Manufacturing / Design & Development

Achieving the International recognition and status that CQC maintains is not easily earned. It requires not only a well proven reputation for the development of efficient textile products but also that these products are both cost effective and have met specific delivery requirements.

Our ability to both supply large production runs, to specific agreed delivery schedules and short run specialist items, often at shorter notice to meet specific operational needs, has established firmly CQC as a major supplier in the international defence industry.

CQC has operated for over 50 years in the textile industry, with a specialist interest in Military supply for much of that period. As a supplier to the Defence Forces, CQC products have played an important part in many of the major conflicts across the globe. Eg; the Falklands Conflict and to allied forces during the Gulf War etc.

CQC's ability to manufacture products suited to all types of climatic and service conditions has resulted in regular supply to countries across the globe, from close neighbours in the EEC to those further a field in Japan, South America and the Far East.

Based on the well established British Army 90 pattern Rucksack. The CQC 90 pattern has undergone development in CQC's own design department, where improvements and modifications have resulted in a thoroughly tested and flexible system, able to meet all of the day to day demands of the Infantry soldier.

CQC hold a UK MoD Commercial Exploitation Licence, allowing manufacture and export of UK 90 Pattern Load Carriage Equipment.

Other products covered by Commercial Exploitation Licenses include the NBC suit shown to the right. Of which some of the development work for this item was carried out at CQC.

CQC has a strong working relationship with manufacturers of the worlds leading high performance materials. These links ensure that all products manufactured by CQC, perform efficiently, not only from construction quality, but also the materials utilised.

As a result of our experience, CQC is well placed to select materials, best suited to the required performance specification. Materials used are constantly monitored throughout manufacture to ensure a consistency of finish and quality.