The generic route for companies entering the programme is with the accreditation of a Bronze award, before progressing to Silver.
The Newry company is sponsored through the programme by Collins Aerospace (formerly B/E Aerospace), a unit of Raytheon Technologies, which is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace.
With a wealth of precision engineering experience, coupled with cutting edge equipment and techniques, the Exact Group is known for its quality, performance and delivery, particularly their rapid response unit.
On receipt of the award, managing director of Exact, Stephen Cromie, commented: “I’m very proud of the Exact Group team. Going directly to SC21 Silver is testament to the amazing work of Operations Director, Richard Hughes, and my team and is quite an achievement, one which reflects our commitment to excellence, dedication to best practice and high-quality manufacturing. I would also like to acknowledge the support of Invest NI and ADS throughout this programme, which has been instrumental to our success.”
SC21 is one of the largest supply chain improvement programmes in the UK’s aerospace and defence sectors. Managed by ADS on a national and international level, the change programme is designed to accelerate the competitiveness of the aerospace and defence industry, by raising the performance of its supply chain.
The SC21 programme is based on companies following a framework to achieve and maintain set criteria within areas including: business excellence; manufacturing excellence; relationship excellence, and quality and delivery performance.
Cromie continued: “I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Collins Aerospace for kindly sponsoring the Exact Group through the SC21 programme. We would not have achieved this without their assistance and keen support.”
Collins Aerospace Kilkeel’s managing director, Stuart McKee, said, “In a competitive market, it is great to see the Exact Group achieve the SC21 Silver Performance Standard Award, particularly on their first entry to the programme. Congratulations to all the team on this outstanding achievement; it is well deserved given their exceptional standards and hard work and dedication to SC21.”
This award adds to the Exact Groups’s portfolio of industry recognised accreditations: ISO 9001 and AS9100.
