Aerospace Defence Security Space

ADS Group launching 2015 Manifesto

Posted 2 February 2015

ADS Group will tomorrow launch its 2015 Manifesto, in which it urges the next UK government to invest in the UK's globally competitive aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, which are key to well-paid jobs, high-tech exports and sustainable future growth.

The industry body says long-term growth offers the best route to balancing the nation’s books, delivering national security and ensuring economic prosperity.

In its 2015 manifesto, it is highlighting the key areas where the next government should focus investment in order to ensure growth of these core industries.

The document, ‘Invest in Growth’, urges the next government to:
• Build on the success of Industrial Strategies, by committing to continuity and ensuring they help set cross-government priorities
• Work with industry on the Strategic Defence & Security Review to enhance the UK’s capacity to respond to the rapidly evolving national security threat
• Invest in industrial innovation, with a specific call to double funding in this area by 2020
• Support SME and midcap investment and growth, including reforming investment allowances to spur capital investment

Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of ADS Group, said: “The UK’s aerospace, defence, security and space sectors offer exciting growth opportunities. These globally competitive sectors are vital to our future as a high-tech, high-skill, high-wage economy. Investment is key to the UK’s long-term success.

“Our members want the UK to invest in innovation, skills and supply chains now so that we have the technology, people and capacity to take advantage of fast-growing global markets in the future.”