Group Companies
ABP delivers innovative engineering solutions to meet the needs of global specialist markets, no matter how tough the challenge.
AGI manufactures a wide range of instruments and systems for the defence and civilian markets worldwide for use in harsh environments.
The Harris Watson group acquired ATS Engineering in 2009, based in Germany, with a worldwide customer support network, the business offers synchronous and asynchronous motors to the global market.
Dartex Coatings offers transfer coating and lamination solutions to customers worldwide from both sides of the Atlantic.
The business offers a wide range of engine and vehicle dynamometer test solutions for the automotive, aerospace and marine industries.
Hoffman Engineering leads the Aircraft Lighting and Night Vision Device (NVD) Test industries through the design and development of innovative solutions.
Provides high performance suspension solutions for military vehicles all over the world including Super Lightweight Guns, Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Main Battle Tanks.
Metalite Aviation Lighting are the market leaders in the design and manufacture of portable landing lights and portable landing light trailers suitable for use with fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
We often acquire underperforming or non-core businesses from larger groups and these receive hands on management until such time as they become profitable and cash generative. Once profitable, each business enjoys a high degree of autonomy with head office involvement limited to agreement of strategic goals, annual budget setting and cash management discussions. Businesses are self sufficient for accounting and administration but share some central functions such as banking, insurance and treasury support. Local management participate in a performance related incentive scheme.
The subsidiary companies share the following characteristics:-
- Strong design and development functions
- Proprietary products and intellectual property
- Focus on technically superior products in demanding environments
- Operation in niche growth markets