Avingtrans secures £5m aerospace order

MIDLANDS-based manufacturer, Avingtrans has secured a major new order for its aerospace division following a visit to the Paris Air Show.

The company, which designs, manufactures and supplies critical components, modules and associated services to the aerospace, energy and medical sectors, said its Sigma Components subsidiary had signed a deal with Belgian group, Sonaca.

The contract, worth £5m over the five-year term, will see Sigma supply fabricated assemblies to Sonaca for various Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer programmes.

The contract will be managed from Sigma’s base at Farnborough and will see the company become the sole supplier to Sonaca for critical assemblies in the anti-icing systems of several programmes.

Mark Johnson, managing director of Sigma Components, said: “This contract is great news for the Farnborough business that we acquired in 2012 and reflects well on the team that have earned the trust of Sonaca to award us this contract.

“Sigma has been very active at the Paris Air Show this week, opening up new opportunities and building on the Sigma brand and the new technologies we have been developing.”

Avingtrans’ aerospace operations are engaged in the manufacture of rigid pipe assemblies, fabrications and prismatic components – both metallic and composite – for the global aerospace market and precision polishing of aircraft components.

Its other principal arm, Energy and medical, is engaged in the design and manufacture of machined and fabricated pressure and vacuum vessels and process plant and equipment for the power, oil & gas and medical markets. It also designs and manufactures fabricated poles and cabinets for roadside safety cameras and rail track signalling