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Issued: Thursday, 17 May 2012
Our reference: ADS PR 2012 018

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UK DEFENCE INDUSTRY SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT POSITION ON ENSURING LEGALLY BINDING ARMS TRADE TREATY

ADS calls for a treaty that is effective, implementable and widely adopted

ADS today (Thursday) supported the comments of Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development speech “Time for a treaty: Why the arms industry must have global standards” at the Institute for Strategic Studies, as the Minister called for a legally binding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).

Since 2003, the UK Defence industry, with other European Defence industries has worked closely with governments and NGOs to ensure that the ATT becomes an effective mechanism for implementation for higher international standards in the defence export arena. The underlying security and humanitarian principles that drive the need for an ATT are consistent with the UK Defence industry’s strong commitment to corporate responsibility.

Rees Ward, CEO at ADS, said:

“For many years the UK Defence industry has been committed to establishing an effective, implementable and widely adopted ATT recognised by Governments and NGOs. Industry has therefore supported the desire of the UK Government to negotiate a legally binding Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the global trade in conventional arms.

“Gaps in the global regulatory landscape need to be plugged. As momentum builds toward final negotiations at the United Nations during July, UK Defence will be supporting our government in creating a treaty that will plug these gaps, while also incorporating the underlying security and humanitarian principles that drive the need for an ATT in the first place.”

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NEWS RELEASE

Issued: Thursday, 17 May 2012
Our reference: ADS PR 2012 017

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PERSE SCHOOL WINNERS OF UK NATIONAL ROCKETRY CHALLENGE BLAST OFF TO NASA

Perse School of Cambridge beat 19 other teams to become national Youth Rocketry Champions, and will face US and French champions at the Farnborough Airshow in July

ADS today (Thursday) is delighted to announce that Perse School from Cambridge is the winner of the 2012 UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Competition (UKAYRoC) sponsored by Chemring Group and Rolls-Royce, and have won an all expenses trip to NASA in Houston, TXUSA.

Held at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, 20 teams - of 3 to 5 teenagers each - from England, Northern Ireland, and Wales had to design, construct and safely launch a rocket carrying two raw hen’s eggs. The rocket was required to reach a height of exactly 800ft and weigh no more than 650 grams. The payload of eggs then had to return safely to the ground within 43-47 seconds using only a single parachute.

Perse School came first with their rocket reaching an altitude of 803 feet in 40 seconds with their payload landing unbroken.

Perse School, as well as winning their trip to NASA, will also now face the finalists from US and France at the Farnborough International Airshow on Futures Day, 13 July.

The 2011 UK Finalist,WorksopCollege, came second to the US team in the international finals held at the Paris Airshow last year.

Graham Chisnall, Deputy CEO and Managing Director Aerospace at ADS, said:

“Perse School has provided another excellent display of innovation and talent that has come to embody what the Rocketry Challenge is all about. UK Aerospace companies, like our sponsors Chemring and Rolls-Royce, have been involved in the challenge by providing advice and expertise to the teams, solely for the purpose of inspiring these young people to become the engineers of tomorrow. As ably demonstrated today on the fields of Leicestershire, the next generation looks set to continue the successes of the UK Aerospace industry which is the leader in Europe.”

Keith Wilkins, Head of Design Technology and team leader of Perse School said:

“Today’s result is totally down to the efforts and hard graft of the whole team - testimony to what innovation and no small part of perspiration can achieve! The prospect of the trip to NASA is a great prize for the team, but first we’re going to concentrate on winning the International Rocketry Challenge at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow.”

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Pictures for publication can be found by clicking here.

Competing teams and their ranking for the competition were:

1. The Perse School (Team 2)
2. The Thomas Hardye School
3. Abbeyfield School Team 3
4. Abbeyfield School Team 1
5. Whitley Bay High School
6. Royal Liberty School
7. 1429 Squadron Aberporth (ATC)
8. Worksop College (Team 2)
9. Victoria College Belfast
10. Longstone Special School Team 2
11. Worksop College(Team 1)
12. Royal Wootton Bassett Academy(Team 1)
13. Our Lady’s Grammar School
14. Samuel Lister Academy Team 1

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At the Soldier Technology Exhibition in the Earls Court Conference Centre, London (21-24 May, 2012) UK based survival equipment specialists, BCB International, will unveil a new cooking fuel made from sugar beet which enables soldiers to make a brew and cook their rations in the field twice as fast.

As BCB’s Fire Dragon Project Manager, Derek Taylor, explained the new fuel, represents a major advance on existing solid fuels for cooking:

“Fire Dragon is ethanol based and has the consistency of candle wax which means that it is easy and safe to transport. It burns clearly and cleanly with a zero carbon footprint in its production and use.

“A number of other products on the market are toxic and sold with health warnings. For instance, some give off cyanide derivatives when burnt, while others release formaldehyde in certain situations.

“Comparative tests with the currently issued Hexamine fuel show that Fire Dragon would enable service personnel to waste less time cooking and spend more time getting on with their job. Indeed the test results show that Fire Dragon boils twice as fast as Hexamine.”

Notes to Editor:

For over 50 years, BCB have designed and manufactured a wide range of quality military equipment. Their excellence has been recognised through two Queen’s Awards for Export Achievement as well as the acclaimed Wales Innovation Award 2010.

BCB is approved to ISO 9001:2008 International Quality Standard.

www.bcbin.com

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the first prototype of the AW169, a new generation 4.5 ton light intermediate helicopter, successfully completed its maiden flight yesterday. The AW169 programme is on schedule to achieve basic civil certification in 2014.

The AW169 was flown by AgustaWestland’s Chief Test Pilot, Giuseppe Lo Coco, Test Pilot Giuseppe Afruni, and Flight Test Engineers Massimo Longo and Stefano Rognoni at the company’s Cascina Costa plant inItaly. The helicopter performed as expected during the flight which included an assessment of the helicopter’s general handling and basic systems. The first prototype will be joined by two more aircraft later this year and a fourth prototype in 2013.

Bruno Spagnolini, Chief Executive Officer, AgustaWestland, said:

 “The AW169 is the only new generation helicopter in its category to be launched in decades, so this is an important milestone for the continued enhancement of AgustaWestland’s product range and for the development of our family of new generation helicopters.”

He added “With both the AW169 and AW189 now flying and the AW139 established as the market leader in it class, we are able to offer the market the most advanced range of helicopters across the 4 to 8 tonne weight classes in the shortest possible timescales. Operator will for the first time ever, in the helicopter market, be able to benefit from the advantages of a family concept of three new generation helicopters.”

The AW169 is part of AgustaWestland’s family of new generation helicopters that includes the AW139 and AW189 models. These helicopters all possess the same high performance flight characteristics and safety features and share the same common cockpit layout, design philosophy and maintenance concepts. This approach will deliver real cost savings in areas such as training, maintenance and support for existing operators of the AW139 who add AW169 and/or AW189 helicopters to their fleets.

Launched at the Farnborough International Air Show in July 2010, the AW169 has rapidly found market success, logging orders for more than 50 units so far from customers worldwide. A versatile, new generation twin engine helicopter, the AW169 has been designed in response to the growing market demand for an aircraft that delivers high performance, meets all the latest safety standards and has multi-role capabilities.

The AW169 incorporates several new technology features to provide the highest levels of safety and operational benefits for its customers. New generation technologies are incorporated in the rotor system, engines, avionics, transmission and electric power generation and distribution systems. Latest technologies include an APU mode capability and touch screen cockpit devices. The AW169 is set to be the most advanced and cost effective helicopter in its class forEMS, SAR, law enforcement, passenger and offshore transport and utility missions.

WFEL – the world-leading tactical military-bridging specialist – is exhibiting at this year’s Eurosatory show in Paris to demonstrate the capabilities of its suite of tactical military bridging systems.

The company has a three-strong product portfolio which is currently in operation with over 40 armed forces worldwide.

Its flagship system is the Dry Support Bridge (DSB) which is the world’s longest unreinforced tactical military bridge that can span gaps of up to 46 metres.

Deployed in less than 90 minutes by 8 personnel the DSB, with its military load classification (MLC) of 120, can traffic the heaviest of main battle tanks in use today.

A £40 million order has just been secured for the DSBs from the US Department of Defence (DoD) and production will start later this year.

The order is the latest development in the company’s relationship with the DoD which has seen nearly 100 DSBs ordered worth in excess of $450 million.

Originally an aircraft manufacturer, WFEL launched its first tactical bridging unit on to the international market in the 1970’s with the development of the Medium Girder Bridge (MGB).

The MGB is a lightweight bridging system and over 500 units have been sold globally. Today it is often used in emergency relief missions and recent use includes deployment in Japan following the devastating tsunami and earthquake in 2011.

The third system in WFEL’s portfolio is the Air Portable Ferry Bridge (APFB) which was designed for light forces needing increased mobility and flexibility. The APFB – which incorporates a ferry system – is easily transportable and is used in a variety of military and civil emergency applications.

Max Houghton, Sales and Marketing Director of WFEL, said:

“Meeting senior leaders from armed forces at exhibitions such as Eurosatory is essential to ensure that the capabilities of our bridging systems are known the world over.

“Armed forces need to be sure they have the tactical infrastructure in place to rapidly overcome any water or dry-gap obstacles standing in the way of both military and disaster and emergency relief missions.

“Our bridges provide the ideal solution to these problems and ensure operations can be carried out quickly, safely and efficiently.”

WFEL is exhibiting on stand number 440 within the UK Pavilion at Eurosatory.

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Opened by the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, May the 1st and 2nd saw HELO-T at Naval Air Station in Yeovilton, Somerset. Helicopter, Engineering, Logistics, Operations & Training was the 2nd ADS event of this nature that this year incorporated the launch of the UK MoD’s Rotary Wing Capability Strategy as part of a Capability Air Littoral Manoeuvre (Cap-ALM) Industry Briefing Day.

Over the 2 days the 200+ industry and government delegates met, engaged and listened to the leading stakeholders from the UK MoD (including the Head’s of Capability for ALM, JTES and Combat Air), the Department for Transport and Chief Constable Alex Marshall who leads the National Police Air Service.  Unfortunately the Emergency Medical Services representative withdrew at the last minute. 

Over 25 capability demonstrations from both industry and the Navy were presented with both Navy and Police helicopters from Avon & Somerset and Dorset on site for delegates to view and engage with the crews.  Hosted by Yeovilton’s Commanding Officer, HELO-T culminated in a superb black-tie dinner for 150 HELO-T delegates, which, chaired by ADS, was preceded by a candid Question Time event that consisted of 4 panellists from the MoD and National Police Air Service.

Supported by the lead sponsor’s Agusta Westland, the aim of the HELO-T was to generate an experiential and inclusive engagement opportunity for the UK’s rotary community to gather, engage, share, debate and learn: the initial feedback suggests that HELO-T more than delivered.

Eurofighter Tranche 3 order is valued at more than £2.8 million

HARLOW, (May 8, 2012) – Raytheon UK has received further orders under its current contract with Northrop Grumman Italia (NGI) for its jam-resistant Global Positioning System (GPS)-antenna technology for Eurofighter. NGI received the contract through Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company.

This latest order is for Eurofighter Tranche 3 and is valued at more than £2.8 million. It provides an additional 88 systems for the four nations of the Eurofighter consortium.

Nick Holyer, Head of Force Protection for Raytheon UK, said:

“This latest contract is a continuation of our very successful GPS anti-jam production line, which is a leader in the provision of GPS anti-jam systems to UK MOD, US DoD and other NATO nations. Our GPS anti-jam product is currently being used across a wide range of platforms, including aircraft, weapons, helicopters and land vehicles.”

Production of the GAS-1 systems started in 1998, and the Eurofighter GPS Antenna Electronics system production began in 2001. The total number of units supplied across both programmes has exceeded 7,000.

Raytheon UK has a comprehensive GPS anti-jam product line covering air, sea and land applications in both analogue and digital designs.

About Raytheon UK
Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. It is a prime contractor and major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence and has developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, national security and commercial markets. Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software at its facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Uxbridge, Waddington and Broughton.

About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2011 sales of $25 billion and 71,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defence, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 90 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter at @raytheon.

NEWS RELEASE

Issued: Thursday, 08 May 2012
Our reference: ADS PR 2012 016

For immediate release 04 May 2012

UK DEFENCE INDUSTRY HEADS TO JORDAN IN FORCE

UK companies demonstrate through numbers the importance of the Middle East market at Special Operations Forces Exhibitions and Conference 2012

ADS, the UK Trade organisation for the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industries, will be continuing its promotion of the UK defence and security industry’s interests in Jordan and the Middle East through managing the UK trade pavilion at Special Operations Forces Exhibitions and Conference (SOFEX) 2012, held between 08 and 10 May, at the King Abdullah I Airbase in Amman in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Currently 27 UKcompanies ranging through Primes, Mid-Caps and Small Medium Sized Enterprises are exhibiting at SOFEX. 13 of these will be exhibiting on the UK Pavilion in Hall 1 A125. A full online presspack featuring these companies’ press releases and images will be available at www.adsgroup.org.uk

Gordon Lane, Managing Director Defence at ADS, said:

“The UK has long been known both for the quality of its special forces and for the equipment supplied by industry. This is clearly demonstrated through the high level of diverse expertise present in the UK contingent of exhibitors, through products such as the night vision sights of Qioptiq or the trauma medicines of Prometheus Medical. The Middle East is very much a priority market for UK Defence and Security companies, and our industry has the capabilities to be an effective partner, and a proven willingness to invest in these markets.”

Companies and organisations exhibiting on the UK Pavilion are:

- ADS Group
- Cobham TCS Ltd
- Defence Support Group
- General Dynamics UK Limited
- Goodrich ISR Systems
- Harrington Generators International Ltd
- Magnum
- NCTech Limited
- Pearson Engineering Ltd
- Prometheus Medical Ltd
- Qioptiq
- Selex Elsag
- Tencate Advanced Armour UK Ltd

Gordon Lane will be available for interview at Sofex from 08 – 10 May and will also be able to make introductions to the exhibitors within the UK Pavilion. Contact Samuel Jones to arrange an interview. +44 (0) 7827 309 732 / samuel.jones[at]adsgroup.org.uk

See below for UK Exhibitor Press Releases

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Secure data destruction provider, Data Eliminate Ltd, has been drafted-in by ADS, the trade association for the UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industries, to destroy confidential data held on the organisation’s decommissioned electronic media.

Data Eliminate deployed its mobile destruction vehicle to ADS’s London headquarters where a number of hard drives were shredded under the supervision of ADS Chief Executive, Rees Ward CB.

The on-site data destruction service provided by Data Eliminate carries the CESG CCT Mark certification and is approved by the Ministry of Defence (DIPCOG). It is designed to provide a means for companies to completely remove sensitive data from electronic storage devices and end-of-life IT equipment in the security of their own premises.

Rees Ward witnessed ADS’s hard drives being shredded to corn flake sized particles (15mm x 15mm). On completion, Data Eliminate provided ADS with a Certificate of Destruction and Waste Transfer Note. All waste residue was sent for environmentally responsible recycling.

“Data Security is an increasing concern for those, like our own member organisations, who work in sensitive areas and have intellectual property and customer data to protect. We urge such organisations to ensure data on end-of-life IT equipment is properly destroyed by a government approved data destruction provider,” affirms Rees Ward.

Julian Fraser, Director of Data Eliminate explains:

“An incident of data loss can lead to fines from the Information Commissioner of up to £500,000 and catastrophic damage to a company’s reputation. Our security and environmental accreditations mean that organisations such as ADS can use our services with confidence.”

Data Eliminate runs an integrated Management System which is externally audited to the following International Standards:- ISO 27001 (Information Security), ISO 9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001 (Environmental).

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NEWS RELEASE

Issued: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Our reference: ADS PR 2012 015

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ADS APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR POLICY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS & MEDIA

Howard Wheeldon FRAeS, former BGC Partners joins ADS

ADS today (Wednesday) announced that Howard Wheeldon FRAeS joined ADS as Managing Director Policy, Public Affairs & Media on 01 May 2012, replacing Derek Marshall who recently retired from this position.

Howard Wheeldon has been a specialist analyst of aerospace and defence for the past 28 years, and is a well known speaker and commentator on global macro-economic and geo-political affairs. Prior to joining ADS, Howard was Senior Strategist of BGC Partners.

Rees Ward, CEO at ADS, said:

“I am delighted that Howard has joined the ADS team as Managing Director for Policy and Public Affairs. He has long been a respected commentator on matters pertaining to ADS’ sectors, both within industry, the UK and overseas. I, along with my ADS colleagues, look forward to working with him to the benefit of the UK’s world leading manufacturing sectors of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space.”

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UK exported £8 billion of defence and security goods and services in 2011. This compared with £8 billion in 2010. Defence exports were down by £400M at £5.4 billion but security sector exports increased by £600m to £2.6 billion.

In 2011 UK gained over 15 per cent of the world defence market, ahead of Russia and France. US led the market with 35 per cent. Measured over a ten year rolling average which smoothes fluctuations caused by major contract awards, UK retains 20 per cent of the global market and is the second most successful exporter behind the USA.

Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment said:

"These figures show the strength and breadth of this important high technology sector and its contribution to advanced manufacturing trade. They are all the more encouraging in the absence of a major defence platform export from UK last year, illustrating the remarkable breadth and depth of the UK's defence industrial base which is rich in SMEs. The increase in the security sector reinforces a consistent picture of year on year growth. Growth is also particularly strong in the cyber security area. The UK Government will remain committed to support UK industry as it continues to excel in this very fast growing global market, which is also so critical to our own national security."

WFEL, the Stockport-based defence engineering group, has announced a £40 million new order.

The company has won a contract from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to supply a further tranche of its next-generation military bridging system.

The order, which is the fourth phase of a framework agreement originally agreed with the US in 2000, is for the supply of new WFEL Dry Support Bridges (DSB).

To date, the US has ordered almost 100 DSB’s, worth a total value in excess of $450 million.

The business, which earlier this year unveiled a £200,000 investment programme into its Stockport manufacturing facilities, remains one of the few prime contractors to the US Department of Defence which is wholly UK based.

This next suite of bridging systems will go into production in 2012 with the delivery of the first units expected in 2013.

The agreement follows just four months after the firm secured a £60 million order with the Swiss armed forces, also for its DSB systems.

Over the past four decades the firm has sold over 700 of its bridges to 40 different armed forces worldwide.

Its systems are used by armed forces in conflict zones and civilian disaster emergency relief operations.

Ian Wilson, WFEL’s Chief Executive, said:

“The US has been a close partner to our business for over a decade during which we have established ourselves as their primary provider both of new systems and support services for their existing bridges.

“These links with the DoD, together with the UK MoD, have been key to building our reputation internationally and unlocking opportunities with new markets for the DSB in territories such as Switzerland and Turkey.”

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Excerpt from The Belfast Telegraph

A stalwart of Northern Ireland's third largest employer picked up one of the most prestigious awards at the 2012 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards last night.

The judges unanimously voted vice president and general manager of Bombardier Aerospace, Dr Michael Ryan, for the award of Businessperson of the Year for a career which spans over 30 years with the company, formerly Shorts.

They said that since 2000, after returning from a post with the company in Montreal, Mr Ryan has steered Bombardier through major changes, meeting demanding targets and enhancing the position of the firm's Northern Ireland arm within the wider future plans of the Canadian company.

To read the full article, click here

Commenting on the arrival of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Heathrow, which was met by UK suppliers to the airliner, customers and partners, Rees Ward CEO of ADS said:

“ADS is proud to recognise those of its members in the UK aerospace supply chain that have been so closely involved in contributing to the success of the Dreamliner project.  Through their efforts on the Dreamliner, our members have delivered a significant boost to the UK economy through the exports of their products.  They have also delivered on the environmental priorities that we all share by contributing to a 20% cut in CO2 emissions and helping provide a significant step forward in noise reduction with the launch of this revolutionary aircraft.  We congratulate our members who have been involved in the Dreamliner project as their contributions underpin the strength of the globally-competitive UK aerospace sector which is number one in Europe and second only to the US worldwide.”

Taking part in the event were 13 UK suppliers and partners as follows:

• AIM AVIATION (JECCO) LTD
• AMRC, University of Sheffield
• Contour
• Eaton Aerospace Ltd.
• GE Aviation
• GKN Aerospace
• Goodrich Actuation Systems Ltd.
• Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
• Moog
• QinetiQ
• Rolls-Royce
• SIRS Navigation Ltd
• Ultra Electronics Limited

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NEWS RELEASE

Issued: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Our reference: ADS PR 2012 014

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UK AND NORWEGIAN DEFENCE & SECURITY GROUPS SIGN NEW DEAL

ADS and FSi Memorandum of Understanding signed to promote bilateral trade

ADS has signed a cooperative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Defence and Security Industries Association (FSi) inOslo24 April 2012.

With the increasing globalisation of the defence industry, this agreement will foster increased cooperation between the members of the two organisations as well as achieve economies of effort on joint initiatives. The MoU signed today seeks to achieve these goals on behalf of the industries of both nations to boost both trade in this strategic sector and the economies of both countries.

Rees Ward, Chief Executive of ADS, said:

“ADS is delighted to deepen our already excellent relationship with our counterparts in Norway. This agreement will deliver significant benefits for our respective members by opening doors to extended overseas trade in markets of crucial importance to both sides. We look forward to building on this relationship to deliver additional benefits to both the UK and Norwegian economies.”

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LOCAL MP Damian Green will visit Ashford based packaging firm Peli-Hardigg on 27th April at 11am to see first hand the contribution the company make to the local economy.

During his visit, Mr Green will tour the facility, meet with members of staff at the plant and get to see some of the world-leading, virtually indestructible packaging the company make.

Having originally started in Folkestone in 2000, the company expanded to Ashford in 2003 and last year consolidated manufacturing of its advanced cases from France to Ashford. The company now employs 30 people, building cases for the Defence, Aerospace, Security and Space markets.

Manufacturing cases for items ranging from fighter jet components to computers and satellites for use in the field, the company’s clients include Rolls-Royce, EADS and General Dynamics.

The visit has been arranged through Defence Matters, the Defence Industries Council’s campaign to promote the impact the thousands of small and medium sized companies, working in the UK defence industry, have on local economies up and down the country.

Media are invited to attend Mr Green’s visit and see the innovative packaging solutions the company produce along with a photo-op.

Please contact Maurice Morsia at Peli-Hardigg on 01233 895 891 or 07931 374 780 for more information and to register your attendance.

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PA Consulting Group has won the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Award for the best overall project for its work with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). PA also won the Innovation Award for this project at the ceremony in London on Thursday 19 April 2012, adding to PA’s long-running collection of MCA Awards.

The winning project involved PA working with the MOD to urgently develop a vital new capability to protect UK troops in Afghanistan from improvised explosive devices (IEDs), hidden below road surfaces. Working with the MOD and key industry partners, PA developed ‘Panama’, a ground-breaking unmanned vehicle-based explosive device detection system that has been saving lives in Afghanistan since early 2011.

To read more, visit the PA Consulting Group website.