Painting the Future for the Aerospace Industry
Our Business Approach
Taking care of customer by taking care of employees
- STTS only employs permanent staff
- Our customers benefit from the loyalty, dedication and consistency of performance associated with a stable workforce
- All staff are trained within the Group to the same high standards
- Capacity to move staff within the Group to respond to peaks of customer demand
- 900 staff operating in more than 30 painting facilities in 6 countries
Minimising environmental impact
- Lowest environmental impact is a primary objective for STTS
- Specifically investing in our corporate responsibility to staff, customers and the environment
- Utilising state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to deliver industry-leading performance
- New A350/A380 hangar is one of the most advanced painting facilities in the world
- Continuously exploring methods and systems for further improvement
- Anticipating the introduction of water-based painting systems and their impact on the aerospace industry

Long term strategic partnerships
- The STTS Group has successfully demonstrated a flexible range of partnership skills:
- Capital investment: owning, operating and maintaining facilities
- Semi-autonomy: operating and maintaining facilities
- Co-operation: STTS labour working within customer’s facilities as part of the customer’s overall operation
- Integration: STTS labour working alongside the customer’s painting and sealing employees.
- Applying KPI-driven commercial relationships to deliver long term mutual success