EDM wins MEN Business of the Year Award 2015
Manchester, UK. EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, announced today that it has won the MEN Business of the Year Award 2015 in the £10m to £25m turnover category. The Newton Heath based company beat Zen Office, Metronet and Designer Habitat to the prestigious award at […]
EDM shortlisted for two major business awards
Manchester, UK. EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, has been shortlisted for major business awards organised by the Manchester Evening News and Insider News. EDM is a finalist in the Manchester Evening News Business of the Year Award 2015 for companies turning over between £10m and […]
EDM and SEPTRE at EATS 2015
Manchester, UK. EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, will be exhibiting SEPTRE at the European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) in Warsaw, Poland from 3-4 November 2015. SEPTRE is the aviation industry’s most advanced real time visual system for training airline cabin crew. It encompasses an audio-visual […]
EDM’s customer satisfaction levels reach new heights
Manchester, UK. EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, today announced that its customer satisfaction levels have achieved even higher scores since departmental restructuring measures were introduced 12 months ago. In 2014, EDM recruited a new Customer Services Manager as part of a broader company strategy to […]
EDM engineer raises funds for Macmillan after competing in ultramarathon
Manchester, UK. EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, announced today that one of its engineers, Matthew Holt, has raised funds for Macmillan Cancer Support after competing in a 100 mile ultramarathon. Known as the ‘Lakeland 100’, the endurance competition is widely recognised as the UK’s most […]
Shadow Cabinet Minister, Lucy Powell, visits EDM
Manchester, UK. EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, welcomed Shadow Secretary for Education, Lucy Powell, to its headquarters last week. The MP for Manchester Central was shown a selection of EDM’s civil aviation training equipment such as Door Trainers and Cabin Service Trainers for clients including […]
EDM electrical engineer completes five year apprenticeship
Manchester, UK. EDM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the civil aviation and defence sectors, announced today that one of its electrical engineers has just completed a five year apprenticeship. Rory Cook was awarded his Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering Manufacture – Craft and Technician (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) in July this year after […]
EDM renews its support for Macmillan
EDM Ltd is proud to re-new its association with Macmillan Cancer Support for a second year. Macmillan is the largest cancer care and support charity in the UK and the organisation works to improve the lives of people affected by cancer, both those living with cancer and their families. The charity works as a vital […]
Macmillan awards certificates to EDM volunteers
EDM staff members who have volunteered or taken part in fundraising initiatives on behalf of Macmillan over the last year were presented with certificates today from Rose Tipton, Macmillan Fundraising Manager Greater Manchester. During the informal ceremony Lee Whittaker, Marilyn Cauldwell, Robert Walker and Matthew Holt were singled out for their individual contributions. EDM was […]
EDM swings into action for Macmillan
EDM’s big golf drive in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support was a success last Friday. Happily, the weather stayed dry for the sixteen players who took part at Heaton Moor Golf Club in Stockport. The day started early with bacon bap and a 9 hole team game and a nearest the pins competition and following […]
UK Government Minister visits EDM
“EDM is a great example of a company driving the local economy in the North West,” Priti Patel explains. Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Priti Patel visited Manchester today to hail EDM’s export success. EDM manufactures training equipment and simulators for the commercial aviation industry and the military. Last week, the company delivered and installed […]
EDM to be UKTI North West Export Champion 2015
EDM’s Mick Bonney, Director – Sales and Business Development, has been asked to take part in the UKTI North West Export Champions Scheme next year. As an Export Champion, Mick will help to mentor other small and medium sized enterprises based in the region who are trying to get started in international trade and are […]
EDM eats cake for Macmillan
EDM staff had their own “Bake-off” today when they took part in Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Volunteers got their aprons, baking trays and recipe books out to make cakes and tasty treats for colleagues to try with their cup of tea at break times. There was a diverse range of tasty delights on offer […]
HND success for EDM craft apprentice
EDM is pleased to announce that its apprentice, Jamie McKenna, has successfully passed his Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering with a “Distinction”. Jamie joined EDM in June 2008 as the company’s first craft apprentice and embarked upon a long course of study at college combined with on-the-job training at EDM. Tony Bermingham, EDM’s […]
EDM’s Lee Whittaker beats weather conditions to finish charity cycle race
Congratulations to Lee Whittaker and 20,000 other cyclists who defied extreme weather conditions to finish the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 in central London on Sunday 10th August 2014 in what was the biggest cycling sportive event to be held in the UK. Lee was on his bike once again to represent EDM and raise money for […]
EDM’s Great Manchester Cycle for Macmillan
Congratulations to Lee Whittaker for completing the Great Manchester Cycle challenge on Sunday (29thJune 2014). Lee was representing EDM and cycling for Macmillan, the cancer charity which EDM is supporting as a corporate partner. The 52 mile race, which consisted of four laps of the city centre course, got underway at 8am and miles of […]
More training success for Air China
EDM is pleased to present three engineers from Air China with certificates in recognition of their successful completion of a two week training programme focused on the maintenance of Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) equipment. This training support follows the delivery of an A330 and B737 CEET by EDM to the airline’s Training Centre in Beijing […]
EDM takes part in The South China Morning Post’s landmark UK Country Report
EDM has been invited to take part by The South China Morning Post newspaper and Discovery Reports Group Ltd in a special Country Business Report on the UK. The report, the first ever to be published about the UK by the newspaper, will be based on interviews with prominent British business and political figures and […]
EDM welcomes visit from the British Embassy in Moscow
EDM welcomed a visit from the British Embassy in Moscow at its Manchester premises today. Anastasia Akhmedshina, Trade and Investment Advisor for the Aerospace and Advanced Engineering sectors at the British Embassy was accompanied by Charles Jacobson, International Trade Adviser for the UKT&I North West International Trade Team. The visit was hosted by Mick Bonney, […]
EDM announces multiple deliveries for various global airline customers
EDM is pleased to announce a number of milestones in several of its commercial aviation programmes including:- Delivery and installation of B777 and B767 Door Trainers to All Nippon Airline’s training centre in Ota-ku, Tokyo Delivery and installation of B777-300ER and Bombardier CRJ1000 Door Trainers to Garuda Indonesia’s training centre in Jakarta, Indonesia American Airlines’ […]