The South West Regional Defence and Security Cluster (SW RDSC) brings together traditional and non-traditional Defence & Security (D&S) organisations within the South West geography (Cornwall, Devon, Dorset & Somerset), offering products, services, R&D and technology solutions that can be applied in a D&S domain. The SW RDSC seeks to aggregate and raise the profile of regional D&S capability to stimulate greater sector knowledge, business, economic growth and productivity across the South West region.
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📢 Advance Notice 📢 #ASCA_Aus in partnership with Defence and Security Accelerator in the United Kingdom and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) in the United States, is providing advance notice of the AUKUS Maritime Innovation Challenge 2025. The second AUKUS innovation challenge will have a focus on undersea communication and autonomy. Click through for details 👉https://lnkd.in/g9dZBY8c #aukus #Innovation #defence #collaboration
The South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster is at the brilliant National Composites Centre today for this month's #SWRDSC member event. A jam packed event featuring expert talks on advanced materials and manufacturing from: James Neely of National Composites Centre Innovate UK Business Connect ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Allen Van Der Merwe at Tiflex Ltd AWE Michael Sloan at Technical Composites systems Matt Hardman at Loop Technology Ltd Harry D. at Norco Composites & GRP James Watson at Make UK Defence Ciarán Callaghan of Phoenix-NC Elaine Plested of Copper Turtle Sam Baynham of ConeX Portal as the chair of the manufacturing SIG and bringing with him some new faces to attend the event today. Total Control Pro Ltd FUTURE HUMANITY VENTURES 📢 And as always great networking opportunities. A big thank you to the National Composites Centre team for all their support to organise and host this event. Jake Entwistle Victoria Glennon #Defence #manufacturing
👇 A great opportunity to understand more about social value and how to really implement it into your business. 👇 T&Cs below.
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗠𝗘, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗨𝗞 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻? If yes, what are you doing on Thursday 27th March that could add real long-term value to your organisation? Join myself and Chris Wardman for an interactive 3-hour workshop, making sense of the recent changes to the Procurement Act 2023, and how to place Social Value at the very ❤️ of your business. Thanks to the support of Dorset Council UK, Copper Turtle are delighted to be able to offer 💥 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 💥 Social Value workshops for SMEs from the region, who are in the defence and security supply chain. Having recently joined Social Value UK, Copper Turtle has designed these interactive workshops based on the release of the updated Procurement Act 2023. These workshops will cover: ⭐ Mechanics of the Procurement Act and NPPS, PPN02 ⭐ The big benefits of being prepared as a business ⭐ Supporting services (JOSCAR, Make UK Defence) ⭐ Introduction to the Model Award Criteria (MAC) ⭐ MAC examples: Economic, Social, Environmental ⭐ Developing your Social Value plan There are two workshops to choose from, either: Thursday, 27th March 2025 Wareham Room, Ground Floor, BattleLab, Dorset Innovation Park 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝟭 = 9am – 1pm or 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝟮 = 12pm – 4pm 𝙉𝘽 – 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙖 1-𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 (𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨) These workshops are being supported by Make UK Defence and information on the value of JOSCAR for an SME. Grab a space now for your business to avoid missing out, as spaces are limited. Please feel free to share with your networks, South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster, West of England Aerospace Forum - WEAF and DEMC (Dorset Engineering and Manufacturing Cluster) Manufacturing Cluster Dorset LEP and Great South West. Book by clicking the relevant link in the comments below 👇 #CopperTurtle #BusinessTransformation #SocialValue #SME #SupplyChain #BeingFutureReady
📢 It's non stop for the South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster 📢 Get Ready for Another South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster Event, this time at the National Composites Centre on the 12th March. After a very successful event at iAero Centre, only just last week, the South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster team has been very busy working together with the National Composites Centre team to turn around another fantastic event focussing on all things #advanced #materials in #manufacturing. Supported by Sam Baynham of ConeX Portal to provide you a host of great speakers on the day as well as bringing together a panel of speakers as part of the #manufactruing special interest group. On the day you'll hear from: Innovate UK National Composites Centre Phoenix-NC Technical Composite Systems Limited Copper Turtle Make UK Defence Norco Composites & GRP Tiflex Ltd Loop Technology Ltd and others! 🔔 This event is now fully sold out. Keep an eye out on information regarding the next SWRDSC event, where we will be visiting the Army Flying Museum in April. #defence #networking #event #manufacturing Jake Entwistle Victoria Glennon
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Despite the torrential downpour on arriving at iAero Centre, members of the South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster are here to hear from Leonardo, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, Sellectronics Ltd, Openshaw & Co., AMRC, UK Defence Solutions Centre, COLIN TURNER of WEAF and more! A great networking opportunity very kindly sponsored by Leonardo and iAero Centre. #Defence #networking Jake Entwistle Victoria Glennon
Despite the torrential downpour on arriving at iAero Centre, members of the South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster are here to hear from Leonardo, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, Sellectronics Ltd, Openshaw & Co., AMRC, UK Defence Solutions Centre, COLIN TURNER of WEAF and more! A great networking opportunity very kindly sponsored by Leonardo and iAero Centre. #Defence #networking Jake Entwistle Victoria Glennon
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🤔Considering submitting to DASA’s Open Call? We have just published updated guidance for DASA’s Open Call for Innovation service which takes effect from today, 25 February 2025. We encourage potential applicants to: • Review the new guidance before submitting proposals • Check the submission deadlines for 2025-26 • Contact the DASA team with any questions via email to accelerator@dstl.gov.uk You can find the full details of the updated guidance here: https://ow.ly/rAxF50V62gY #DASAOpenCall #DASAFunding
🔔 The South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster is back at iAero Centre this month! There are a couple of spaces remaining for this one if you haven't already signed up - Apply to be a member today - its free! 🔔 When? 26th February 2025 09:30 - 16:00 🔔 Where? iAero Centre What to Expect? Looking at all things aerospace, skills and defence. This month will feature presentations and networking opportunities with Leonardo, Openshaw and Co, AMRC, WEAF, UKDSC and more! Leonardo UK Defence Solutions Centre Openshaw & Co. AMRC COLIN TURNER at West of England Aerospace Forum - WEAF Jon Hurrell at Sellectronics Ltd Honeywell Aerospace Technologies University of Exeter 🚨 These are ticketed events so apply today to be a member of the SWRDSC to attend events like this one. Jake Entwistle Victoria Glennon
The future is coming, be part of it #SWRDSC Great South West https://lnkd.in/dtP7qGWe
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There's nothing more stimulating than getting 6 like minded people in a room, to explore the opportunities to work together to achieve common goals. Today, MD Nicholas Spence, Office Manager Miranda Tidswell and NED Elaine Plested from the Vaspba RPS Ltd team went on the road to visit Poole based engineering firm ABP Technologies. At the kind invitation of MD Kath Clarke, who Vaspba RPS Ltd met through the South West Regional Defence & Security Cluster, it was great to have the opportunity to also meet Engineering Director Richard Morgan and Operations Manager, Graham Seddon. A tour around the site gave the team a chance to see first hand the facilities, get an idea of ABP Technologies' wide product range, skilled capabilities, as well as their future production capacity. With over 50 years’ experience serving public and private sector markets worldwide, ABP Technologies' highly specialised team provides a wide range of quality products and services. They design, manufacture and support complex systems and products, that are deployed in some of the world's most challenging and hostile environments. With a track record of delivering prestige projects for the UK Ministry of Defence, they have built a reputation with clients worldwide in both the public and private engineering sectors. Many thanks to Kath Clarke and the team for a warm welcome, and for hosting us today. Let's keep talking! Dan Spence, Chris Wardman, Copper Turtle, Trevor Bowman MSc MCGI #VaspbaRPS #DronesForGood #UKTechnology #WaterproofDrones #BusinessGrowth #BusinessTransformation #SME #UKSupplyChain #Defence #Collaboration