ACW is purchasing £30 million of electronics components and mechanical parts per year. This is real purchasing power - and it's available to all our customers. We pass on the benefits of lower prices and the best service. ACW employs advanced materials management techniques. We deploy two managed teams - one for supplier negotiation and the other for progressing and internal logistics. We utilise maximum MRP streamlining. Purchase Orders are automatically and electronically communicated to suppliers as soon as a works order is verified. This cuts purchasing lead time down from days to minutes. ACW has long experience in procuring PCBs, semiconductors, FPGAs, memory, ASICs, passives, metalwork, plastics and sub-contract services. Lead times are reduced again. Massive forward buying of low cost items reduces supply problems yet further. We commit to our customers' forecasts.