Ipeco Holdings

Ipeco is a UK aerospace company that makes aircraft crew seating and executive jet seating. It was founded in 1960 by engineer Allen Johnson in a small workshop in Southend-on-Sea and is still family run, now in its third generation. It is based at the Airport Business Park in Rochford, Essex.

Products

• Pilot and co-pilot seats, operator seats and observer seats for commercial, business and military aircraft
• Cabin crew seating, including flight attendant seats
• Executive jet seats and divans, with berthing, rotation and adjustable headrests, leg rests and armrests
• Electric galley inserts: coffee maker, induction cooking platform, compact microwave oven and a three-mode fridge, freezer and chiller
• Power management systems and power supplies for aerospace and defence
• Intelligent actuators and precision machined parts
• Salt bath dip brazing for structural aerospace parts

Services

• Spares provisioning and AOG support
• MRO services and technical assistance
• In-house upholstery, fabrication, assembly, composites, electronics and actuation

Customers and aircraft

The company lists Boeing, Textron Aviation, Bombardier, Honda Aircraft, Gulfstream, Embraer, Airbus, Lockheed Martin and ATR among the manufacturers that fit its products. Examples include pilot seats for the Boeing 737 MAX and 777-9, the Embraer E2 and the HondaJet HA-420.

Company facts

• Founded in 1960 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex
• Vertically integrated, with design, machining, assembly and testing at its own facilities
• Global locations and AOG support line for customers worldwide