Graphic Plc is the original pioneering electronic interconnect manufacturer in the UK with roots to the inventor of the printed circuit, Dr. Paul Eisler. The company is currently celebrating 42 years in the business.

The AS9100 approval demonstrates Graphic's commitment to meeting the high demands of the technology and safety-critical markets it works in. The award also recognizes the commitment of employees and the high-level of quality control practiced throughout the company.

Graphic's approvals for its products are legendary, including:

• ISO14001;
• OHSAS 18001;
• MIL-55110 GF/GI;
• MIL-P-50884;
• MIL-PRF-31032;
• AS 9100 (100% pass received in the last quarter of 2009); and
• NADCAP approval imminent.

Graphic also owns 50% of Somacis Graphic in Dongguan, China where 60% of its complex, high-technology PCBs are shipped within China and the other 40% throughout the world.

Seventy percent of its UK turnover is military and aerospace and the rest is for special applications from Formula One to medical and marine products.

In the third quarter, turnover increased by 15%; in the last quarter, turnover was up by 15.6% compared to the previous year.

Production in China commenced in 2008 at the height of the worst recession in known times, but has progressively gathered momentum and is now showing exceptional growth.

For more information, visit www.graphic.plc.uk.    

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