CTRM AND CTL TO COMMERCIALISE COMPOSITES TESTING IN ASIA

CTRM SDN BHD, Cyberjaya, Malaysia, 8th September 2010
CTL Tástáil Teo., Galway, Ireland, 8th September 2010

Photograph shows Y Bhg Datuk Rosdi Mahmud (left) signing the contract on behalf of CTRM, with CTL being represented by its Managing Director, Mr Mike Naylor (right). The ceremony was witnessed by Dr Conchur O'Bradaigh (Joint Managing Director of CTL's parent company; Éire Composites Teo., Ireland) and En Burhanuddin Hilmi Mohamed (CTRM Chief Finance Office). For more info on the new company please refer to www.ctla.asia.

Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CTRM) and Composites Testing Laboratory (CTL Tastail Teo) of Ireland have entered into an agreement to collaborate in commercialising composites testing in Asia.

With this agreement, a new Joint Venture (JV) Company, Composites Testing Laboratory Asia Sdn Bhd (CTLA) has been set up to undertake commercial composites testing. The new company will be operating out of CTRM facilities in Batu Berendam, Melaka.

According to Datuk Rosdi Mahmud, Chief Executive Officer of CTRM, CTLA will provide a fast, flexible, cost competitive and highest quality of testing services to its clients. It is imperative for the company to offer a competitive cost compared to other testing labs in Europe and Asia.

He adds that the composites testing market is growing in this region. This is due to the fact that major aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing and even Bombardier are sub-contracting composites manufacturing jobs to this region. The company is targeted to achieve revenue of approximately RM30million over 5 years of its operation.

Managing Director of CTL, Mr. Mike Naylor, said that "the partnership between CTL and CTRM will enable the new company, CTLA to offer a fully-accredited composites testing service to the Asian market, covering material qualification, generation of design allowable data and eventually element and full structural testing"

The new company started operating on 2nd September 2010 after it received the ISO 17025 accreditation.

About CTRM
CTRM is a government linked company specialising in aerospace and composites manufacturing. It is a part of a global supply chain for composites aero structures, supplier to major aircraft manufacturers, such as Airbus and Boeing. Since its inception in 1990, CTRM has ventured into composites manufacturing, MRO for General Aviation, Automotive, Transportation, Maritime and Defence sectors.

About CTL
Composites Testing Laboratory (CTL) Ltd. is the only independent test laboratory within the EU, specialising in composites materials testing. It is a leader in the field of accredited mechanical and physical testing of advanced material for aerospace, wind energy and automotive applications. Its testing facility is accredited with ISO 17205. It offers a fast, flexible, cost competitive and the highest quality of service.