SSSL reports another successful year.
SSSL have completed their accounts for 2009 and reported a third year of increasing sales with 2009 breaching the £12M sales mark. Despite what has been a difficult year across the globe and especially in the automotive industry, SSSL have managed to increase their turnover for the third consecutive year. This has produced a return on Sales of 14% during some very challenging times.

The next 3 years are expected to show further increases to the sales and profit numbers as the TPMS legislation becomes mandatory across Europe and other recent production business comes on line.

In order to support this increasing turnover SSSL have continued to recruit key personnel into the functions of Design, Quality and Finance. 2009 has seen an increase in the headcount of 7 personnel bringing the final headcount in February 2010 to 64 employees.

After further assessment of the Business Management Systems by BSI at the end of June, SSSL are pleased to announce the continued recommendation for TS16949:2002 & BS EN ISO9001:2008 accreditation with no identified non conformities. This is hugely significant for the company as it highlights that SSSL produces product of the highest quality and that it is recognised by the appropriate bodies.

SSSL have also been developing their Business Management Systems to include their Health, Safety and Environmental procedures and supporting systems, towards accreditation to BS EN ISO14001:2004 & BS OHSAS18001:2007 system standards. After much effort by the whole company SSSL were assessed by NQA in February 2009 and duly certified.

SSSL and SEL have collaborated in the development of advanced Wireless Auto location technology, designed and optimised for use in Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS).

The patented WAL technology which automatically detects wheel position on a vehicle has been the subject of ongoing and focused development by both SEL and SSSL research and development engineering teams. The combination of world class TPMS and advanced ASIC technology has resulted in a high-performance advanced WAL system which firmly places SSSL at the forefront of on-chip WAL design for TPMS. “

Swindon Silicon Systems Ltd is now on the search for outstanding electronic engineering graduates to add to its world renowned design department.

SSSL has weathered the economic downturn successfully and has remained profitable throughout this period. This means that the company is in a strong position for when the global economic recovery commences and planning for that outcome has started. In order to be able to capitalise on our already healthy position, SSSL requires new graduates to train as integrated circuit design engineers. Clive Bunney, SSSL Technical Director states ‘We have found that although there has been a drop in production volumes over the past year, the level of design activity has remained high and continues to grow. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to the company that we recruit a number of high calibre graduates to move forward both as a company and to assist on the current development programs’.

Following the outstanding success of the inaugural event last year, the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (E&E) at Imperial College London will be staging the 2009 Industry Fair in partnership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The fair will take place on Wednesday 4 November 2009 at Imperial College London’s South Kensington Campus. SSSL will be exhibiting and look forward to meeting any interested parties.



If you are interested in applying for a graduate vacancy then please contact Barbara Hall on 01793 649400 or email Barbara at bah@sssl.co.uk

All enquiries will be responded to.