EDM welcomes visit from Shadow Secretary for Education, Lucy Powell
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 Singapore Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines. Ms Powell also saw demonstrations of a selection of the company’s training equipment for the defence market such as a Crew Escape and Safety Systems Trainer and Ejection Seat Trainer as well as enjoying a test flight in military Pilot Training Simulator.
EDM has enjoyed rapid growth over the past 12 months, with an on-going expansion of its workforce to meet the demands of a number of major contracts with clients including Cathay Pacific, Turkish Airlines, Garuda Indonesia and All Nippon Airways in Japan. The company expects 90% of its turnover to be generated from exports this year.
“As our local MP it was fantastic to welcome Lucy to EDM and demonstrate some of the state-of-the-art training simulators we’re manufacturing for clients all over the world,” said Mick Bonney, Sales and Business Development Director of EDM. “We continue to thrive in the civil aviation and defence markets having secured major contracts this year and we’re looking forward to our planned factory expansion and further recruitment to our workforce.”
