The team at Polamco have been awarded an SC21 Bronze award by the ADS (Formally SBAC). This success follows hot on the heels of their achieving AS9100 accreditation in May 2009 which was presented to the organisation on the WEAF stand at the Paris Airshow

Polamco are very thankful to their SC21 Programme sponsor General Dynamics for their support and guidance through the process and WEAF, SWMAS & Industry Forum for their assistance

This high standard demands a Delivery performance of 90% to their key customers for over 12 months (achieved 91.63%).  Delivery to their sponsor, GD, has been 99.97%! The minimum requirement for Quality for a Bronze award is 98% (was 95%) or 20000 parts per million. Polamco achieved 3605 PPM (Gold Standard)

This success has been a strong team effort. Following the Manufacturing & Business Excellence assessment, the company developed its CSIP (Continuous Sustainable Improvement Plan).  Below are some of Polamco’s achievements:-

• Introduction of 8D quality reports to identify and correct root causes.
• Development of Business within Business in our ESC area.
• Lean in house training.
• Ongoing waste elimination
• Improved environment to implement change.

Polamco’s next stage is to link improvements to NVQ 2 & 3 qualifications in B.I.T. (Business Improvement Techniques). Many of the opportunities identified in Polamco’s Assessments have been built into this programme which is helping the Business to maintain sustainable improvements through ownership & communication

The award will be officially presented to Polamco at the next SC21 Taskforce meeting at Agusta Westland in February

Polamco provide in-house design, manufacture and global supply of high performance Interconnect components, including connectors, backshell adaptors, protective covers, EMC enclosures, conduit assemblies, heatshrink boots, screening braid and cable harness accessories