Following a series of strategic appointments, ERA’s in-house engineering department has grown 75% over the last eight months to further bolster its product development and manufacturing capabilities.

Led by head of engineering, Matthew King, the department now comprises three complementary workstreams, including customer application, product development and engineering project management.

Matthew King said: “ERA is well known throughout the industry for providing unrivalled quality and performance. The significant expansion of our engineering department places us in an optimal position to react to our customers’ requirements in the shortest possible lead times and engineer innovative, high quality solutions that meet their unique specifications.

“Whilst the growth of the department enables us to react instantly to the needs of such a fast paced market, it also ensures our strategic new product development is not impacted and the service support for our extensive network of customers is consistently maintained.”

According to ERA, the continued engineering investment places the company in ‘a prime position’ to support manufacturers in meeting new functionality tests and PAS 24.

This is supported by the engineering department’s partnership with ERA’s UKAS accredited test house at its headquarters in the West Midlands.

Matthew concluded: “This is only the beginning of our evolution. We are continuing to make strategic improvements throughout the division and utilise our team’s skillsets from across a range of industries to ensure we continue to push the boundaries of product innovation and service, whilst simultaneously meeting customers’ requirements.”