Ampetronic Induction Loop - Assistive Listening Solutions Established in 1987, Ampetronic are innovators in the full range of induction loop / hearing loop systems and technologies, working as specialists in the field for......Ampetronic Induction Loop - Assistive Listening Solutions Established in 1987, Ampetronic are innovators in the full range of induction loop / hearing loop systems and technologies, working as specialists in the field for 25 years. Passionate advocates for technology solutions that improve the lives of those with hearing loss, we design, manufacture and promote loop systems around the world. The business was founded by Leon Pieters, a highly skilled engineer and local preacher. Seeing the need to communicate the spoken word to those in his church community he set to work on developing high quality loop technologies, systems that really made a difference. Ampetronic has continued to innovate throughout its history, bringing to market key new technologies in current drive, phase shift arrays, measurement systems, software analysis and other key technologies. The business head office is based in Newark, Nottinghamshire and not only comprises the sales, marketing, distribution and R&D departments, but also the worlds largest dedicated induction loop technical support and design team - who provide a comprehensive service to all our clients. Our customers are active all around the globe, with many regional distributors and agents. We have been consistent and passionate advocates for assistive listening around the world, contributing to development of standards, legislation and best practice in many countries. Building on the experiences of the formation of the UK market, both good and bad, we strongly advocate for best practice from day one in any country. Ampetronic timeline Ampetronic has innovated from day one, pioneering all of the major advances in loop technology in the last 25 years. 1987 Foundation and launch of the flagship ILD9 amplifier 1988 Design software v1 created and post installation magnetic field simulation made possible 1998 ILD20 introduced paving the way for the first counter systems 1991 First phase-shifted arrays making large area coverage from floor level loop installations and looping of buildings with steel construction possible 1995 Metal loss compensation controls 1993-2002 Core ILD range of area coverage loop systems 2002 First dedicated elevator amplifier 2003 Dedicated intercom system HLS, for transport systems 2005 Customer design software release 2006 Class G high efficiency high power amplifiers 2009 Train and bus systems Our Principles We have clear principles that underpin all of our work. We deliver a Genuine Benefit We believe that if it will not help, don’t do it! Too many companies will sell boxes to customers that want to tick a compliance box, but in effect provide no benefit at all to the end user. We believe strongly that we are responsible for the reputation of loop systems, and will protect this by only selling where we believe the systems are put to appropriate use. For example we do not advocate the use of portable desktop loops. While they can work, experience shows that a high proportion fail due to poor training or poor specification, or just lack of thought about what benefit is required. We provide systems, not amplifiers Loops are systems, the whole system matters. We offer help all those who specify, design, install, use and maintain loop systems. Any one weak part of the chain and the system will not work as it should resulting in the users will not get a benefit. In particular we ensure our customers and the owners of loop systems understand the very important need for system planning, and good design of the loop layouts. We have the materials and design tools to support the planning activities of our customers or on their behalf. Selling boxes is a sure way to end up with a large proportion of failing loops that do not meet operational standards. Education, Education, Education Loops can be simple, but also simple to get wrong. Far too many systems fail around the world through lack of basic knowledge and training. We choose not to invest heavily in sales and marketing, but to invest in education at every level of the chain.

and welcome to Vax.co.uk – where you’ll find everything you need to care for all the floors in your home. 2009 marks our 30th birthday. 30 feels special. 30 years bring you the wisdom to make the right choices in life. ......and welcome to Vax.co.uk – where you’ll find everything you need to care for all the floors in your home. 2009 marks our 30th birthday. 30 feels special. 30 years bring you the wisdom to make the right choices in life. Today we are proud to be the number 1 floorcare brand in the UK. And tomorrow our future is bright. We’re launching an exciting new range of products this autumn – developed with you and your home in mind. In the beginning The first Vax machine was made in Droitwich, England in 1979. The machine was unique - it washed carpets, sucked up spills and vacuumed. It became the best-selling vacuum cleaner in the UK in less than 8 years – and Vax are still the UK’s best selling floorcare company today. Vax now offers a comprehensive range of carpet cleaners, upright and cylinder vacuum cleaners, steam and hardfloor cleaners. The Vax family has grown too – it now extends across Europe, the Middle East and as far as Hong Kong and Australia. Vax are now proud to be a part of Hong Kong based TechTronic Industries (TTI) - a market and innovation leader and the world’s No 1 floorcare group.

Andor Technology PLC (Andor) is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and operates at the high-value end of the global scientific digital camera market. It was setup in 1989 out of Queens University in Belfast. Andor now e......Andor Technology PLC (Andor) is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and operates at the high-value end of the global scientific digital camera market. It was setup in 1989 out of Queens University in Belfast. Andor now employs 190 people in 15 offices worldwide and distributes its products to 1,200 customers in 55 countries. As portrayed in our mission statement the principal business of Andor is the development and manufacture of high performance digital cameras. Further we look to share our expertise to develop the best solutions for your light measuring problems. Our products are distributed to a customer base encompassing both the scientific research & industrial communities. The founders of Andor were working in the Physics department of Queens University, Belfast, but found the cameras then available were inadequate for their demanding applications, so they developed their own. After using them in various imaging and spectroscopic applications they found they were being requested by researchers in other departments in Queens and other universities. Andor was formed in 1989 to take advantage of these requirements. The company has grown organically and is today the fastest growing company manufacturing high performance digital cameras. Along the way we have pioneered the development of high performance cameras.

ANOTRONIC LTD. was formed in 1982 to specialise in electrical machining methods notably electric discharge machining and electrochemical machining. The founding directors Norman White and Paul Mann had many years experien......ANOTRONIC LTD. was formed in 1982 to specialise in electrical machining methods notably electric discharge machining and electrochemical machining. The founding directors Norman White and Paul Mann had many years experience in this field. Norman White joined Rolls-Royce Ltd. as a jig & tool draughtsman (non-trade apprentice) in 1959 and extended his apprenticeship by one year to gain HNC (mechanical) with endorsements, HNC (production) with endorsements and a Diploma in Management Studies. He moved out of the drawing office into the post of production (process) engineer in the ECF (Electrochemical Forming) Dept. - PC07 at the end of his apprenticeship covering both EDM tool design and machine tool purchase/trials etc. and also incorporating EDM, lasers and other non-traditional processes. He left Rolls-Royce late 1969 to join Advanced Developments Engineering Ltd. at Bletchley, - a division of Matchless Machines Ltd. at Horsham as Production Manager. In 1971 he became Production Director. The company had then been expanded substantially operating 15 electric discharge machines on 2 and 3 shift sub-contract. By 1972 he was also elected onto the Board of the Main Holding Company and together with two other directors started a new company Milscale Ltd. to be engaged in the manufacture of EDM power supplies under licence from AGIE Switzerland. This company expanded into development of their own electric discharge machines and power supplies and later in 1979 into electrochemical sinking and deburring machines. During the same period Advanced Developments Engineering Ltd. expanded further to operating 25 electric discharge machines and nine electrochemical machines with a full supporting toolroom on 3 shift basis. In the early 1980s the recession in the engineering industry was biting just when Milscale Engineering (now called Mecon Ltd) was increasing its machine manufacturing throughput to expand into Europe and North America. The drain on group working capital was starting to tell and Norman White and Paul Mann - the manager of the Machine Tool Design Dept. decided to leave the group and start Anotronic Ltd. commencing business in 1982. The Matchless Group unfortunately liquidated 6 months later. Paul Mann served a five year apprenticeship with Standard Triumph Ltd. attending Luton College of Technology gaining an Ordinary National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering. On completion of his apprenticeship he was a Body Design Engineer and after a brief spell with Vauxhall Motors Ltd. went into freelance draughting specialising in weapons systems support vehicles working for companies such as British Aerospace, Advanced Fighting Vehicles and Marshalls of Cambridge. After three years of freelance draughting he joined D.E. Greenaway Ltd. of Newport Pagnell involved in the design and manufacture of machine tool, special purpose machines and scientific instruments. Customers included, Rolls Royce, Cranfield Unit for Precision Engineering. Sogenique Ltd and Cambridge University. Having gained considerable experience in the Machine Tool Industry he joined Milscale Engineering in 1975 shortly to become Design Manager with the company. He headed a design team involved in the design and manufacture of EDM and ECM machines and associated tooling and products. ANOTRONIC LTD. commenced trading in Milton Keynes concentrating initially in electrochemical machining and deburring and the supply of electrochemical deburring machines centrifuges and associated equipment. A full supporting toolroom and workshop was installed from the beginning and two production managers (with 24 years EDM/ECM experience between them) from the Matchless organisation were appointed to run the toolroom and sub-contract facilities. The senior electronics engineer from Mecon Ltd. was employed to develop the ECM/ECD and EDM power supplies. By 1983 Anotronic had drawn up a new specification/design for a new range of EDM and employed a Far East company to manufacture the machine tool to marry into its own power supplies. The first EDM was sold mid - 1983 and have continued with developments since. Sub-contract EDM was also offered from this time with Anotronic using its own machines - a good proving ground. Expansion involved the addition of 50% more floor space in 1985 and adding a similar amount again in 1986. Anotronic then operated 14 electric discharge and electrochemical machines on sub-contract in addition to a conventional machine shop. customers include British Aerospace, Lucas, M.O.D., Plessey, H & S Aviation, GEC and many more. They manufacture and sell their own range of electrochemical machines and design and sell a wide range of electric discharge machines including N.C. controlled and full CNC. In May 1990 Anotronic Ltd. purchased larger premises 12 miles south (just north of Leighton Buzzard) with increased office accommodation, a fully equipped demonstration area and larger workshop premises with greater working height to allow for the build of larger machine tools. A further extension of 25% workshop space was added in 1998. In 1992 another CNC wire erosion machine with taper cutting was bought to accompany the two AGIE machines already in use. In 1995 a larger 5 axis machine with a cutting depth of 410mm was bought followed by a further machine in 1996 to replace the older AGIE machines. In addition to selling EDM hole drills, Anotronic operate machines for wire EDM start holes and for small multi-hole machining for the aerospace and other industries. By 2001 Anotronic had increased its sub-contract capacity to more than 40 EDM and ECM machines, increasing the toolroom / machine shop capacity accordingly. In addition to its selling agency for 3 different EDM machine suppliers, Anotronic continue to manufacture special purpose EDMs (including "portable" units for use a power stations, shipyards etc.) and ECMs - deburring, diesinking and STEM drills. In 2003 Anotronic raised its BS EN ISO accreditation to BS EN ISO 9001:2000.

Antenova is a leading developer and supplier of high performance antennas and RF antenna modules for wireless communication and consumer electronic devices, such as mobile handsets, portable navigation devices (PNDs), por......Antenova is a leading developer and supplier of high performance antennas and RF antenna modules for wireless communication and consumer electronic devices, such as mobile handsets, portable navigation devices (PNDs), portable media players (PMPs), PDAs and laptop computers. The Company recognized the need to design small internal/embedded antennas that offer advantages in terms of size, power consumption, and ease of integration as stand alone antennas or as a module integrated with radio frequency (RF) components. Antenova’s patented High Dielectric Antenna (HDA®), balanced and complementary antenna technologies enable integrated antenna solutions and RF antenna modules that are smaller, higher in efficiency, operate across multiple bands and offer more robust performance for mobile handsets, portable devices and laptop applications and peripheral devices. The Company has gained a competitive edge and continues to substantially increase its unit shipments by overcoming the challenges facing antenna manufacturers to meet customer requirements of high performance, high efficiency and value for money while maintaining its profitability. Being a technology driven and market led company, Antenova offers a broad range of high performance internal antenna solutions, which achieve lower consumption of battery power, better quality, and more efficient signal to noise ratio – which all equate to better reception, longer battery life and less dropped calls. Antenova has corporate, sales and R&D headquarters in Cambridge, UK. Antenova Asia Ltd., with its office in Taipei, Taiwan was set up in September 2005 to further establish Antenova’s global operations and to better serve its customers and partners in the region. And in February 2007, Antenova opened its design and support center in Chicago, Illinois, which also serves as its North American headquarters and RF center of excellence. The company also has sales and support locations in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China and Seoul, Korea. Antenova is lead by a highly experienced management team. Commitment to operational excellence and technical innovation in antenna design to meet the demands of emerging wireless technologies are key factors that make Antenova stand out from its competitors. Together with its customer focus and market led approach, Antenova continues to gain market share and is poised for even greater growth in the years to come.

AOS Technology Ltd was formed in 1996 as a management buyout of the optical sensor research group of British Gas Research. The Company’s Directors, Sam Crossley, Tim Litt and Stuart Murray, have more than 50 years experi......AOS Technology Ltd was formed in 1996 as a management buyout of the optical sensor research group of British Gas Research. The Company’s Directors, Sam Crossley, Tim Litt and Stuart Murray, have more than 50 years experience in the research, design and development of optical fibre sensors and systems. Sam Crossley PhD MBA BSc CEng FIEE (Managing Director) - has been active in the area of optical and optical fibre systems for more than 25 years. His experience covers a diversity of optical techniques and applications and he has been responsible for the research and development of a range of optical sensor and communication systems. He is the author of more than 20 technical publications, including journal and conference papers and book chapters. Contact sdc@aost.co.uk Stuart Murray PgD, BSc, MInstP, CPhys (Research and Quality Director) - has a background in optical systems which extends over fifteen years. He has worked on a wide diversity of optical sensors, particularly with reference to the requirements of the gas industry. He has been responsible for delivering research and development programmes in gas and chemical sensing, distributed temperature sensing, and smart structures. Contact scm@aost.co.uk Tim Litt PhD, BEng, MInstP, CPhys (Engineering and Safety Director) - has been working in opto electronic sensor technology for fifteen years. His background is in the application of interferometric and FBG sensors for strain and pressure measurement and in optical sensing for turbidity monitoring. Contact tjl@aost.co.uk Alternately please contact us with your enquiries at sales@aost.co.uk or help@aost.co.uk. If you are interested in NightStar Magnetic force flashlights and torches please visit www.nightstaruk.com or call us for more information.

Apollo Fire Detectors Ltd is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of fire detection solutions for commercial and industrial applications. Our products are designed to save lives and protect property from the risk of ......Apollo Fire Detectors Ltd is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of fire detection solutions for commercial and industrial applications. Our products are designed to save lives and protect property from the risk of fire. Based in Portsmouth, in the south coast of the UK since 1980, Apollo has built a worldwide reputation for innovation, quality and reliability. In early 2009 Apollo was awarded the Royal Warrant by Her Majesty the Queen in recognition of its official supplier status to the Royal Household. Apollo is no stranger to Royal approvals, having been the first company of its kind to hold three consecutive Queens Awards for Export Achievement. Innovation drives the companys product development programme, with continuous exploration of new technologies helping to deliver leading-edge fire detection solutions. Apollo offers five distinct ranges, including analogue addressable and conventional fire detection devices, as well as a host of ancillary products such as sounders, beacons and manual call points. Apollo holds in excess of 3,000 product approvals worldwide as well as a number of internationally recognised quality and environmental awards. With offices in America, China, Germany and a network of partners and distributors on all five continents, Apollo can deliver tailored, local solutions for its fire detection partners wherever they are in the world. In 2011, Apollo opened a American office to serve as its headquarters in Pontiac, MI. Apollo devices can be found in places such as The Statue of Liberty, New York, The Royal Albert Hall, London and The Kremlin, Moscow to name a few.

Applied Measurements Limited was formed In 1991, by the current managing director, Peter Lewis. He is still actively involved in the daily running of the business, giving clients direct access to the owner of the business......Applied Measurements Limited was formed In 1991, by the current managing director, Peter Lewis. He is still actively involved in the daily running of the business, giving clients direct access to the owner of the business. This access offers the extra assurance, not always present with larger organisations, that our customers can talk to the people at the top. Currently, Applied Measurements turnover is approaching £1,000,000 per annum and employs 15 staff. The company owns its own premises (5,000 sq. ft) in Aldermaston near Reading, Berkshire with easy motorway links to the rest of the UK. Applied Measurements supports their product range with a high degree of technical and application expertise. This is achieved by employing experienced engineers who have in excess of 80 years combined experience in the sensor and instrumentation market place. Applied Measurements is a progressive company with an extensive product range, which is actively expanding to meet the demands of industry.

APV is a world-class supplier of process engineering and automation solutions to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. From the supply of engineered components through to a complete process plant e......APV is a world-class supplier of process engineering and automation solutions to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. From the supply of engineered components through to a complete process plant equipped with latest automation technology, we specialize in helping our customers to improve their plants performance and profitability. Excellent design principles are used to ensure maximum operational efficiency ... And this is maintained throughout the life time of the plant by a range of support services, carefully tailored to our customers needs.

APV is a world-class supplier of process engineering and automation solutions to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. From the supply of engineered components through to a complete process plant e......APV is a world-class supplier of process engineering and automation solutions to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. From the supply of engineered components through to a complete process plant equipped with latest automation technology, we specialize in helping our customers to improve their plants performance and profitability. Excellent design principles are used to ensure maximum operational efficiency ... And this is maintained throughout the life time of the plant by a range of support services, carefully tailored to our customers needs.