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Air Covers – the leading supplier of environmental protection for helicopters worldwide – has been named as a preferred supplier to Airbus Helicopters’ new H145 programme covering both civil and military versions of the rotorcraft.

The Wrexham based company will also equip the H145M LUH SOF (Light Utility Helicopter, Special Operations Forces) of the German Armed Forces with protection covers. 

The news was announced by Air Covers MD John Pattinson during a visit to their facility by Economy Secretary Ken Skates and Lesley Griffiths AM. 

Air Covers’ expertise and innovation was also acknowledged this month by Airbus Helicopters which has named the company as one of 46 companies in their worldwide supply chain recognised for Open Innovation.

Congratulating the company Ken Skates described it as great news and said: 


> “This is quite an achievement and a significant acknowledgement of the considerable expertise and highly specialised technical work undertaken by Air Covers.
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> “Air Covers is a small company operating in a niche market and has, through investment in skills, training, equipment and R\&D, become a world leading textile engineering company. Its success clearly illustrates the importance of innovation and investment in research and development to a company’s growth.”

The company, founded in 2006 by John Pattinson, relocated to Bryn Business Centre on the Wrexham Industrial Estate in 2014 and subsequently doubled its turnover and seen exports increase from 10% to 60% of sales.

Mr Pattinson described the move as the best business decision the company had ever made.

He said: 


> “Wrexham is a great place to grow your business – it’s well connected to major airports, has an abundance of skilled people, well priced industrial premises and a great quality of life.
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> “We have had great support from the Welsh Government and Wrexham Council which has helped us grow the business.  Assistance from the Welsh Government has been spot on with support for our export drive and terrific back\-up from the advanced materials and manufacturing team whenever we need it.
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> “The advanced manufacturing, export and skills support Wales gives to its companies should attract every forward thinking business to locate here.”

Air Covers design and manufacture protective helicopter covers using 21st century technical fabrics for the most extreme environments across the world, where spectral camouflage, thermal protection and heat repellent properties are essential.  

Each aircraft is laser scanned and a bespoke tailored pattern is produced and the covers then carefully handmade by machinists with exceptionally high skills.

Air Covers has been laser scanning aircraft since 2008 and owns the world’s largest 3D and configurations database that includes the specifications of virtually every helicopter in operation worldwide.

The company, which has a small skilled team of nine \- with plans to take on another two employees this month, has won every UK military tender for helicopter covers since 2008\.

After a tour of the facility when he was shown an example of Air Covers design work for Airbus Helicopters, the Economy Secretary pressed the CNC ‘go’ button to start production on a new contract for one of the world’s major airlines.







Translation:


 
Bydd y cwmni o Wrecsam yn gwerthu gorchuddion amddiffynnol i Luoedd Arfog yr Almaen ar gyfer hofrenyddion ysgafn eu Lluoedd Gweithrediadau Arbennig.  

Cyhoeddwyd y newyddion gan bennaeth Air Covers John Pattinson yn ystod ymweliad â’i ffatri gan Ysgrifennydd yr Economi Ken Skates a Lesley Griffiths AC. 

  


Cafodd arbenigedd ac arloesedd Air Covers ei gydnabod y mis hwn gan Airbus Helicopters sydd wedi enwi’r cwmni fel un o’r 46 o gwmnïau yn eu cadwyn gyflenwi fyd\-eang sy’n cael eu cydnabod ar gyfer Arloesi Agored. 

 

Wrth longyfarch y cwmni, dywedodd Ken Skates ei fod yn newyddion rhagorol ac 


> “yn dipyn o gamp ac mae’n gydnabyddiaeth bwysig o arbenigedd aruthrol Air Covers a’r gwaith technegol hynod arbenigol sy’n cael ei wneud ganddynt.
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> “Cwmni bach yw Air Covers, sy’n gweithio mewn marchnad arbenigol ond diolch i’r buddsoddiad mewn sgiliau, hyfforddiant, offer ac ymchwil a datblygu, y mae wedi dod yn un o brif gwmnïau peiriannu tecstilau yn y byd.  Mae ei lwyddiant yn dangos yn glir mor bwysig, er mwyn i gwmni allu tyfu, yw arloesedd a buddsoddi mewn ymchwil a datblygu.”

  


Symudodd y cwmni a sefydlwyd yn 2006 gan John Pattinson i Ganolfan Fusnes y Bryn ar Ystâd Ddiwydiannol Wrecsam yn 2014\.  Dyblodd ei drosiant wedi hynny a chynyddodd ei allforion o 10% o’i werthiant i 60%. 

  


Dywedodd Mr Pattinson mai’r symud hwnnw oedd y penderfyniad gorau i’r cwmni ei wneud erioed. 

Meddai: 


> “Mae Wrecsam yn lle gwych i’ch busnes dyfu – mae’r cysylltiadau â’r prif feysydd awyr yn dda, mae yma ddigonedd o weithwyr crefftus, safle diwydiannol cystadleuol ei bris ac ansawdd bywyd ardderchog. 
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> “Rydym wedi cael help gwerthfawr gan Lywodraeth Cymru a Chyngor Wrecsam sydd wedi helpu’n busnes i dyfu.  Mae’r cymorth a gawsom gan Lywodraeth Cymru wedi taro’r nod yn berffaith gyda chymorth ar gyfer ein hymgyrch allforio a chefnogaeth ardderchog gan y tîm deunyddiau a gweithgynhyrchu uwch pa bryd bynnag roedd ei angen arnom. 
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> 
>  “Dylai’r help gyda gweithgynhyrchu, allforio a sgiliau y mae Cymru’n ei roi i’w chwmnïau argyhoeddi pob busnes blaengar y dylai symud yma.”

  


Mae Air Covers yn dylunio ac yn cynhyrchu gorchuddion amddiffynnol ar gyfer hofrenyddion gan ddefnyddio ffabrigau technegol modern sy’n gallu dygymod â’r amodau mwyaf eithafol ar draws y byd, lle mae cuddliw sbectrol, amddiffyniad thermol a gwres\-ymwrthedd yn hanfodol.

 

Mae pob hofrennydd yn cael ei sganio gan laser ac mae patrwm penodol iddo yn cael ei gynhyrchu. Caiff y gorchuddion eu gwneud wedyn â llaw gan weithwyr peiriannau hynod alluog. 

Mae Air Covers wedi bod yn sganio hofrenyddion ers 2008 ac mae’n berchen ar y gronfa ddata fwyaf o ddelweddau 3D a chyfluniadau yn y byd sy’n cynnwys manylebau ar gyfer bron pob hofrennydd sy’n cael ei ddefnyddio yn y byd. 

Mae’r cwmni’n cyflogi tîm galluog o naw o bobl. Mae cynlluniau ganddo i gyflogi dau arall y mis hwn. Y cwmni sydd wedi ennill pob tendr milwrol Prydeinig ar gyfer gorchuddion hofrenyddion ers 2008\. 

Ar ôl taith o gwmpas y safle, pan gafodd weld enghraifft o waith dylunio Air Covers ar gyfer Airbus Helicopters, gwasgodd Ysgrifennydd yr Economi y botwm ‘go’ i ddechrau’r gwaith cynhyrchu ar gontract newydd ar gyfer un o brif gwmnïau hedfan y byd.