Attwater receives its new AS9100 certification

Showing its commitment to aerospace quality, composite laminates manufacture and machining, Attwater & Sons Ltd has just undertaken its re-certification audit of the aerospace quality management system standard, AS9100. Quality director, Dave Swarbrick says, “For over 25 years now we have supplied the aerospace sector with industrial laminates and electrical insulating materials. This certification, originally…

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Attwater returns to the Composites Engineering show for 6th year

Attwater Group is once again exhibiting at the Composites Engineering Show when it returns for the sixth consecutive year in November. Lancashire-based Attwater, which specialises in industrial laminates and machining, will be exhibiting its range of epoxy glass, polyimide glass, phenolic fabric and carbon fibre products. These are used in a wide variety of sectors,…

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“Keep up the good service,” say satisfied Attwater customers

The results of the annual Attwater customer service survey are in – and we’re delighted that we rated good or excellent across the board! We issued anonymous questionnaires to customers that have ordered from us in the last 18 months and we asked about everything from telephone manner to reliability. We were rated as good…

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Martin Bate

Attwater & Sons Ltd Finance Director Martin Bate has spoken of his debt of gratitude to the company he joined more than a quarter of a century ago when he started as Company Accountant. He had previously worked in the Financial Planning Department of Bradford & Bingley Building Society, and had also worked for Philips…

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The John Neal Award by the European Electrical Insulation Manufacturers

Attwater’s technical manager Matt D’Arcy has joined a committee judging a prestigious international award. The John Neal Award is given annually by the European Electrical Insulation Manufacturers (EEIM) in memory of one of its founding members. The award, which is open to students, honours outstanding accomplishment in the field of solid and liquid electrical insulation…

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The Tom Eland Memorial Lecture

A memorial lecture is to be given in April to honour a man who was a respected authority in the electrical insulation industry. Tom Eland, who passed away in December 2013, not only worked for Attwater & Sons Ltd for over 46 years but also represented the UK on IEC International Standards committees and was…

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