Spain's Titania to open Oxford subsidiary

By the end of this year, the company says its international turnover in technological services and tests will exceed 20%, with more than 50 international customers located all over the world.

The project to establish a presence will be developed in two phases: the initial setting up of a sales office in Oxford, and subsequent investment in the creation of a laboratory with technological capabilities specific to this market.

The decision is based on the large potential market existing in the United Kingdom, since it is the second largest powerhouse in the aerospace sector after the United States, and on the strategic goal of becoming a benchmark laboratory in all countries where the European manufacturer Airbus has a presence.

Furthermore, the UK enjoys the physical presence of the manufacturers Boeing and Bombardier, companies with which Titania already has specific agreements.

The company says the implementation of this plan will allow the company to double its current international turnover in three years, in addition to creating new business opportunities in the subcontracting chains of the previously mentioned OEMs. The United Kingdom also has other top-level companies in the sector, such as Rolls Royce and BAE Systems.

The company has hired Natalia Becerra to lead this project. With more than 20 years of experience in the aeronautical sector in materials technologies and processes, Natalia also has solid knowledge of the world of testing because she was responsible for the harmonisation of processes in the laboratories of the former Exova group, in addition to being technical manager for its aerospace and composite materials division.

With contracts in major European aerospace hubs and a base of over 100 customers, Titania is a leading actor in materials testing used in the aerospace industry. The company counts with official international accreditations for its activity – ENAC/ILAC & NADCAP – and is approved by the major manufacturers Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Bombardier and Sikorsky.

Within the Nadcap program, Titania has a strong accredited scope in the three testing commodities: NDT (non-destructive testing), MTL (metallic testing) and NMMT (non-metallic material testing).

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