Gooch & Housego has been awarded AS/EN9100 certification, an aerospace and defence quality assurance qualification .
This means the company is now qualified to be listed on the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) Online Aerospace Supplier Information System (OASIS) supplier database.
To add to AS/EN9100 9100 qualification, the company has recently requalified as a SC21 Bronze award holder. Together, this means that Gooch & Housego is now in a position to supply airframe and avionic manufacturers in the both the civil and defence sectors with optical components and sub-systems for both research and production.
Chief executive officer Gareth Jones said: 'The efforts G&H has gone to achieve AS9100 qualification and the re-award of SC21 Bronze certification are indicative of the commitment the company has to strengthening its support for the aerospace and defence supply sector.'