EDM sustainability score: 31/100
Better than 11% of Industrial Equipment / Machinery
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
EDM Limited is a UK-based industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in bespoke ground-based training simulators and custom engineering equipment. Founded in 1971, the company operates from Newton Heath, Manchester, with capabilities in CNC machining, composite fabrication (GRP, carbon fibre, aramid), and mechanical/electrical assembly.
More about EDM
Key customers include BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce Submarines, and UK MOD.
Founded 1971Head office GBStaff ~131Revenue ~£13MWebsite ↗
EDM is a medium-sized UK industrial manufacturer with zero published environmental data. No emissions measurement, no energy strategy, no waste programme, no targets. The company manufactures ground-based training equipment for aerospace and defence sectors but has not disclosed any sustainability metrics or commitments despite operating a 140,000 sq ft facility with ~131 employees.
EDM scores 31/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified June 2026.
That places EDM joint 698th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 15th of 19 in Industrial Equipment / Machinery.
Limited evidence. This score rests on 7 sources, 29% of them published by the company itself. Every source cited here passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.
What is EDM doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (8/10, 3/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Carbon Footprint: Operations (1/10, 2/10).
Where EDM lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling, even from energy bills or mileage.
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations2/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling1/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste2/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports2/10No published sustainability data, or no one named as responsible for it.
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How is EDM's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is EDM's score based on?
7 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
29% of them were published by EDM itself; the rest come from independent sources.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 7 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 7 sources, 29% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
“EDM Ltd is affiliated and accredited by numerous industry organisations”
“EDM has AS9100 Rev D approval covering our design resource, complex machining, mechanical assembly”
“Filed accounts: turnover FY2022 £9,207,402; FY2023 £11,659,600; FY2024 £13,201,036”
“Company status Active … Incorporated on 2 February 1971”
“Operating from our base in Manchester, we manage every stage of production in-house”
“EDM LIMITED is a Private limited company (Ltd.) company based in Brunel House 1 Thorp Road Newton Heath”
“designer and manufacturer of aerospace and defence synthetic training and maintenance simulators”
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How does EDM compare with other industrial equipment / machinery companies?
Where EDM sits among industrial equipment / machinery peers.
Among the 19 major industrial equipment / machinery brands we've scored, EDM is tied =15th of 19, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Industrial Equipment / Machinery?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above EDM.
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