Tees Valley - Innovative Solutions for the Defence Industry

Defence Industries
in Tees Valley:
Innovative Solutions
for a Challenging Future

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Contents
02 challenging future 08 Defence Industries 15 Major regional
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03 The engineering in Tees Valley Defence suppliers
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links or content list region 10 Who’s Here? 16 nDI Ltd
to be directed to the 12 supporting the
04 Workforce of engineers
relevant pages or use the royal navy
navigation arrows below. 06 Overview of 13 supporting the
Tees Valley British Army
14 supporting the
royal Air force

17 cost effective 19 Tees Valley Lifestyle
solutions 21 Help for Your
18 choice of sites next Move
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Challenging Future
CONTeNTS We face an uncertain future, with global threats to
02 challenging future
03 The engineering region
security and demands on our military continuing to
04 Workforce of engineers rise, at the same time as our public finances struggle
06 Overview of Tees Valley to recover.
08 Defence Industries in Tees Valley
10 Who’s Here? the strategic Defence and security Innovative Solutions
12 supporting the royal navy Review and the new national security
strategy sets the uK’s priorities in the Review calls for greater innovation,
13 supporting the British Army radical thinking and smarter collaboration.
addressing future threats - from terrorism
14 supporting the royal Air force and international military crisis to cyber Crucially though, in the future, all defence
15 Major regional Defence suppliers attacks and natural disasters - and programmes will need to demonstrate
the implications these have for the their relevance and value for money.
16 nDI Ltd
Ministry of Defence and other parts of the defence industries in and around
17 cost effective solutions
government. the strategy pledged the tees Valley in north east england are at
18 choice of sites and Premises uK’s role as one of continuing to be fully the forefront of innovation. the area’s
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle engaged in world affairs, “promoting our significant skills and proven track record
security, our prosperity and our values.” of delivering major engineering projects,
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A strong national defence environment on time and in a cost-effective way,
is clearly key to ensuring this. make tees Valley an increasingly
important player in the future of uK
defence and security.
this report serves as an introduction to
the strengths and capabilities on offer
in tees Valley and sets out why the area
can be an integral part of the global
defence industry.

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The engineering Region
CONTeNTS Over 25 Tees Valley companies provide services and products for the defence,
marine and aerospace industries. This includes micro, as well as larger, businesses.
06 Overview of Tees Valley
Companies in tees Valley service engineering companies in tees Valley ability to access international
10 Who’s Here? national, european and international supplying the defence industries employ markets: Major engineering
12 supporting the royal navy defence markets, including the likes over 1,900 people. companies in tees Valley export their
of: Airbus, AWe Aldermaston, Babcock products around the world and our
13 supporting the British Army Advantages which have attracted new
systems, Boeing, Bombardier, BAe excellent infrastructure - including
14 supporting the royal Air force investment in tees Valley include:
systems, BVt surface Fleet, eADs France, one of the uK’s leading ports - allows
15 Major regional Defence suppliers lockheed Martin, Rolls Royce, sea King engineering skills base: the heritage them to do this.
electrical, thales Group and the Ministry of engineering in tees Valley, the
16 nDI Ltd affordability of highly-skilled staff:
of Defence. worldwide expertise of people from
17 cost effective solutions A Design engineer in the north east
the area, the history of working on
tees Valley firms have worked on the costs around £31,000 per annum
18 choice of sites and Premises major projects and the provision of
likes of the Royal navy’s HMs Queen compared to £40,000 in london,
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle a skilled labour force (particularly
elizabeth and HMs ocean Helicopter £34,000 in the north West and
through the university).
21 Help for Your next Move Carrier, the naval dockyard in Rosyth, £35,000 as the uK average.
supplied the British Army with industrial Not oversaturated with competition:
Office accommodation more
pressure washers and the us Army with lack of saturation in the marketplace
affordable: Rents, rates and terms
parts for patrol vehicles, and helped means there is ample capacity for
are around half that of major uK cities
the Malaysian navy with corrosion experienced companies to prosper
and a quarter of those in london and
prevention. in tees Valley.
the south east.
in short, tees Valley is the ideal location
to base your business to service the
national and international defence
market.

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Workforce of engineers
CONTeNTS Around a million and a half people of working age can
02 challenging future CaSe STUDY
be found within 30 miles of Tees Valley. Whilst the local
03 The engineering region Redcar and Cleveland College
04 Workforce of engineers workforce is undoubtedly hardworking, putting in more
06 Overview of Tees Valley overtime than any other part of the uK, and very loyal Redcar and Cleveland College is a
(one of the lowest turnover rates in the country), it’s the specialist engineering college,
10 Who’s Here?
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skills that keep companies coming to the area. which opened a new state of the
Over 7,000
art building in 2008 and is home
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Further education
to 8,000 students. students study
14 supporting the royal Air force
15 Major regional Defence suppliers tees Valley has more trade over 7,000 students enrol in they offer a number of flexible engineering at
16 nDI Ltd
apprenticeships and employees engineering courses in the tees Valley engineering courses as well as
Foundation Degrees in the likes of
colleges and
undertaking training than the uK each year and engineering features
17 cost effective solutions average, while the north east as a prominently in the minds of Fe electrical and electronic engineering providers in Tees
18 choice of sites and Premises whole has over 3 times the number of
new apprentices per worker compared
colleges across the sub-region. and Mechanical and Manufacturing
engineering with teesside university. Valley each year
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle engineering Design is offered at
to london. the new £4m Higher education
all the major colleges and training
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the tees Valley, through our network providers in tees Valley (for example,
of industry-recognised providers, Hartlepool College is a specialist Centre collaboration between Redcar and
offers the widest possible range of in technical and Design engineering), teesside university to focus on science
apprenticeships (at both level 2 and with many such courses offered as and engineering. the centre will host
level 3) for the engineering industry, Foundation Degrees in partnership start-of-the-art equipment, including
as well as work-based learning and with teesside university. the latest Computer Aided Design
bespoke training packages. software, robotics, Biometric and 3D
technology.

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Workforce of engineers
CONTeNTS Higher education
02 challenging future tees Valley is within an hours drive of CaSe STUDY
03 The engineering region 6 top class universities, with over 9,000
students taking engineering each year. Teesside University Teesside University
06 Overview of Tees Valley north east universities have a reputation is ranked number
for engineering excellence, with a higher one in UK the university has first-class engineering facilities, including the innovation
proportion of students in the region Building, a purpose-built, high-quality learning environment with seminar
10 Who’s Here? studying engineering and technology for mechanical rooms, lecture theatre and specialist engineering laboratories.
12 supporting the royal navy than the national average. the subject
has experienced the greatest increase in
engineering
13 supporting the British Army these laboratories include designated the institute for Development in
student numbers of any subject in the areas for the built environment, engineering and Applied science
14 supporting the royal Air force north east over the past 3 years, growth computer aided design and (iDeAs) is leading engineering research
15 Major regional Defence suppliers much higher than the national average. manufacture, control systems, electro into advanced processing, manufacture
16 nDI Ltd technology and telecommunications. and design, engineering research and
clean technologies.
17 cost effective solutions the university was ranked the best
18 choice of sites and Premises facility in the uK for Mechanical teesside Manufacturing Centre (tMC)
Teesside University undergraduate enrolments 2008/2009 engineering by the Guardian’s 2009 offers a total enterprise integration
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle Good university Guide, scoring 10 out service in design, manufacturing
21 Help for Your next Move Subject group enrolments 2008/09 of 10 for Added Value. and business process improvements
for businesses involved in the
Chemical and Bioprocess engineering 135 the university’s well-funded research
manufacturing, mechanics, materials,
is designed to keep up with latest
process technology and chemical
Construction and the Built environment 160 developments and aims to benefit
engineering sectors.
undergraduates and local businesses.
electrical and Control 144 Much of the research is located in the
university’s innovation Building, which
Mechanical, Manufacture and Design 132 houses advanced facilities.

engineering Total 571 WWW.tees.AC.uK

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Overview of Tees Valley
CONTeNTS Tees Valley is located in north east england, ideally
positioned between Manchester, Leeds and newcastle.
04 Workforce of engineers It includes the towns of Darlington, Hartlepool,
06 Overview of Tees Valley Middlesbrough, redcar and stockton, but has a Edinburgh
wider sphere of influence extending to the entire Glasgow
10 Who’s Here?
north east and Yorkshire.
Newcastle
14 supporting the royal Air force Tees Valley
15 Major regional Defence suppliers
16 nDI Ltd Leeds
18 choice of sites and Premises Liverpool
Hartlepool Manchester
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Billingham Birmingham
Redcar

Stockton-on-Tees Middlesbrough
Darlington
Thornaby- Guisborough Cardiff
on-Tees
Bristol London
Eaglescliffe
Yarm

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Overview of Tees Valley
CONTeNTS the population of the sub-region has
02 challenging future been increasing steadily in recent years Population within 30 minutes and one hour drive time of Tees Valley - 2009
and in mid-2009 reached over 660,000,
making up about one quarter of that of total population Working population total population Working population
04 Workforce of engineers the north east region. the catchment within 30 mins within 30 mins within 1 hour within 1 hour
06 Overview of Tees Valley area population of the sub-region,
however, is significantly higher, with Darlington 854,000 524,100 2,745,000 1,700,200
up to one million people within thirty
10 Who’s Here? minutes drive time from its main centres Hartlepool 1,076,200 668,300 2,619,700 1,625,000
12 supporting the royal navy and 2.7 million within an hours drive.
13 supporting the British Army the local road network is excellent and Middlesbrough 906,300 553,500 2,766,100 1,718,600
14 supporting the royal Air force uncongested with the fastest flowing
traffic in the country, something which stockton 1,009,400 615,700 2,776,100 1,718,600
15 Major regional Defence suppliers enables average commuting times
16 nDI Ltd of just 22 minutes. Redcar 588,200 361,700 1,633,100 1,007,000
17 cost effective solutions Darlington’s railway station is part of source: tVu, 2009
18 choice of sites and Premises the main east coast rail network and
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle provides rapid connections southwards
to london and northwards to Glasgow
21 Help for Your next Move and edinburgh in a little over two hours.
Durham tees Valley Airport offers flights
to a wide variety of major destinations Tees Valley
across the uK and europe including
Amsterdam and Aberdeen. has the
fastest-flowing
urban traffic
speeds in the UK

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Defence Industries in Tees Valley
CONTeNTS the defence industry is an important part
02 challenging future of the tees Valley economy.
03 The engineering region More than 25 tees Valley companies
04 Workforce of engineers are active suppliers to the Ministry
of Defence and are partners on
06 Overview of Tees Valley international collaborations too.
those directly employed in the
10 Who’s Here? defence industry or suppliers thereof
12 supporting the royal navy who receive contracts directly from the
13 supporting the British Army MoD are estimated at around 2,000
in the north east.
Defence employment is a significant
contributor to the north east’s
16 nDI Ltd engineering base, encompassing
17 cost effective solutions around 4% of total manufacturing
employment.
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Who’s Here?
CONTeNTS The following are examples of the kinds of innovative companies based in Tees Valley
that are important suppliers to the defence industry:
06 Overview of Tees Valley air Products a&P Tees Cavotec Cleveland Sitesafe
08 Defence Industries in Tees Valley www.airproducts.co.uk www.apgroup.co.uk www.cavotec.com www.clevelandsitesafe.ltd.uk
Redcar, ts10 5Ju Middlesbrough, ts6 6uZ stockton, ts18 2ls Middlesbrough, ts3 8At
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supplies industrial gases, expertise and Provides ship repair and tank cleaning Manufacturer of specialist products, such Manufacturer of all-steel security
equipment to the aerospace industry. services for vessels, including for the as cables, tow-bars and connectors, for products, from transit of flammables
13 supporting the British Army MoD on the Royal navy’s HMs Queen the aerospace industry. to large modular steel buildings.
14 supporting the royal Air force atkins elizabeth – the largest ever warship to be
15 Major regional Defence suppliers www.atkinsglobal.com constructed in the uK. Cleveland Rotary engineering Cobham
stockton, ts17 6BJ www.clevelandrotaryengineering.co.uk www.cobham.co.uk
16 nDI Ltd
aveco (Teesside) saltburn-by-the-sea, ts13 5BB Darlington, Dl2 1nl
17 cost effective solutions the largest consultant engineer to the
www.aveco.co.uk
defence market and a leading supplier CRe design and manufacture test Provides bespoke flight inspection
18 choice of sites and Premises Middlesbrough, ts3 8At
to the MoD on defence systems and centrifuges for the aerospace and services and navigational aids.
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle defence asset management. Projects Marine engineering company with the defence industries. they have been
21 Help for Your next Move cover air, land, sea and C4istAR capacity to service and repair vessels up operating for over 40 years.
(Command, Control, Communications, to 1,000 tonnes in their large workshops
Computers, intelligence, surveillance and fitting out berths; has worked on
and Reconnaissance). MoD projects.

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CONTeNTS CTC Marine Darchem engineering Merlin Flex-ability Henry Williams
02 challenging future www.ctc.tricomarine.com www.esterline.com/Darchemengineering www.flexability.co.uk www.hwilliams.co.uk
Darlington, Dl3 7ee stockton, ts21 1lB Hartlepool, ts25 1uD Darlington
04 Workforce of engineers supply a range of subsea services from Darchem provides solutions to the high- Designers, manufacturers and assemblers Based in Darlington, Henry Williams is a
protection to trenching. CtC can trench or temperature problems of the aerospace of flexible rigid printed circuit boards. long established engineering company
06 Overview of Tees Valley install any product, in any water depth, industry, designing and manufacturing one of the uK leaders in this market, that has supplied the transport sector, as
08 Defence Industries in Tees Valley in any region of the world, for military precision fabrications for use in gas 50% of their turnover comes from the well as defence. it has recently supplied
10 Who’s Here? markets. HQ in Darlington, with offshore turbines in the air, on land or at sea. military/aerospace market (where they over 1,000 parts for vehicles for the uK
mobilisation based at Redcar. manufacture circuit boards for equipment and us Army in Afghanistan. Recently
12 supporting the royal navy such as military aircraft, defence systems spent £1.5 million to upgrade its capacity
Fairless engineering
13 supporting the British Army Cummins www.fairless.co.uk and navigational instruments). employs and its tees Valley factory where it
14 supporting the royal Air force www.cummins.com Middlesbrough, ts6 6HD around 20 people. employs 100 people.
15 Major regional Defence suppliers Darlington, Dl1 4PW
Fairless manufacture deck and bulkhead
global anodes Hertel and Mcgill Services
16 nDI Ltd the plant at Darlington produces engines penetration glands and sealing systems
www.globalanodes.com www.hertel.com
17 cost effective solutions for vehicles used in the defence and for the British naval Fleet and other
stockton, ts23 1eu stockton, ts22 5FG
marine industries. it is currently supplying international fleets. A major supplier to
18 choice of sites and Premises supercat, who are bidding to produce light MoD and key customers include Rolls offer equipment, services and design Hertel Defence and offshore designs,
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle Protected Patrol Vehicles for the MoD. Royce Marine, BVt surface Fleet and sea consultancy to deal with corrosion fabricates and installs accommodation
21 Help for Your next Move King electrical. and bio-fouling problems suffered modules and specialised containerised
by the marine, defence and other solutions for the defence and marine
sectors; has worked for the British industry. subsidiary McGill services
and Malaysian navies. (based in stockton) offers the design,
supply and installation of marine
systems, insulation and coverings.

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CONTeNTS Hyrdasun Ruck engineering Typhoon International Wilton Marine Services
02 challenging future www.hydrasun.com www.ruckengineering.co.uk www.typhoon-int.co.uk www.wiltongroup.co.uk
stockton, ts18 2ls Darlington, Dl1 4YA Redcar, ts10 5Ju stockton, ts2 1RZ
04 Workforce of engineers leading international designer, largest uK provider of industrial World’s largest manufacturer of drysuits Part of Wilton engineering Group,
manufacturer and assembler of fluid pressure washers to the MoD for and related products. Members of the they provide fabrications for the
06 Overview of Tees Valley connectors, hoses, fittings and process the Army and navy. Defence Manufacturers Association. marine industry.
08 Defence Industries in Tees Valley control instrumentation products for the
10 Who’s Here? defence and marine industries.. Steels engineering Services White Young green XL Precision Technologies
12 supporting the royal navy www.steelsengineeringservices.co.uk www.wyg.com www.xledm.com
JJ Hardy and Sons stockton, ts23 4AZ stockton, ts17 6en stockton, ts19 0BJ
13 supporting the British Army www.jjhardy.co.uk
undertake a number of project engineering consultancy delivering specialists in the manufacture of
14 supporting the royal Air force Hartlepool, ts25 2Bl
management and design roles for design, project management and precision micro-components and
15 Major regional Defence suppliers specialists in the machining of metals the defence industry. environmental solutions for a range complex machined tubes for the
16 nDI Ltd using numerically-controlled machine of clients, including in defence. aerospace industry.
17 cost effective solutions tools. Have manufactured parts for The Welding Institute
military vehicles and nuclear submarines. www.twi.co.uk
Middlesbrough, ts2 1RY
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle Modus Ltd/Modular Underwater Systems
through novel solutions in joining
21 Help for Your next Move www.modus-ltd.com
technology, tWi provides services to
Darlington, Dl3 8RH
both the aerospace and military vehicle
Provide subsea trenching and and equipment (through lightweight
construction support Remote operated armour joinery and fabrication of
Vehicles on a lease and contract hire combat equipment) markets.
basis. operates within the military sector.

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Supporting the Royal Navy
CONTeNTS With the uK’s 3rd largest port, Teesport, the Tees Valley is home to a wide range
of port related industries, several of which, with their expertise from manufacturing
04 Workforce of engineers through to technical services and training, are involved in supplying the royal navy.
CaSe STUDY
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12 supporting the royal navy global anodes
14 supporting the royal Air force Global Anodes uK, based in Billingham, offers a range of consultancy,
15 Major regional Defence suppliers design, equipment and services to solve corrosion and bio-fouling problems
16 nDI Ltd in the marine, defence and other sectors
17 cost effective solutions the company has experience in Global has also supplied equipment and
18 choice of sites and Premises supplying innovative solutions to marine services to foreign navies. Global Anodes
vessels, jetties, harbours and fixed has grown quickly since its creation
offshore installations in both submerged in 2007, winning the north east’s new
21 Help for Your next Move and buried environments. Global’s exporter of the Year Award in 2009. they
engineers all have experience dealing are well-regarded by industry and serve
with marine vessels ranging from larger an international marketplace, with clients
vessels including the British navy’s in europe, scandinavia, north and south
amphibious helicopter assault ship to America, the Far east and Australia.
smaller survey and coastal patrol vessels.

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Supporting the British army
CONTeNTS tees Valley’s proven track record in
02 challenging future delivering major civil and mechanical CaSe STUDY
engineering projects makes it an
industrial powerhouse capable of Ruck engineering
04 Workforce of engineers providing cost-effective solutions to the
06 Overview of Tees Valley armed forces. With particular strengths
around vehicle manufacturing, the local Darlington based Ruck engineering was appointed by the Ministry of
supply-chain supports the British Army Defence to provide industrial pressure washers to the Army and navy in a
10 Who’s Here? both at home and overseas. seven year, worldwide contract in July 2009.
Ruck engineering had previously supplied simon Ruck, Managing Director, says:
13 supporting the British Army the MoD with cleaning solutions on a five “to have secured a seven year contract
14 supporting the royal Air force year contract. Ruck is the uK’s leading with the Ministry of Defence is a fantastic
15 Major regional Defence suppliers provider of industrial cleaning solutions achievement for our company. that such
and has already delivered over 500 a high profile and important worldwide
16 nDI Ltd products to bases in iraq, Afghanistan, contract is being serviced from the
17 cost effective solutions Cyprus and the Falklands. north east is testament to the region’s
18 choice of sites and Premises engineering capability and commitment
to delivering the highest quality products
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Supporting the Royal air Force
CONTeNTS companies in Tees Valley provide many essential services for the royal Air force,
and with the facilities of Durham Tees Valley Airport, the area is well-suited to
04 Workforce of engineers providing a range of functions from major structural engineering projects through
06 Overview of Tees Valley to training, testing, research and development.
10 Who’s Here?
12 supporting the royal navy CaSe STUDY CaSe STUDY
13 supporting the British Army Darchem engineering Cobham
15 Major regional Defence suppliers Darchem is a cross-sectoral engineering company specialising particularly With a £2 billion turnover, Cobham is the third largest defence and
16 nDI Ltd in the manufacture of thermal protection systems and aero structures. aerospace company in the uK and employs 12,500 people.
17 cost effective solutions Based at stillington near Durham tees in 2009, it won a £4m-a-year contract Following the privatisation of the flight Around a quarter of the work is for the
18 choice of sites and Premises Valley Airport, and with 630 employees, with Rolls Royce to supply parts for the inspection function of the Civil Aviation Ministry of Defence on aerial surveillance
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle Darchem is a rapidly growing business. BR 725 engine. it is currently supplying Authority, Cobham relocated to Darlington and training – they are responsible for
it has won prestigious contracts with air intake, exhaust systems and folding in 1993 from stansted. the company all Royal navy, British Army and Royal
21 Help for Your next Move a number of high-profile customers, fire barrier doors for the HMs Queen employs 80 people at their base near Air Force rotary-wing pilots training
including Boeing, Bombardier, Airbus elizabeth and HMs Prince of Wales Durham tees Valley Airport, where they worldwide. they currently supplying
industries and the Ministry of Defence. aircraft carriers. provide a range of services relating to air intake, exhaust systems and folding
flight inspection and training. fire barrier doors for the HMs Queen
elizabeth and HMs Prince of Wales
aircraft carriers.

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Major Regional Defence Suppliers
CONTeNTS The north east is home to some of the largest suppliers of defence equipment, services and expertise
in the uK and is widely recognised as hosting the engineering skills that will be needing in a changing
04 Workforce of engineers defence and security environment.
08 Defence Industries in Tees Valley the region also has a number of supply Petards Joyce-loebl: Produce, design the north east of england is home to
10 Who’s Here? companies with strong expertise in and manufacture support software more than 1,300 MoD service Personnel
12 supporting the royal navy welding, fabrication, and chassis/cable and electronic hardware for land and and over 500 Civilian Personnel, with
assembly for the defence sub-sector. airborne applications. a further 12,000 based in nearby
13 supporting the British Army north Yorkshire.
these include: Parmley technologies: Design and
manufacture bespoke printed circuit those directly employed in the defence
15 Major regional Defence suppliers BAe: has manufactured a range of
boards for military vehicles. industry or suppliers thereof who receive
Armoured Fighting Vehicles (such as
16 nDI Ltd contracts directly from the MoD are
main battle tanks, armoured personnel Domnick Hunter: tier one supplier of
estimated at around 2,000 in the
17 cost effective solutions carriers, field guns) both in its current state-of-the-art filtration systems for a
north east.
18 choice of sites and Premises guise and as Vickers and Alvis, number of military contractors.
including the scorpion and Warrior Defence employment is a significant
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle the shark Group: tier one supplier
models. over 98% of the British Army’s contributor to the north east’s engineering
of survival jackets and bespoke
21 Help for Your next Move armoured vehicles have been built by base, encompassing around 4% of total
underwater breathing systems for
BAe systems land systems/Vickers, manufacturing employment.
helicopter and naval personnel.
making the region a critically significant
national site for their supply. express engineering: Design
components for defence customers
MKW engineering: produce carbon and
including lockheed Martin, Raytheon
stainless steel fabrications for the likes
systems and Goodrich Aerospace.
of siemens and eADs.
Ford Component Manufacturing:
Weldex: Provide titanium solutions for
one of few companies in the world
defence companies.
producing laminate shim-stock for
Hardy Advanced Composites: provide aerospace applications.
cutting-edge composite tubes for
military applications.

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NDI Ltd
CONTeNTS north east england is fortunate in having the uK’s leading business development
and project management organisation for the defence, aerospace and security
04 Workforce of engineers supply network. nDI Ltd has grown from its north east base to become a national
06 Overview of Tees Valley player with global connections and Tees Valley companies can benefit from its
connections and networks.
10 Who’s Here?

£34bn
12 supporting the royal navy nDi works with Prime Contractors, A detailed database of the capabilities
13 supporting the British Army systems integrators, Ministry of Defence of nDi member companies is available
procurement, logistics and repair agencies to Prime Contactors and integrators. this
14 supporting the royal Air force to identify and recommend appropriate can be searched in a number of ways
15
16
17
Major regional Defence suppliers
nDI Ltd
cost effective solutions
supplier and sub contractor capability.
these Prime Contractors and systems
integrators include the likes of: Alcoa
to identify and match the appropriate
capabilities of member companies with
specific requirements. Turnover
DeFeNCe, SeCURITY aND
18 choice of sites and Premises Defence, BAe systems, Boeing, nDi has a Memorandum of
Finmeccanica, General Dynamics uK, understanding with Farnborough aeROSPaCe geNeRaTeS
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle KMW, lockheed Martin uK, sAAB Bofors Aerospace Consortium and an alliance SOMe £34BN aNNUaLLY
21 Help for Your next Move Dynamics, thales and Pearsons Group. with noF energy. the agreements in
place with these companies mean that
the 200 subscribing nDi member
nDi is a powerful voice for the small and
companies play a vital role in the
medium sized companies in the uK that
continued success of the defence,
is heard by the Government, MoD and
security and aerospace sector in the
the Prime Contractor community. tees
uK – a sector that generates some
Valley defence business access these
£34bn annually and secures more
relationships to develop future business
than 160,000 direct jobs nationally.
opportunities.

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Cost-effective Solutions
CONTeNTS As the country looks to grow out of the recession, companies will be more focussed
than ever on the cost-effectiveness of their facilities. expanding companies will be
04 Workforce of engineers looking for places that offer cost-savings and enable greater productivity and efficiency.
08 Defence Industries in Tees Valley tees Valley combines competitive land, the strategic Defence and security
10 Who’s Here? property and labour costs with a wide Review encourages the pursuit of greater
12 supporting the royal navy range of financial support and assistance. efficiencies for the armed forces and tees
Much of tees Valley is eligible for grant
Valley can play a key role in delivering Lower operating costs
13 supporting the British Army savings. on just about every cost measure,
support and local support agencies
tees Valley is one of the least expensive + Higher
like tees Valley unlimited can steer
15 Major regional Defence suppliers you through the range of help that is
places to work and live in the uK. productivity
16 nDI Ltd being offered. = Successful
17 cost effective solutions tees Valley has a low cost of living business
18 choice of sites and Premises all-round, which means companies are
more profitable and people have more
19 Tees Valley Lifestyle to spend on living life to the full.
in practically any comparison between
tees Valley and other uK cities, you’ll find
that there are considerable cost savings
to be made.

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Choice of Sites and Premises
CONTeNTS Thanks to dozens of major regeneration and development programmes,
Tees Valley has an extensive choice of sites and properties suitable for all
04 Workforce of engineers types of engineering businesses.
08 Defence Industries in Tees Valley A choice of both town centre and office
10 Who’s Here? park locations and first class quality at CaSe STUDY CaSe STUDY
12 supporting the royal navy competitive prices at key schemes such as

Middlehaven, northshore and Central Park, Queens Meadow Kirkleatham
as well as private sector developments
14 supporting the royal Air force such as Morton Palms, lingfield Point,
15 Major regional Defence suppliers Wynyard, Kirkleatham, the development at Queens Meadow is a flagship Kirkleatham is the premier business
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