Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) Framework led by trade association ADS, empowers businesses by providing the support, resources and tools needed to continually improve, driving sustained growth and success for your business.
Our free Baseline Maturity Assessment (BMA) is the starting point for your competitiveness improvement journey with SC21. Assesses your current performance in areas such as competitiveness, operations, quality, sustainability and innovation.
Our ESG self-assessment tool scores your maturity level and provides a detailed improvement report.
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Implement a continuous improvement programme to raise your capability
Learn about carbon emissions reporting and sustainability funding
Gain information and support on a range of financial issues
Our aims are to expand this unique workforce capability and national advantage by delivering sector investment and knowledge to the frontiers of advanced manufacturing.
Emerging technologies are rapidly disrupting how organisations across the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors operate, compete and grow. Through our Business […]
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London (11 December) – The Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers Community (RISC), today announces the appointment of Paul Lincoln CB OBE VR […]
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Series Introduction On 8 September 2025 the Government published the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) with the objective of strengthening the UK’s industrial […]
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What links tariffs, threats to subsea cables that keep our financial system running, high-profile cyber-attacks, the global tech race, and those critical […]
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Series Introduction On 8 September 2025 the Government published the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) with the objective of strengthening the UK’s industrial […]
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Introducing Claire Cutts, the new Chief People Officer of the ADS Group We are delighted to welcome Claire to the ADS Group […]
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Within our 1700+ member companies, there is a growing cluster of specialist service providers covering a wide range of professional domains. They […]
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132 aircraft were delivered in October 2025, an increase of two thirds compared to October 2024 October 2025 aircraft orders fell by […]
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On Friday 28 November 2025, the UK and EU failed to reach an agreement on the UK’s participation in the €150 billion Security […]
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During the European Council of Ministers on 26 – 27 November 2025, the UK announced a £1.7bn investment package in ESA programmes. […]
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Series Introduction On 8 September 2025 the Government published the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) with the objective of strengthening the UK’s industrial […]
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On 26 November 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, presented the Autumn Budget to Parliament. Its tax-raising measures are worth […]
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On 12 November, ADS hosted an SME Symposium, in partnership with SVGC, at the Larkhill Racecourse. The event brought together SMEs, Mid-Tiers […]
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Introduction After 18 years in policy functions, I’ve watched the same skills crisis repeat itself with startling familiarity. Ministers change, initiatives launch […]
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As the aerospace industry rapidly embraces digital capabilities to enhance productivity and operational efficiency, it’s clear that digital transformation is becoming a […]
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