Acknowledging that SC21 presents a tremendous challenge, especially to SMEs taking an independent route to qualification, Andrea Rodney will be taking part in the Open Forum Programme that accompanies the Aero Engineering 2010 exhibition scheduled for 29-30 September at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. “I intend to take this opportunity to offer encouragement and reassurance to other SMEs that the objectives set by SC21 are achievable, given a clear agenda for change and a determination to devote the time and resource necessary for a successful outcome,” says Bedfordshire’s Businesswoman of the Year 2009. “The incentive for every participant taking part in this supply chain improvement programme is that successful implementation of SC21 provides incontrovertible evidence of an individual supplier’s determination to be truly world class.”       

For its part aerospace is becoming an increasingly important aspect of Hone-All Precision’s day to day business, although the 26-employee subcontractor has many loyal customers from other equally demanding industry sectors such as oil and gas, automotive and motor sport. “We offer a one-stop-shop precision machining commitment to our customers that takes in everything from sourcing raw materials through to producing quality machined components,” says Colin Rodney. “As an integral part of this long-term commitment we continue to maintain our specialist skills in honing, gun drilling and deep hole boring, not least because these are challenging machining processes that, in our experience, are best left to the experts.”