Richmond Aerovac has come a long way since its small, family centred beginnings in 1980. The UK operation now comprises two sites; a dedicated distribution facility and a dedicated value added operation. With our dedicated technical staff having combined composites experience of over 100 years, our knowledge of customers' processes is in depth and our relationships with them long standing and loyal. We strive to make ambition work, with 25% of our staff members currently on further education programmes. Our people being our key resource, we rely on them to grow and innovate our business, together with other manufacturers in the advanced composites industry.

Today Richmond Aerovac is a member of leading aerospace distribution group Umeco Plc, providing us with corporate backing and the support of other members such as the Advanced Composites Group. As a result of this we can confidently look forward to continuing to shape the future of the advanced composites industry. Richmond Aerovac is the number one supplier to the wind energy industry and the largest manufacturer of vacuum bagging film for this market. We never lose sight of the fact that the advanced composites industry is constantly developing, and remain committed to supporting that process by delivering innovative solutions to tomorrows' challenges.

We believe in communicating well with our customers and gaining continuous feedback, because what we achieve in the future is governed by what we can achieve for our customers today. This ethos has successfully brought us to this point today and it will continue to carry us forward tomorrow. We are only as good as our word, and our word is only as good as our delivery.