Our approach is to design and environmentally qualify generic Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) equipment capable of configuration, using our environmental test facilities, including shaker, ovens and EMC chamber, for qualification. Where required, additional design and qualification can be undertaken. This "Configured COTS" approach provides our customers with the benefits of reduced costs and reduced time to market, for equipment tailored to specific applications.

Today, SES counts most UK aerospace manufacturers and prime contractors – as well as European Aerospace companies based outside UK – among its key customers. Over recent years, we have delivered more than 1000 SIFF LRUs to Raytheon Systems; SES cockpit voice and data recorders are fitted in most UK helicopter fleets; SES multi-channel video recorders are used daily by power-line survey companies and police; SES EMU loggers are FAA-certified as part of Rolls-Royce's most recent helicopter engines.

Quality

SES is committed to achieving sustained business excellence by integrating quality principles and methods into all we do at every level of the company. The core business activities of SES are to design and build specialist systems and products designed to operate in the most challenging environments, including applications in the Aerospace, Defence, Industrial and Air Traffic Control market places.

To maintain and develop further our overall business excellence we strive to:

• Anticipate and meet customer needs and wherever possible to exceed their expectations.
• Relentlessly improve how we work, to deliver the best and most innovative system solutions, faster and more cost-effective than our competitors.

Our reputation is built around innovation, originality, safety and reliability. All products are designed and manufactured to comply with customer requirements. The Company has a formal Quality System that encompasses all functions within the organisation which affect quality.

To maintain and develop further our overall business excellence we strive to:

• Anticipate and meet customer needs and wherever possible to exceed their expectations.
• Relentlessly improve how we work, to deliver the best and most innovative system solutions, faster and more cost-effective than our competitors.

Our reputation is built around innovation, originality, safety and reliability. All products are designed and manufactured to comply with customer requirements. The Company has a formal Quality System that encompasses all functions within the organisation which affect quality.

• Quality Manual - Defines the policies, objectives, organisation and outline procedures.
• Standard Operating Procedures - Contains the detailed operating procedures that support the Quality Manual.

All Company employees are expected to adhere strictly to the procedures laid down in the Quality Manual and to ensure that the Company's commitment to quality is maintained. In order to demonstrate the achievement of our quality policy, the Company is regularly audited by external organisations, seeking to confirm our adherence to our stated policy and processes. The Company strives to achieve and exceed the highest levels of quality accreditation in all of its active market sectors.

The SES Quality System is accredited to ISO-9001. Further accreditations to AS 9100 and Def Stan 05 - 123 allow external quality recognition in our core markets of Aerospace and Defence respectively.

Specialist Electronics Services' ISO 9001-2000 AS9100 Revision B (PDF 3,6MB)

The scope of our ISO-9001 Quality accreditation reads as follows:

"The design, manufacture, supply and support of data acquisition, recording, monitoring, command and control equipment and software for commercial, industrial and defence related applications including aerospace (AS9100) applications. Also includes the design and development of standalone software, the supply of consultancy services for systems analysis and achievement of EMC performance standards."