospace companies or integration of opto-electronic and material in North Wales, for both manufacturing and technologies with reliability testing facilities. maintenance. Its campus at Deeside in particular has a strong focus on aerospace activity. There are also a number of colleges providing specialist vocational skills that the aerospace industry Opening in Deeside in 2019 the new AMRC is demanding... Wales will work across sectors, including Nuclear, Automotive & Food to ensure it is a collaborative The International Centre for Aerospace Training (part centre where all advanced manufacturing companies of Cardiff and Vale College and located at Cardiff can share best practice Airbus will use the facility to Airport and St Athan Enterprise Zone) is an iconic develop their Wing of Tomorrow project.

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Wales in Space The Wales Space Strategy was launched at the UK semiconductor wafers with products that cover Space Conference in Liverpool in July 2015 and a diverse range of applications including we now exhibit at a number of key events. We space, supported by an innovative outsourced have an active Space Group that meets regularly foundry services portfolio that allows the Group and pulls together representatives form Industry to provide a ‘one stop shop’ for the wafer and Academia to help drive the strategy forwards. needs of the world’s leading semiconductor Long established as a key player in Aerospace and manufacturers. Defence with companies such as Airbus, Raytheon, General Dynamics and BAE Systems, Wales has The Pendine rocket test track, operated by Qinetiq had a much lower profile in terms of its presence has recently been used to support the development in the Space sector. However, with global growth of the Thrust SSC project. projections of 7% per year we took a decision to up our game in this important industry. Our initial Teledyne Labtech based in Presteigne, is one of analysis showed that we already had some key the world’s leading manufacturers of microwave capabilities in both the upstream (what goes into circuit solutions for applications in space and space) and downstream (the exploitation of space satellite communications. data and capability) and the promotion of Llanbedr airfield as a potential candidate for the proposed UK As well as space hardware we also have Spaceport has helped raise our profile further. considerable capability in the downstream area and see this whole area as having huge growth The UK Government has taken a positive decision potential. For example Aberystwyth’s Earth to support growth in the sector by establishing a UK Observation and Ecosystem Dynamics Space Agency, producing a strategy for growth in Research Group is using space partnership with industry and establishing the Satellite derived data in a range of Applications Catapult to help develop the key applications including technologies. Aerospace Wales works in partnership assessment of biodiversity, with our colleagues in Welsh Government to remote sensing of build relationships with the UK space community natural hazards and capitalising on our existing strengths and ensuring the dynamics of tropical strong alignment with the UK Space Strategy. forest regeneration and degradation. An important Welsh Universities have considerable expertise in element of the strategy space related research and we have brought these will be to grow the together as a collaborative grouping WASP – the user base of such Wales Academic Space Partnership. Aberystwyth capability. University for example has an Intelligent Robotics Group and has supported the Beagle 2 and a number of future Mars missions. We also have some key industrial capabilities in Wales:

Qioptic Space in Bodelwyddan sits at the heart of a world class opto-electronics cluster and its products for space applications include lenses for space telescopes, radiation stable micro-sheet cover glass, optical solar reflectors and ultra thin glass. Qioptiq has an 80% share of the world market for space glass and has a space heritage stretching back to 1971.

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Glyndwr University x Safran Seats GB x x x Gwent Cables Ltd x Sealand Support Services Limited x Haverfordwest / Withybush Airport x Set Square Investments Ltd. T/A Sliding Systems x Hugh James x SITEC x x x Hyde Aero Products Ltd x x Smart Solutions x x Industrial Automation & Control Ltd x x x x Solvay Composite Materials x x Industry Learning Solutions (ILS) x x x Sony UK Technology Centre x x James Fisher NDT Limited x Spectrum Technologies Ltd x Kintetsu World Express UK Ltd x x STG Aerospace Limited x Lichfields x x x x Swansea University College of Engineering x LMG Solutions x Tarvin Precision x x x Magellan Aerospace (Wrexham) Ltd x x TBD (UK) Ltd x x x Martyn Anderson Consulting Limted x x x x x Teddington Engineered Solutions x x x Merlin Circuit Technology Ltd x x Teledyne Labtech a division of Teledyne Ltd x METal x Testia Ltd x x x x Metal Improvement Company x x The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre x x x x x x x x x Microsemi x x Tigers Global Logistics Ltd x Morda Management & Design Ltd (IPS) x x TPT Consultancy & Training x Morson Projects Limited x x x x x Tritech Group Ltd x x MPI Limited x x Triumph Integrated Systems x x x x MSM Aerospace Fabricators x x TT Electronics Integrated Manufacturing Services Ltd x National Composites Centre x x x x x x x TWI Technology Centre (Wales) x x National Physical Laboratory x x x United Aerospace Ltd x x

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