Archived News and Events

Here is a Q&A with our newest Apprentices, Jake and Kundi, to see how they are finding life between AGI and College so far. This is the first entry of our apprentice diaries at AGI.

Here is a Q&A with our apprentice, Charley, to see how she has been finding life between AGI and College during 2020.

Aeronautical & General Instruments Ltd (AGI) have been awarded Government backed Cyber Essentials Plus certification.

Aeronautical & General Instruments Ltd (AGI), in partnership with its technical support agent Owen International Pty Ltd, are pleased to announce the successful commissioning of the new Visual Landing Aid System onboard HMAS Choules, the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Bay Class Landing Ship Dock (LSD).

As part of a strategic consolidation of our Land & Aircraft Lighting Solutions Aeronautical & General Instruments (AGI-UK) have transferred all future sales, design and the manufacture of our Portable Airfield/Airport Lighting product range to our sister company, Hoffman Engineering

AGI can confirm that we have carried out risk assessments for our office and shared the results with our employees in compliance with the Government’s guidance on managing the risk of COVID-19.

The current COVID-19 crisis has prompted a need for global change in how our business and the wider industry operates. Pivotal to delivering that solution is AGI's network of technical support centres.

Showcasing the work of ST Engineering, a technical support centre for AGI operating in Singapore.

Showcasing the work of Hipoint Services, a technical support centre for AGI operating in India.

Showcasing the work of QPI, a technical support centre for AGI operating in the USA.

Showcasing the work of Owen International, a technical support centre for AGI operating in Sydney, Australia.

AGI is pleased to have become one of the latest employers in the Southwest to be acknowledged by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) for demonstrating its commitment to being a forces friendly employer.

We have been catching up with our first interns at AGI. They talk about the benefits and challenges of doing a placement year at AGI.

AGI’s Mechanical Design Intern, Ben Butler has recorded a vlog charting his 3D printing progress supporting the current COVID-19 PPE shortage, with delivering faceshields to Dorset.

AGI’s Mechanical Design Intern, Ben Butler has recorded a vlog charting his 3D printing progress supporting the current COVID-19 PPE shortage.

Our current AGI Engineering, Project Management and Finance apprentices talk about their experiences at AGI so far.

Here is a Q&A with our newest Apprentices, Jake and Kundi, to see how they are finding life between AGI and College so far. This is the first entry of our apprentice diaries at AGI.

What is life like after you leave the Armed Forces? How do you progress with your career? Leon Twigg, Supply Chain Manager in the Army, has recently been with AGI on a work placement as part of his transition into office life. He gives his observations after job shadowing our Project Management team.

Accountancy and Business advisory firm BDO LLP’s most recent analysis of the mid-market has shown that AGI is one of the Central South’s success stories in achieving sustained international growth.

AGI has recently supplied the largest polar expedition in history with portable runway lighting to enable emergency supplies to be provided to research vessel Polarstern whilst it drifts in ice for the next year, gathering data on global climate change.

The AGI Airport Systems Team are exhibiting at Inter Airport Europe in Munich, Germany from the 8th-11th October. We will be at HALL B6, STAND 351, and would like to welcome you to come visit AGI.

The AGI Naval team will be exhibiting at Pacific, the International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, Australia. The show is on from 8th-10th October 2019 and we welcome you to join AGI in Hall 1 on Stand J7, which is hosted by Australian partner, Owen International Pty Ltd.

The AGI Naval Team are exhibiting at the MADEX exhibition in Busan, South Korea from 22nd – 25th October and welcome you to join us at our stand H301.

As DSEI enters its 20th year, AGI will be co-exhibiting with our sister companies in the AGI Holdings group: Aish Technologies, Hoffman Engineering and Aircraft Appliances and Equipment on 10-13 September 2019. 

AGI and Aish are holding an open evening on Monday 15th July between 5pm and 9pm at both of our Poole premises if you would like to come and join us for more information and test the water, it would be great to see you! Please see AGI and Aish careers pages for a full listing of current opportunities.

We are excited to announce the arrival of Ric Elkington as Head of Naval Division for both AGI and Aish.

This April sees the 14th edition of IDEF in Turkey and AGI will be exhibiting alongside our Turkish representatives Dormak.

The AGI Naval Team are exhibiting at LAAD in Rio De Janeiro from 2- 5 April and welcome you to join us in Hall 2 on stand number B34.

The AGI Naval Team will be exhibiting at NAVDEX this February and welcome you to join us on stand number C-003. Held on 17-21 February in Abu Dhabi, Navdex is the most important maritime defence exhibition in the Middle East.

Alongside attending this year’s Dubai Airport Show, our Airport Systems Division is featured within this month’s Arabian Aerospace Magazine.

AGI Airport Systems Division will be exhibiting their emergency portable airfield lighting products at The Airport Show in Dubai on 7th – 9th May 2018.

AGI’s Airport Systems Division will be exhibiting their emergency airport lighting products at the 3rd British Irish Airports Expo at London Olympia on the 12th – 13th June 2018.

AGI is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a regional support hub with Australian company Owen International Pty Ltd.

Against stiff competition, we were informed that we were clear winners of this category.

Dorset Business Award (DBA) Finalist – UK Exporter of the Year

AGI’s Airport Systems Division (Metalite) will be exhibiting at Inter Airport Europe in Munich on the 10th – 13th October 2017.

Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited (AGI) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a “Design & Manufacture” contract by BAE Systems – Surface Ships.

Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) is the world leading event that brings together the global defence and security sector to innovate and share knowledge. DESI will be held from 12 -15 September 2017 in ExCeL London

AGI are again exhibiting at the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2017 which takes place in Istanbul, Turkey from Tuesday, 9th May to Friday, 12th May.

Manchester Police was the first police force in the UK to purchase the redesigned COREL and freestanding battery charger

Since the first MOSKITs were supplied to the UK Royal Air Force in 1990 the lighting system has been deployed on all RAF overseas deployments.

After witnessing the potential of MOSKIT first hand during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the US Marine Corps tested the system in 1992 before carrying out further testing under the Foreign Comparative Testing programme

During 2002/3 the US Air Force purchased a number of systems from Metalite to support Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.

The UK Royal Air Force Tactical Communications Wing (TCW) has used MOSKIT during the evacuation of UK, EU and other Nationals during the Sierra Leone crisis in 2001, when the UK military went to the aid of the United Nations.

Metalite has undertaken many MOSKIT demonstrations worldwide for military end users who have a requirement for portable airfield lighting

The single main runway at Campbeltown Airport Scotland is often seriously affected by cross winds making landing hazardous.

Metalite has supplied CALKIT™ systems to oil and gas exploration and extraction companies around the world including Shell, BP, LASMO, PDO, Arco, Elf and Plus Petrol

Metalite has recently supplied a significant number of CALKIT™ portable runway lighting systems and portable PAPI systems to various arms of the United Nations

Metalite's portable PAPIs used to land a C-130 in the Antarctic

Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd operates 10 airports in the North and West of Scotland

In 2001 Metalite supplied a CALKIT™ system with additional portable PAPIs and portable approach lights to the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe