Category: Product Development

AirDropBox Ltd joins the Humanitarian Logistics Association

HLA is a membership association for humanitarian logistics professionals who respond to take relief to and create infrastructure for those affected by global emergencies.

It has been established as a neutral interface between aid organisations, the private, public and academic sectors, and other interested parties and aims to manage a wide spectrum of issues.

The association is at the forefront of thought leadership and development of initiatives to increase the skills and capabilities of its members in order to advance the future the of the humanitarian logistics sector.

HLA is active in five areas

Its mission is to build a community of practice for advancing the humanitarian logistics profession through the promotion of cross organisational learning and collaboration by:

Training and education – the certificate in Humanitarian Logistics, which is administered by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT-UK).
Professionalism – it aims to develop a recognised career pathway for humanitarian logisticians.
Global network – it fosters community and knowledge-sharing.
Research and knowledge – it is creating a knowledge bank of internationally recognised best practice.
Events – to provide training and networking opportunities.

Who’s involved

The vision for an Humanitarian Logistics Association was first articulated in 2005 by a senior group of humanitarian logisticians. HLA was founded on 21 January 2008, and registered as a charity and formally recognised as an NGO with a global remit in 2009. Today a board of trustees governs the HLA. Each trustee has extensive experience in the sector or has skills that promote its development.

Humanitarian Logistics Association website

*** Immediate Hire ***

Sales / Administrator 

The Company

AirDropBox is a small company based in Wrotham specialising in the development and production of parachute delivery systems for humanitarian aid, military and commercial use. Established in 2013 with our first products launched to market in 2017, there is now a requirement to add a Sales / Administrator / PA to our growing team.

Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced, well organised person to join our small friendly team. You must be office efficient and work on your own initiative. Courteous telephone skills are a priority and you must be comfortable making calls to new and existing customers, as initially this will be a predominant part of the role. You will provide administrative support for the management team and also where required. Duties include dealing with client requests, managing outbound and incoming client calls, raising quotations and invoices, updating spread sheets and databases, maintaining company paper and electronic records, and general office duties.

There is potential for the role to be more Sales based in the future, if that is required. Due to the rural location of the business, own transport is required and you must also hold a full British Passport, as there may be occasional overseas travel to support client events and exhibitions.

What we will be offering

• A basic salary with a bonus scheme based on KPIs
• Three months’ probation, after which the bonus scheme will be applied
• 20 days holiday for the first year, then 1 extra day per year up to a maximum of 25 days
• Progression within the business
• Full job training will be given as required by various members of our team

What we are looking for

• Self-motivated individual, who is proactive and well organised
• Good logic and common sense
• A team player, who actively seeks to assist others where required
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Proven work experience as a sales administrator, or sales support agent
• Hands on experience with CRM software and MS Office (MS Excel in particular)
• Understanding of sales performance metrics
• Excellent organisational and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to work to strict deadlines
• Ad hoc general duties to support sales and marketing activities

To apply please send a CV and covering letter to Contact.us@airdropbox.co.uk

The first quarter of 2017 has seen the AirDropBox team grow both in terms of staff and products, alongside appointing manufacturers and the production & shipping of our existing range we have been developing bag based systems and are now delighted to announce the arrival of the Backpack Mini bag and Midi Bag systems.

The Backpack Mini

The Backpack Mini has been designed to allow the re use of the load container as a backpack making a very effective way of moving a 20kg payload from a drop site and also providing an extremely useful container for transporting water, fuel & firewood or anything else that may be needed to be carried.

The Backpack uses the standard mini parachute & EDM system as the Mini Box providing the same ease of use and preparation for light as well as protecting the payload from shock. The backpack Mini is now available for immediate shipping.

• Payload Mass : 5-20KG (10k g nominal)
• Payload Volume : 33 Litres
• Minimum release altitude : 350 feet AGL
• Maximum release airspeed : 120 kts
• Parachute landing speed : 15 / 30mph
• System mass : 1.6kg
• Payload bag reconfigurable to form backpack

Midi Bag

The Midi Bag system has been designed to allow bulkier and irregular shaped payloads to be dropped using the same parachute and energy dampening materials as the box based systems, again the simplicity of the design means that it can be prepared for flight from component parts in under 5 minutes without the need for tools or a skilled workforce. The Midi Bag system is now available and shipping.

• Payload Mass : 20-80kg (40k g nominal)
• Payload Volume : 375 Litres
• Minimum release altitude : 500 feet AGL
• Maximum release airspeed : 120 kts
• Parachute landing speed : 15 / 30mph
• System mass : 6.4kg

We are delighted to announce the AirDropBox Midi system is now available for shipping following the successful completion of air trials. The Midi System will be on display for the first time at Aidex 2016 in Brussels later this month.

The ADB Midi is designed to fit 4 systems per Nato standard pallet, the mid-sized system is ideal for providing remote resupply, or community based “first response” aid. Suitable for light to large aircraft.

• Payload mass: 20 – 80kg (assuming nominal 40kg load)
• Payload dimensions: 50 x 60 x 80 cm
• Payload volume: 240 litres
• Minimum aircraft release altitude: 500 feet
• Aircraft maximum release airspeed: 150kts for 80kg load
• Parachute landing speed: 15-30 mph
• System mass: 8kg