Brookhouse is one of the first five in the UK

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(1998), "Brookhouse is one of the first five in the UK", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 70 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1998.12770eab.045

Brookhouse is one of the first five in the UK

Brookhouse is one of the first five in the UK

At a presentation ceremony at Gatwick House, headquarters of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Brookhouse Composites Ltd, of Darwen, was one of the first five organisations in the UK to receive official approval to manufacture aircraft components, which will be certified for acceptance in all of the 28 countries which together form the Joint Aviation Authority (JAA). It is also the only composites structures manufacturing company in the UK to have gained the approval.

The official presentation of the JAR-21 Sub Part G certification was made by Richard Profit, group director of the Safety Regulation Group of the CAA, the organisation which has been responsible for developing the auditing procedures which fully comply with the standards of the JAA (Plate 18). To obtain the new certification, Brookhouse was subjected to stringent auditing procedures, which the SRG see as a very effective tool for the assessment of manufacturing organisations, to help maintain and improve safety levels in an increasingly demanding aviation world. To date, over 60 organisations have applied for the new production approval, although it is anticipated that this figure will eventually rise to around 400 in the UK.

Plate 18 Mr Peter Turner, managing director of Brookhouse, receiving the JAR-21 certification from Richard Profit, group director of the Safety Regulation Group of the CAA

By gaining JAR-21 Sub Part G approval, Brookhouse can now supply a certificate, which is recognised by some 28 countries, with all of its aircraft components in composite materials.