Military vehicles in the offshore renewables sector ? 18 March 2011
The Company Privately held
Est 1981 by Nick Jones and David Clayton OEM supplier to UK and export markets in defence, renewables, oil, gas and mining sectors Circa 100 full time employees
Annual baseline turnover circa £20M Dedicated test track and facilities ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001 pending Dunkeswell Airfield, Devon, UK
The Heritage
1981-96 – the beginning
1997-2002 – HMT development
2002-> HMT and diversification
The Business
Opportunity and concept development
Marketing & Sales
Rapid prototyping Test track Dedicated facilities
Turning Concepts into Reality
Product Development
Rapid prototyping Test track Dedicated facilities New vehicle prototypes < 6 mths
Delivering Reality
Supporting the Customer
Programme Management
Customer Support Services
OEM Contracting Programme Management In-house low volume manufacturing Supply Chain Management Earned Value Partnering for high volume manufacturing
Modifications and re-roling. Repair and Overhaul Technical publications Spares Field support Operator and maintainer training LRU exchange
Sectors – What Next? Oil and Gas
Renewables
The Capability Core capabilities – Development, design, low volume manufacture and OEM support of high mobility and specialist vehicles and equipment. Complementary capabilities – Project management, supply chain management, outsourced high volume manufacture OEM support includes, engineering, technical publications, spares, field support, operator and maintainer training, repair and overhaul, LRU exchange Supacat in-house capability: 2,000 m² covered area assigned to fabrication, prototyping, production, system installation, maint’ce, repair & overhaul ‘One per week’ production capacity (internal) New production workshop Dedicated repair and prototyping workshop. Clean room for LRU repairs
External Production Babcock Marine (Plymouth) Supacat’s Alliance Partner Have built: UK MOD MEP 6x6 (35 x Soothsayer)
UK MOD Jackal 1 UOR 4x4 (130) UK MOD SF Cannibal follow-on (20+5) UK MOD Jackal 1 follow-on (72+15) UK MOD Jackal 2 (119) UK MOD Coyote (76) UK MOD Jackal 2a (141)
Trials & Testing
Functional, Performance & Reliability Testing Certification to Customer Standards (Verification & Validation)
Trials Team – 1 full-time Manager Engineering Support In-house & external SME Specialist test facilities (EMC, Climatic) Test Track - 3.6 km mixed terrain
Military vehicles in the offshore renewables sector ? 18 March 2011
Summary
Supacat is an innovative creator of products in high mobility vehicles and adjacent engineering applications Proud of its record of being close to and understanding the needs of users Customer support division to maximise our customer’s value of their products Supacat is committed to transferring its skills into the offshore renewable sector where it feels it has a role to play Opportunities are driven out by understanding issues being addressed I the sector and having a good marketing consultant!
Committed
Proven
Flexible
Innovative Professional