A
 Derbyshire  company which helped put Jaguar back on top of world sportscar 
racing is successfully exploiting new markets.
  
	
Advanced Structural Technology Ltd. (ASTEC), which has been a member of the TWR 
Group since shortly after its formation in 1989, began by producing components 
for the Jaguar XJR-11 Sports prototype racing car, and is perhaps best known 
for producing the Jaguar Sport XJR-15 carbon fibre supercar.
  
	
But the firm's expertise in advanced structural engineering has also won it 
business in the aerospace and defence industries, in medical equipment and 
metrology, and in tooling, high speed machinery and robotics.
  
	
The company, which is based at Draycott in Derbyshire, specialises in the use 
of advanced composite materials. Components manufactured by the firm have 
included shells for aircrew helmets, wind tunnel blades and measuring machine 
parts, as well as prototype vehicle panels.
  
	
Recent accreditation to BS5750  further confirmed the high standards set by a 
company involved in a highly specialised field of structural engineering.



 

	
"Our present and future customers expect 
ASTEC to maintain good standards in quality assurance, and this is a 
demonstration to them of the importance we place on this aspect of our 
operation," said managing director Mark Knowles.
  
	
An aggressive sales policy has enabled the company to establish markets 
throughout the United Kingdom, and plans have been drawn up for expansion into 
Europe.
  
	
In just two years, ASTEC has grown from a fledgling firm to a highly respected 
company employing 100 people and generating annual turnover of more than £4 
million. 
	
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