Members with this Capability

The AACE group is an agile and trusted technical services solutions provider with a strong heritage in the Aviation sector. We specialise in delivering airworthiness system safety engineering, logistics and operational support assurance to both the public and private sectors. Our company has a huge breadth and depth of expertise in dealing with the UK MOD. We are based in Bristol, close to the DE&S HQ at Abbey Wood, and have an excellent reputation within that organisation. Through our 40 employees and network of associates we are able to place technical and programme expertise quickly into roles and tasks to add specific capacity or capability. Please find more details at our website http://www.aace.co.uk/

Airbus Group (www.airbus-group.com) is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2013, the Group – comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters - generated revenues of £50.3 billion (XRT €1.18) and employed a workforce of around 144,000. This includes a 17,000-strong British workforce and a UK turnover of close to £2.5 billion, making the Group a major contributor to the UK economy.

The Group builds on a proud 100-year British heritage united under a common brand. Airbus designs and builds its aircraft wings in the UK. Airbus Defence and Space is the UK’s largest space company; the biggest supplier of large aircraft to the RAF and a world-leader in cyber security. As Britain’s civil helicopter hub, Airbus Helicopters holds 55% of the UK’s offshore oil and gas helicopter market and is a key supplier to the Ministry of Defence.

Airbus Group’s 450 apprentices, collaborations with more than 20 British universities and annual spend of £500M in UK R&D make it a champion of UK innovation and skills.

We develop breakthrough products and systems, and address technology critical issues for our clients worldwide. Established over 50 years ago, we employ a team of more than 400 engineers, designers and scientists on our sites in Cambridge UK, Boston MA and Singapore.

We provide a full system development capability from technology consultancy, proof-of-concept demonstration and system design, through to manufacture and support of deployable equipment for our Defence and Security clients.

We have world leading skills in security, sensing, location and wireless technology, covering short-range radar systems, optical sensing systems for surveillance, CBRNE and authentication applications, complex data fusion; global, regional and local positioning systems as well as wireless system design for communication, surveillance and Force Protection.

Our skills are both broad and deep across a range of scientific and engineering disciplines including product design, user-centred design, simulation and algorithm design, low power electronics, system validation and programme management.

Drumgrange Ltd is an independent defence contractor specialising in the development, integration and through-life support of military systems with a particular focus in the areas of Underwater Systems, Communications and Information Systems, VLF Communications, Navigation and Precise Timing Systems, Boat Systems Integration, Training and Simulation, Security Systems and RF Products. In addition to its bespoke services, Drumgrange has a growing range of specialist products, including a family of Acoustic Hailing Devices, the Xtreme Tablet rugged computer and Generic ComSim, an RF simulator for training and testing.

Drumgrange products are in service with the UK Armed Forces at home and overseas, NATO forces and Foreign Militaries. The company has achieved an enviable reputation for rapid, cost-effective realisation of innovative technological solutions to suit demanding applications, for the quality of its products and, most importantly, for delivering solutions and services on time and to specification.

The E-T-A group of companies, which was founded in 1948, manufacturers a wide range of circuit breakers for component, equipment and systems protection. E-T-A high performance circuit breakers are specially designed for use in hostile environments and technically challenging applications where size and weight considerations should not be allowed to compromise optimum performance. These types encompass a range of current ratings from 0.1amp to 500 amps and are widely specified to protect the electrical systems of aircraft (fixed wing and helicopters, military and civil), ground equipment, hovercraft, fighting and support vehicles, pleasure and work boats, defence systems and many industrial installations with rigid performance and environmental requirements. Major approvals/listings include CAA (A1 Primary Company and Component Approval), fighting vehicle numbers, DefStan 59-59, UL 1500 (explosion tested), Panavia. ISO9000.

Elite Circuits, founded in 1989 and based in Cranbrook Kent, provides a reliable manufacturing service for small to medium batch 2 to 6 layer PCBs .Quick turnaround 24 hour to 5 day prototype, and standard delivery options are available, with all boards fully tested. Elite offers RoHS compliant finishes and flexible service options to meet a range of customer specific needs. At every stage of manufacture, the Elite Circuits team ensure that the highest quality standards are maintained at all times, Elite holds ISO 9001 and UL Elite Circuits is a Falcon PCB Group company, one of Europes leading circuit board manufacturing groups.

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.

GRC Ltd is an SME, LIST X independent telecoms and engineering company based in the UK(Hereford) specialising in the: development, design and integration of networks, communication and situational awareness systems. Our products and services are used by Defence, Government Agencies, NGOs and commercial organisations which operate in challenging environments across the globe. Specialising in the Space and Defence sectors, we procure, manufacture, deliver and support multi band deployable Satellite systems around the globe. In addition, GRC has managed service offerings that deliver Tactical Cloud networks that ensure information is both secure and assured.

From the beginning, iDirect has taken a visionary role in VSAT, helping to shape the industry by breaking down long-standing barriers. In a landmark innovation, we developed an IP-based system that mirrored the quality and reliability of terrestrial communications to deliver, for the first time in satellite history, enterprise-quality applications. This breakthrough helped transform satellite from a “technology of last resort” to a powerful, diverse solution able to handle core network applications and take broadband into the heart of critical enterprise, military and public sector operations. We were first to bring business-quality IP applications to the TDMA VSAT market. Our native IP design, advanced IP routing and Quality of Service (QoS) technologies allow our Platform to integrate seamlessly with terrestrial networks. This was a major game changer for service providers — they now had the technology to build and deliver high-quality service that could generate fresh demand for satellite connectivity. For sustained success, we knew that a higher degree of flexibility and scalability was essential. From the start, we have based our development approach on one universal set of requirements to enable service providers to meet any customer requirement, no matter the application, bandwidth, satellite, frequency, or topology. We ensured that our hub and line card system, remotes, and operating and management software all had the flexibility to handle the most diverse market needs for fixed or mobile communications. The result is the iDirect Intelligent Platform™, the industry’s gold standard in performance, efficiency, functionality and flexibility.

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.

High technology PCB manufacturer Merlin Circuit Technology Ltd situated in in a purpose built 45,000 sq ft factory in North Wales provides quick turn around and standard service options for prototype, NPI and medium volume for 2 to 32 layer PCBs including advanced technology product. Merlin is an AS9100 rev C accredited company Merlin specializes in HDI micro Via, and impedance control. utilizing the latest and very best in PCB process equipment. Experienced engineering and technical teams provide comprehensive support from design to manufacture and also offer advice on special substrates. Merlin manufactures boards for a global customer base. Market sectors include Aerospace, Defence and Security and advanced Telecoms including 4G amongst many others. Merlin Circuit Technology is a Merlin PCB Group company one of Europes leading circuit board companies.

Established in 1987, in Hartlepool, Teesside Merlin Flex Ltd has vast experience in the manufacture and Flexible and Flex Rigid Printed Circuit Boards. The company occupies a 24,000 square foot manufacturing facility providing world class expertise across a broad base of technologies. Merlin Flex Ltd takes a leading role in managing original turnkey projects for customers within the defence, medical, aerospace and telecoms sectors. Merlin Flex Ltd is an AS9100 rev C accredited company Merlin Flex Ltd offers a range of value adding services Single sided and plated through flex, to multilayer flex and flex-rigid boards: including dual access and floating lead, blind and buried vias, sequential build and controlled and differential impedance, plus cad design and as an option SMD assembly service approved to IPC ANSI/J-STD-001 standard. Merlin Flex Ltd is a Merlin PCB Group company one of Europes leading circuit board manufacturing groups.

Modux was founded by a select group of big-4 security consultants and elite technical experts, each having worked on some of the world’s largest digital security and technology programmes. The company was launched out of a passion for delivering digital consultancy and research services to an unrivalled standard and without compromise across a number of industries. Modux are CESG CHECK green light certified, and we have performed assurance work across HMG and MoD infrastructure. Modux deliver to a core set of industries including defence & aerospace, finance and telecommunications.

Founded in 1999 to provide electronic design and manufacturing services for military vehicles, we specialise in the design and manufacture of high quality, high reliability, printed circuit boards and control panels for use in harsh environments.

Rockford is one of the UK's largest independent suppliers of electrical interconnection systems for Civil and Military Aerospace, Nuclear, Marine and Land Systems.

Holding ISO9001, AS9100 Rev C and major customer approvals Rockford has a successful history in addressing the needs of Aerospace and Defence customers at home and abroad, employing over 250 staff at three SC21 Silver sites across the UK. We now have a fully compliant Joint Venture in the UAE offering offset to our customer base.

The company designs, manufactures and supplies;

Electro Mechanical Assemblies

Open Wire Aerospace Wiring looms

Heatshrink Systems,

Braided Assemblies,

Woven cables assemblies,

Filtered, Hermetic and potted micro assemblies,

Fabricated boxes

Machined Parts

Our specialist BAE Systems approvals allow us to Braid to J56.025 and PAN 6879 using 16, 24 and 48 Carrier machines. Our five Spectrum Laser Wire marking machines allow both upper and lower case in horizontal and vertical text to be laser marked onto many types of wire.

Siemens Digital Factory provides innovative solutions for the UK Aerospace Industry. Whether you are looking to optimise your processes, maximise productivity, or reduce your energy costs, our Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) portfolio and drive technologies provide you with complete solutions. With expertise in the manufacturing and processing across all industry sectors, we deliver technologies tailored to your requirements, with the added benefit of an extensive range of service, support and training activities.

TMD Technologies Ltd (TMD) is a world leading supplier of innovative microwave and RF products for radar, EW and communications applications. Defence and Security is a very important market sector for TMD, although the company also produces equipment for laboratory applications such as EMC testing and scientific research.

Ultra Electronics, Precision Air & Land Systems is an operating business of Ultra Electronics, a leading developer of mission and safety critical equipment in the aerospace and defence industries. With innovative engineers, skilled project managers and experienced manufacturing personnel to be found at the heart of the organisation, Ultra is able to continue to produce and develop products that push the limits of technology and respond to the ever changing demands of the industry.