3951 Al Highway 229 S

Tallassee, AL , 36078-4733  

Phone: 334-283-9200

FAX: 334-283-9273

Website: http://www.gknplc.com

GKN Aerospace Services Alabama (GKN) of Tallassee, AL and Wallingford CT was formerly Dow-United Technolgies Composite Products, Inc. (Dow-UT). GKN plc of the United Kingdom purchased Dow-UT in December 1998 in an effort to expand its composite capabilities to the United States. Below is a brief history of how Dow-UT grew and marketed itself to become one of the leaders in its industry and attracted the attention of the world including GKN plc.
 
Dow-UT was a joint venture between United Technologies and Dow Chemical. The joint venture was formed in 1989 in an effort to form a company which would take traditional composite technology to another level to make itself the premier composite provider in the world. UTC provided manufacturing expertise from its existing composite capabilities while Dow supplied process technology. DOW-UT expanded its manufacturing capacity in Tallassee, Alabama, to 260,000 square feet. The company also established a 180,000 square foot facility in Wallingford, Connecticut, for administration, research and development, and production.
 
Dow-UT's experience in developing advanced composite airframe structures dates back to the 1970's. Building upon extensive experience designing and manufacturing large fairings and secondary structures for Sikorsky helicopters, the company developed the composite rear fuselage for the BLACKHAWK H-60 helicopter and the ACAP all-composite helicopter for the Army. Both of these systems advanced state-of-the-art pre-preg manufacturing through co-curing of details to be cost competitive with metal airframes.

Customers And Quality

• to provide excellent and continuously improving products and services to exceed our customers' expectations;

• to be the best in class in terms of value through quality, technology, speed, performance and innovation;

• to treat our suppliers fairly as an integral part of our total capability to serve our customers.

Enterprise and Innovation

• to foster the spirit of enterprise;

• to grow profitability by managing risk, being innovative and using initiative;

• to move with speed in our business processes.

People

• to inspire outstanding performance from teams and individuals and to recognise and appropriately reward achievement;

• to encourage employees to fulfil their potential for the benefit of both themselves and the organisation;

• to foster teamwork and individual achievement within a culture of empowerment and accountability;

• to share knowledge and best practice across our companies to stimulate the creation of new business opportunities;

• to provide equal opportunity irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion or ethnic origin;

• to provide a safe working environment.

Community, Environment and Business Ethics

• to act with integrity at all times;

• to comply with the regulatory framework applicable wherever we operate;

• to meet standards of good corporate governance;

• to play our part in safeguarding the environment;

• to contribute positively to the communities in which we operate.