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WINS BOND PEARCE INNOVATION AWARD 2003
Peter Dawson, IAC being presented the Bond Pearce
Innovation Award by David d'Arcy Hughes, Bond Pearce
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Innovation is nothing
new to us here at IAC but it was great to win the Bond Pearce Innovation
Award for 2003. The Award forms part of the Hampshire Business Awards
and we were up against some pretty stiff competition.
Our winning entry
was our mobile helicopter engine testing rig, or Universal Test Trailer
(UTT) as it is known, which we designed for the MOD.
The main benefit of
the UTT is that it can be transported to any conflict environment by land,
sea or air an enable any turbo shaft helicopter engine to be tested in
situ. We also designed and built a sophisticated and intuitive Data Acquisition
System for the rig, which prevents operator error and optimises test procedures.
Orders are already
in place from both British Army and Navy helicopter fleets with the first
commissioning due at RAF Benson later this month. Patrick Fourcampre-Maye
is product manager for the UTT: ‘When they called out the winner
it was one of those ‘yes!’ moments! Great for all the team
who really deserve this recognition.’
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