Aeroplane manufacturer secures infrastructure help with Doncaster IT company

A Doncaster-based IT company is helping an aerobatic aeroplane manufacturer to grow in America.

Dolphin ICT has been working with Game Composites since the company’s inception in 2013 and helped move the business from Lincoln to Arkansas, USA in 2016.

Russell Till, managing director of Dolphin ICT, said: “We were thrilled when Dolphin ICT were tasked with moving all IT infrastructure to the new facility in Bentonville, Arkansas for Game Composites.

“It’s no different to working with any of our other clients. Yes, there is a time difference and physical meetings are now few and far between but by utilising technology we are able to meet and discuss progress regularly.”

The GameBird, Game Composites, fully aerobatic airplane, was hatched in 2013, when aerobatic pilot and designer Philipp Steinbach and a small team started drawing the initial shape of the airplane.

The design was created using CAD software in England, where all of the initial development was done. The plane was certified by the FAA late in 2017.

Philipp Steinbach, from Game Composites, said: “Our technology is the lifeblood of our business and we needed to make sure that when we moved from the UK to the USA that we continued to have the same level of support so taking Dolphin ICT with us was a no brainer.

“They helped us from starting up in portacabins on Wickenby Airfield to our large new purpose built manufacturing facility in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA. Their support and dedication has continued and we’ve been proud to see them grow alongside us.”