Can you sell products to overseas defence buyers, such as the Russian military, for example?
AW: Yes. We are constantly demonstrating our expertise and products at international defence shows and we attract plenty of interest from foreign governments’ military buyers and suppliers. They also will see something in operation, decide they like it and then find out where it was made. DL: Coming back to automotive, can you describe a typical ‘global’ programme that you have worked on for an OEM? JM: Whilst I can’t be specific, as we work strictly within our confidentiality agreements, but I can generalise a recent global project, with launches both here in Europe and the US. There was a vehicle and engine plant here in Europe and also the same in North America. The programme was awarded to two companies outside of the OEM. One company did the engine and calibration – strangely enough, not us! – and we did everything else including the exhaust, intake, transmission controls, transmission mounting, engine mounting, wiring, trim and project management. So we took that job through from
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