EDM is a medium-sized UK industrial manufacturer with zero published environmental data. No emissions measurement, no energy strategy, no waste programme, no targets. The company manufactures ground-based training equipment for aerospace and defence sectors but has not disclosed any sustainability metrics or commitments despite operating a 140,000 sq ft facility with ~131 employees.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (8/10, 3/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Transparency & Accountability (1/10, 2/10).
7 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 7 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
EDM Limited is a medium-sized privately held UK company with limited public sustainability disclosure. The seven sources backing this score are the complete available set: five independent third-party or public-record sources (ADS Group, North West Aerospace Alliance, Companies House filing history, Companies House overview, GlobalDatabase) plus the company's own website (two pages). Published under editorial review per SINK's sourcing policy — where a company's public sustainability disclosure cannot meet the standard source threshold, the score is published with the complete available source set disclosed rather than padded.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 7 sources, 29% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
“EDM Ltd is affiliated and accredited by numerous industry organisations”
“EDM has AS9100 Rev D approval covering our design resource, complex machining, mechanical assembly”
“Filed accounts: turnover FY2022 £9,207,402; FY2023 £11,659,600; FY2024 £13,201,036”
“Company status Active … Incorporated on 2 February 1971”
“Operating from our base in Manchester, we manage every stage of production in-house”
“EDM LIMITED is a Private limited company (Ltd.) company based in Brunel House 1 Thorp Road Newton Heath”
“designer and manufacturer of aerospace and defence synthetic training and maintenance simulators”
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Among the 3 major industrial equipment / machinery brands we've scored, EDM sits 3rd of 3.
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EDM Limited is a UK-based industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in bespoke ground-based training simulators and custom engineering equipment. Founded in 1971, the company operates from Newton Heath, Manchester, with capabilities in CNC machining, composite fabrication (GRP, carbon fibre, aramid), and mechanical/electrical assembly. Key customers include BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce Submarines, and UK MOD.
Direct customer — defence prime. Compare disclosure at scale.
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View breakdown →Customer — US defence prime.
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