28 | Tees Business
How a Tees systems
integrator has joined an
elite group supplying the
defence and aerospace
industries
Applied Integration directors Lee
Raywood (left) and Garry Lofthouse
CHAIN REACTION
A
pplied Integration have
joined an elite group of
companies to have achieved
SC21 Bronze business
excellence award for the
aerospace and defence
industries.
One of only eight North-East companies to
have achieved the prestigious Supply Chain
21st Century accreditation, the Stokesley
company is now part of a change programme
designed to accelerate the competitiveness
of the aerospace and defence industry by
raising the performance of its supply chains.
Part of its strategy to continuously
strive for perfection, Applied Integration
were independently assessed by the ADS
Group against continuous business and
manufacturing excellence, quality and
delivery performance.
The SC21 Bronze awards further
strengthens Applied Integration’s position
within the defence sector, as they are now
in the late stages of developing automation
and safety-critical control systems for four
Astute-class submarines for the Ministry of
Defence.
A very proud Applied Integration director
Garry Lofthouse explained that the SC21
programme was embarked upon to review
and improve the firm’s panel manufacturing
processes whilst maintaining quality, delivery
and reducing customer costs.
He said: “We are v