Cobham Rebrands Three Prominent Technology Design, Development and Testing Businesses
* new business unit combines Vector Fields, ERA Technology and Culham Lightning
24 March, 2009 --- Three prominent technology design, development
and testing businesses, ERA Technology, Culham Lightning and Vector Fields have
been brought together under the new name of Cobham Technical Services - as part
of a group wide rebranding programme by FTSE 100 parent company Cobham plc.
Cobham plc has revenue of £1.5 billion and employs more than 12,500 people worldwide
on five continents, with customers in over 100 countries. In the past, individually
branded business units have provided products and services to primarily aerospace
and defence customers, many of whom have been unaware of the breadth of capabilities
available to them from across Cobham. The unification of all businesses under a
single unified brand is designed to make it easier for customers to understand the
group and highlight the career opportunities available to current and future employees.
Cobham Technical Services brings together over 250 people in three businesses
operating in related consultancy and technology design areas.
ERA Technology,
based in Leatherhead UK, started life as the 'Electrical Research Association',
a cooperative organization undertaking research predominantly associated with electricity
supply and use. Today, it offers leading-edge design, development and consultancy
services but across a broader range of markets from electronics and communications
systems, to antenna technology, safety and EMC, and reliability engineering.
Culham Lightning of Abingdon UK, is dedicated to understanding the problems
relating to the direct and indirect effects of lightning strikes. It provides consultancy
and testing services to clients in aerospace and other sectors including wind power
and oil and gas. The business has made significant contributions to lightning standards
and best practices used in many applications, particularly aerospace.
Based
in Oxford UK and Aurora USA, Vector Fields produces advanced design automation software
for modelling and analysing electromagnetic equipment and effects. Its virtual prototyping
and optimization tools speed time to market in an exceptionally broad range of applications
from communications products and systems, to motors, loudspeakers and particle beam
machines.
Paul McCarter, General Manager of Cobham Technical Services, commented:
"In an increasingly competitive and international marketplace, aligning three successful
businesses under the name Cobham Technical Services is going to make it easier for
our customers and employees to understand the breadth of capabilities and opportunities
available to them from across Cobham. This is an evolution of a successful growing
business, with our great products and services now provided under the brand of a
FTSE 100 company."
More information:
www.cobham.com/technicalservices
Cobham Technical Services, 24 Bankside, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1JE, UK
t: +44 (0)1865 370151 f: +44 (0)1865 370277 e:
info@vectorfields.co.uk w:
www.cobham.com/technicalservices
Cobham Technical Services, 1700 N Farnsworth Ave Aurora, IL 60505, USA
t: (630) 851-1734 ff: (630) 851-2106 e:
info@vectorfields.com w:
www.cobham.com/technicalservices
Cobham Technical Services, Units 13-15 Nuffield Way, Abingdon, OX14 1RL,
UK t: +44 (0) 1235 540 970 ff: +44 (0) 1235 540 980 e:
info@culham.com w:
www.cobham.com/technicalservices
Cobham Technical Services, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7SA, UK
t: +44(0)1372 367000 ff: +44(0)1372 367099 e:
info@era.co.uk w:
www.cobham.com/technicalservices
Posted 3/25/2009
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