July 28th, 2010 by admin

Article published within MOD Defence Contracts Bulletin      “Ask the Expert”      28 July 2010

In a competitive marketplace,what can industry do to improve their chances of winning business in aerospace and defence? Here, John Copley, CEO of Farnborough Aerospace Consortium, tells MOD DCB about the UK Aerospace and Defence Capabilities Database, recently launched at Farnborough International Airshow 2010.

The UK is consistently ranked number two in the global aerospace and defence markets and has a vast range of world-leading capabilities across all subsectors. Many UK companies operate in the global marketplace, and in order to optimise these global opportunities and retain their high-value skill sets, it is important to highlight these extensive capabilities and maintain the UK’s position in aerospace and defence.

Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (FAC), one of Europe’s largest regional aerospace and defence trade associations, has recently launched the UK Aerospace and Defence Capabilities Database (ADCAP).

Along with key partners West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF), Aerospace Wales, Northern Defence Industries (NDI) and Enterprise Europe Network, FAC is launching www.ukadcap.org.uk with an initial database of around 800 companies.

ADCAP is designed as a free-to-search open resource, accessible to web users around the world. It provides an effective vehicle for UK-based companies in the aerospace and defence sectors to present their capabilities to the global market. Through the database, companies can promote their services internationally for free as part of their local trade association membership.

FAC is a not-for-profit trade association that works to facilitate business between large global Primes and the supply chain, offering advice and support to some 300 consortium members and partners. FAC works to deliver national industry strategy on a local level, assisting organisations, from SMEs to global Primes,working in the aerospace and defence industry and furthering the long-term strategic growth of the industry in the UK.

All FAC members are currently included in the database as a free add-on to their membership package. Initially, all members have been allocated a specified amount of web space which they can access at any time to edit their individual profile. Companies included in the database will be able to personalise their listing by uploading logos, images and other media such as video or sound clips. All profiles are open access web pages, providing full connectivity to standard search
engines.

As part of our overall ethos, FAC works actively with the trade associations and other bodies working for the aerospace and defence industries, which is why we launched ADCAP with WEAF,Aerospace Wales, NDI and Enterprise Europe Network. By working together, such organisations have a vast amount of potential to benefit the UK industry as a whole. This is why FAC actively pursues the development of partnerships at a national and international level over a wide range of related sectors.

These relationships mean that consortium members can access a broad knowledge resource and pursue new business opportunities in emerging and growing markets. These partnerships mean that the industry maintains the strongest voice possible into government to endorse the huge contribution that these sectors bring to the economy and promote the benefit of continued government support.

As ADCAP expands, FAC is in discussion with other UK industry trade organisations representing the sectors, so that in collaboration, we can offer this service to the whole of the UK supply chain, making it a truly national tool to highlight UK capabilities on an international scale.

In summary,ADCAP provides a single entry point for the global market to access the UK’s world-class companies and will be a powerful tool for UK companies to present themselves to UK and global customers. As the success of the recent Farnborough International Airshow proves, the aerospace and defence industries in this country have much to be proud of, and with additional tools like ADCAP,we can help each other maintain our premier position in the global marketplace.

To access the ADCAP database, please visit:www.ukadcap.org.uk

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July 19th, 2010 by admin

FAC Launches Capabilities Database for the UK Aerospace and Defence Companies

• First phase of the project will include around 800 companies from across the UK
• www.ukadcap.org.uk is an extensive database of aerospace and defence companies in the UK
• Members of FAC and participating regional trade associations are listed free of charge

Farnborough International Air Show, 21^st July 2010

Farnborough Aerospace Consortium (“FAC”) www.fac.org.uk, one of Europe’s largest regional aerospace and defence trade associations, is today launching the UK Aerospace and Defence Capabilities Database (“ADCAP”), www.ukadcap.org.uk, an extensive database of aerospace and defence companies in the UK.  Along with key partners West of England Aerospace Forum, Aerospace Wales, Northern Defence Industries and Enterprise Europe Network, FAC is launching the website with an initial database of around 800 companies.

The ADCAP website is a free to search, open resource, accessible to web users around the world.  It provides an effective vehicle for UK based companies in the aerospace and defence sectors to present their capabilities to the global market.  Through the database, companies can promote their services internationally for free as part of their local trade association membership.  As the database expands, FAC is in discussion with other UK industry trade organisations representing these sectors so that in collaboration they can offer this service to the whole of the UK supply chain. 

Farnborough Aerospace Consortium is a not-for-profit trade association that works to facilitate business beween large global primes and the supply chain, offering advice and support to some 300 consortium members and partners.  FAC works to deliver national industry strategy on a local level, assisting organisations from SMEs to global primes working in the aerospace and defence industry and furthering the long-term strategic growth of the industry in the UK.

All FAC members are currently included in the database as a free add-on to their membership package.  Initially, all members have been allocated a specified amount of web space which they can access at any time to edit their individual profile.  Companies included in the database will be able to personalise their listing by uploading logos, images and other media such as video or sound clips.  All profiles are open access web pages, providing full connectivity to standard search engines.

John Copley, CEO of Farnborough Aerospace Consortium commented: “The UK is consistently ranked number two in the global aerospace and defence markets and has a vast range of world-leading capabilities across all subsectors.  Many UK companies operate in the global marketplace.  ADCAP provides a single entry point for the global market to access the UK’s world class companies and will be a powerful tool for UK companies to present themselves to UK and global customers.”

July 15th, 2010 by admin

The administration function within UKADCAP  exists for each member group. The role enables the creation of member profiles, activating and deactivating member profiles and the permanent deletion of member profile records. Administrators can also create further administration accounts for colleagues as required. Click on any of the screen shots in the instructions below for the screen shot to expand for easier viewing.

Getting Started as an Administrator

Step 1 : Click the login button at the upper right hand corner of the screen and enter your administrator username and password.

  Screen Shot of Step 1

Step 2 : You will now be presented with the Administrators menu. A blue menu bar appears at the top of the screen. Hover the mouse over the administrators menu and a drop down list of options appears, The options are: Add Member, Add Administrator, Member Activation and Member Removal.

 Screen Shot of  Step 2

Step 3 : Adding a New Member Profile, select Add Member from the Administrator Menu. Once selected the Add Member screen appears. Add in the company details and then click the button to register. The username needs to be at least six characters long and the password needs to be at least six characters with a combination of letters and numbers. Record the username and password details as you will need to email these to the member so they can take over the management of their profile. The email address is the members email address details. The Google analytics tracking code is the code issued by Google when an analytics account is set up. This is issued by Google and once entered here will enable full tracking of hits against the member’s own profile.

   Screen Shot of Step 3

Step 4 : Adding a New Administrator, by clicking this option within the administrator menu you are given the option to create another administrator account. Enter the details as below and the account will be immediately setup. To remove an administrator email Hiren.patel@iper.co.uk .

  Screen shot of Step 4

Step 5 : Activating and DeActivating Member Profiles, there are occasions when members’ profiles may need to be put on hold or deactivated due to membership subscriptions or membership arrangements changing. A member’s profile can be activated or deactivated so that the member profile does not get displayed within the search results. Activating a deactivated profile will turn it back on such that it will again be displayed within the search results. Find the member record that needs to be activated/deactivated then select edit, then click true to activate or false to deactivate.

 Screen shot of Step 5

Step 6 : Removing a Member Profile PERMANENTLY, select remove member from the Administrators menu. The grid as shown below will be displayed. Find the member to be deleted then press the DELETE button to the right of the member’s profile. TAKE CARE – once this button is pressed the members profile is PERMANENTLY deleted and is not recoverable. If unsure ALWAYS use the DeActivate function as opposed to the Remove function.

 Screen shot of Step 6

If you require further information either contact your membership group directly or  email Alan.Harrison@iper.co.uk.

July 15th, 2010 by admin

As a member you have the ability and responsibility to change, edit and maintain your profile to keep it up to date. Your profile is accessible not only to UKADCAP search system but also to all internet search engines, e.g. Google, Bing, etc.

The instructions below explain how to edit and maintain your profile.

Editing and Maintaining your Member Profiles

Step 1 : Login, Click the login button at the upper right hand corner of the screen and enter your username and password. This will have been provided to you by your membership group.

If you are not a member company and would be interested in registering for UKADCAP please contact:  admin@fac.org.uk or telephone 01252 375600.

  Screen Shot for Step 1, Login
Step 2 : Company Profile Menu, Editing your Profile, Once you have logged into the system a menu will appear at the top of the screen, the company profile menu should be displayed. Hover over the menu and a further dro- down menu will appear, click on the Edit Profile Option. Once clicked the edit profile screen will be displayed – this may take a few seconds to load depending upon the size of the profile that is already created. The profile screen is then editable. This is a free form edit area where you can cut and paste information into the screen or you can build the information on screen. The screen can be maximised by clicking the button with a blue square on it. To return to the same screen then click this button again. The editor uses similar functions to word and other web editors. You can cut and paste all forms of information into your profile – text, images, video clips, hyperlinks – you may wish to cut and paste elements of your company’s website.

    editing your profile

If you scroll down the screen you can select the Regional Trade Association of which you are members (FAC, WEAF, AWF, NDI, etc.). If you scroll down further using the far right-hand scroll bar there are two further important sections on the edit profile screen and these are shown below. The Keywords Section is where you can enter keywords search words. These keywords should represent the search criteria that you believe best represent your company’s capabilities. They are automatically coded into your profile and are used by the search engines to find your profile. It is best practice to also ensure that any keywords you place into the profile also exist within the text of your profile, as this helps in increasing your results ranking. The final section is the Results Description section. This is the two-line summary text that is displayed in the results summary when your profile is displayed after a search. There is a limited amount of text displayed here so please keep is short and to the point.

  Keywords and Results description section

when you have finished editing your profile, click on the Update Profile button. The more you keep your profile up to date and, the more regularly it is changed the higher the ranking and importance the search engines will give to your details.

Step 3 : Updating Company Details, Clicking the company profile menu and choosing the update company details allows you to store your company details. These details are your company name, address, contact email address and post code. Your original setup may have had these details loaded or these details may have been entered as default for you to change or load. There are two areas within this information that affect your profile, the first is the post code. Entering your post code will then enable your profile with the Google Map function. This means that when someone views your profile a Google map will appear at the end of the profile with a ‘pin’ showing your location. The second function is Google Analytics code, if you have a Google analytics account entering its subscription code here enables monitoring of your profile page so you can see how many hits and views it is getting through the internet. If you need help to set this up then help is available, contact details below.

 Company Details update screen.

If you require further information either contact your membership group directly or  email Alan.Harrison@iper.co.uk

July 15th, 2010 by admin

Getting Started in Searching the Capabilities Centre

UKADCAP is a power tool of information with easy to use search capabilities.

Step 1 : Enter your Search Criteria, display the website www.ukadcap.org.uk to view the capabilities centre. Once loaded the search screen is displayed. Enter your search criteria in the search box in the centre of the screen and click the magnifying glass icon to the right of the search box or press the enter key on your keyboard. The system then searches all the pages within the capabilities centre matching keywords and contents of the member profile pages. Matching criteria are the shortlisted and displayed in the results page.

 Step 1 : Screen shot for entering the search criteria.

Step 2 : Reviewing the Search Results, Once the search has been executed the results page is displayed. A list of member profiles are listed that match the criteria showing the company name and a summary extract of the company. Scroll up and down the list as appropriate. The company names are hyperlinks and if clicked will display the company’s profile in another window.

  Step 2 : Screen shot showing the results of the search.

Step 3 : Reviewing the Member’s Profile, clicking on any of the company names in the results page displays the member’s profile. As shown below the member profile will be displayed in a new window. Closing the profile window allows you to see your results list and continue to review other profiles as required.

  Step 3 : Screen Shot showing a members profile.

If you require further information either contact your membership group directly or  email Alan.Harrison@iper.co.uk

July 15th, 2010 by admin

The administration function within UKADCAP exists for each member group. The role enables the creation of member profiles, activating and deactivating member profiles and the permanent deletion of member profile records. Administrators can also create further administration accounts for colleagues as required. Click on any of the screen shots in the instructions below for the screen shot to expand for easier viewing.

Getting Started as an Administrator

Step 1 : Click the login button at the upper right hand corner of the screen and enter your administrator username and password.

  Screen Shot of Step 1

Step 2 : You will now be presented with the Administrators menu. A blue menu bar appears at the top of the screen. Hover the mouse over the administrators menu and a drop down list of options appears, the options are Add Member, Add Administrator, Member Activation and Member Removal.

 Screen Shot of  Step 2

Step 3 : Adding a New Administrator, by clicking this option within the administrator menu you are given the option to create another administrator account. Enter the details as below and the account will be immediately setup. To remove an administrator email Hiren.patel@iper.co.uk .

  Screen shot of Step 3

If you require further information either contact your membership group directly or  email Alan.Harrison@iper.co.uk.

July 15th, 2010 by admin

The administration function within UKADCAP  exists for each member group. The role enables the creation of member profiles, activating and deactivating member profiles and the permanent deletion of member profile records. Administrators can also create further administration accounts for colleagues as required. Click on any of the screen shots in the instructions below for the screen shot to expand for easier viewing.

Creating a New Member Account

Step 1 : Click the login button at the upper right hand corner of the screen and enter your administrator username and password.

  Screen Shot of Step 1

Step 2 : You will now be presented with the Administrators menu. A blue menu bar appears at the top of the screen. Hoover the mouse over the administrators menu and a drop down list of options appears, the options are Add Member, Add Administrator, Member Activation and Member Removal.

 Screen Shot of  Step 2

Step 3 : Adding a New Member Profile, select Add Member from the Administrator Menu. Once selected the Add Member screen appears. Add in the company details and then click the button to register. The username needs to be at least six characters long and the password needs to be at least six characters with a combination of letters and numbers. Record the username and password details as you will need to email these to the member so they can take over the management of their profile. The email address is the members email address details. The Google analytics tracking code is the code issued by Google when an analytics account is set up. This is issued by Google and once entered here will enable full tracking of hits against the members own profile.

   Screen Shot of Step 3

If you require further information either contact your membership group directly or  email Alan.Harrison@iper.co.uk.

July 15th, 2010 by admin

The administration function within UKADCAP  exists for each member group. The role enables the creation of member profiles, activating and deactivating member profiles and the permanent deletion of member profile records. Administrators can also create further administration accounts for colleagues as required. Click on any of the screen shots in the instructions below for the screen shot to expand for easier viewing.

Activating and DeActivating Member Profiles

Step 1 : Click the login button at the upper right hand corner of the screen and enter your administrator username and password.

  Screen Shot of Step 1

Step 2 : You will now be presented with the Administrators menu. A blue menu bar appears at the top of the screen. Hoover the mouse over the administrators menu and a drop down list of options appears, the options are Add Member, Add Administrator, Member Activation and Member Removal.

 Screen Shot of  Step 2

Step 3 : Activating and DeActivating Member Profiles, there are occasions when member’s profiles may need to be put on hold or deactivated due to membership subscriptions or membership arrangements changing. A members profile can be activated or deactivated so that the member profile does not get displayed within the search results. Activating a deactivated profile will turn it back on such that it will again be displayed within the search results. Find the member record that needs to be activated/deactivated then select edit, then click true to activate or false to deactivate.

 Screen shot of Step 3

If you require further information either contact your membership group directly or  email Alan.Harrison@iper.co.uk.

July 15th, 2010 by admin

The administration function within UKADCAP  exists for each member group. The role enables the creation of member profiles, activating and deactivating member profiles and the permanent deletion of member profile records. Administrators can also create further administration accounts for colleagues as required. Click on any of the screen shots in the instructions below for the screen shot to expand for easier viewing.

PERMANENTLY Deleting Member Profiles

Step 1 : Click the login button at the upper right hand corner of the screen and enter your administrator username and password.

  Screen Shot of Step 1

Step 2 : You will now be presented with the Administrators menu. A blue menu bar appears at the top of the screen. Hoover the mouse over the administrators menu and a drop down list of options appears, the options are Add Member, Add Administrator, Member Activation and Member Removal.

 Screen Shot of  Step 2

Step 3 : Removing a Member Profile PERMANENTLY, select remove member from the Administrators menu. The grid as shown below will be displayed. Find the member to be deleted then press the DELETE button to the right of the member’s profile. TAKE CARE – once this button is pressed the members profile is PERMANENTLY deleted and is not recoverable. If unsure ALWAYS use the DeActivate function as opposed to the Remove function.

 Screen shot of Step 3

If you require further information either contact your membership group directly or  email Alan.Harrison@iper.co.uk.

July 15th, 2010 by admin

The instructions below explain how to edit and maintain your profile.

Editing and Maintaining your Company Details on your Member Profiles

Step 1 : Login, Click the login button at the upper right hand corner of the screen and enter your username and password. This will have been provided to you by your membership group.

  Screen Shot for Step 1, Login

Step 2 : Updating Company Profile Details, Clicking the company profile menu and choosing the update company details allows you to store your company details. These details are your company name, address, contact email address and post code. Your original setup may have had these details loaded or these details may have been entered as default for you to change or load. There are two areas within this information that affect your profile, the first is the post code. Entering your post code will then enable your profile with the Google Map function. This means that when someone views your profile a google map will appear at the end of the profile with a ‘pin’ showing your location. The second function is Google Analytics code, if you have a google analytics account entering its subscription code here enables monitoring of your profile page so you can see how many hits and views it is getting through the internet. If you need help to set this up then help is available, contact details below.

 Company Details update screen.

If you require further information either contact your membership group directly or  email Alan.Harrison@iper.co.uk