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  • AFD Locates Head Office at Manchester Business Park

  • At the beginning of 2007, AFD relocated the Head Office to Manchester Airport Business Park. This location is ideally suited for conducting business with local engineering firms in the NW of England and proximity to an international airport facilitates business with more distant UK and European clients.

  • AFD Joins the North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA)

  • AFD has joined the NWAA and is planning to participate in the £2.6million supply chain excellence programme. AFD views the NWAA as a great opportunity to network with potential clients in the aerospace industry.

  • AFD Supplies to Rail Industry

  • AFD has recently secured a work package entrance in to the rail industry. The client requires the delivery of classical hand calculations on train interior fittings, bodyshells and bogies. The client is a world class leader in the delivery of rail vehicles but also shares it's portfolio with the delivery of commercial air vehicles.

  • AFD Supplies to Slingsby Advanced Composites LTD

  • AFD has recently secured a work package with Slingsby Advanced Composites (SAC) in the delivery of a design and build work package for an advanced reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle. Slingsby is a specialist composites engineering and manufacturing company dealing with state-of-the-art materials and processes responsible for a collection of pioneering applications. Slingsby is involved in a range of programmes covering air, ground and marine sectors.

  • AFD Supplies to APPH LTD

  • AFD has recently secured a work package from APPH (APPH) for the delivery of classical fatigue analysis for the landing gear system of the C27J military transport vehicle. The package requires the generation of revised fatigue spectra and the completion of fatigue life calculations to support the requirements of a new customer for the aircraft. APPH is a company that specialises in the design and manufacture of landing gear systems, specialising in military and UAV platforms.

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