Address: RDS Technology Ltd, Cirencester Road,
Minchinhampton, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 9BH, United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 (0) 1453 733 300
Fax: +44 (0) 1453 733 311
E.mail address: info@rdstec.com
Website: http://www.rdstec.com
From
its origins in the late 60's, when RDS pioneered the use of
electronics for agriculture with the introduction of the grain loss
monitor for combine harvesters, the Company has expanded its
activities into many other sectors of mobile machinery. From those
'early days', the company has remained a part of the explosive growth
in the application of electronics to mobile machinery. With modern
day machines, it is increasingly the electronics which enables
machinery manufacturers to differentiate their machines from their
own competitors.
The Company supplies over 100 Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
world-wide, as well as selling a standard retrofit product range
through a network of specialist distributors in over 20 countries. As
well as manufacturing staff, the Company has a large Engineering and
Research and Development department responsible for product design
maintenance and new product development. More than 10% of the
Company's turnover is re-invested in Research and Development. Strong
emphasis always being placed on practical, 'user friendly' solutions
to customer requirements, rather than employing new technology just
because it is available.
From being solely in the agricultural sector, the Company has also
successfully diversified into the construction and municipal vehicle
sector, where customer requirements are often similar. The Company
manufacture a number of core products. By using different software,
sensors and front panel overlays the Company can economically address
a wide variety of customer requirements. Apart from a comprehensive
range of instrumentation which includes everything from
speed/area/distance meters to on-board weighing systems, the Company
has established itself as one of the leading manufacturers of DGPS
controlled Precision Farming systems. The company is also an active
member of BSI AGE 31 and ISO/TC 23 standards committees and is
investing in development of technology for ISO 11783 to ensure that
should this standard become widely accepted, RDS products will be
capable of being compatible.
RDS was founded in 1969 by Jim Brown, who gradually retired from the
company during the 90's and who passed away in 2001. A strong and
long established management team is in place to ensure that the
Company will continue to go from strength to strength. RDS is a
privately owned company employing a staff of 65 at its headquarters
in the heart of the scenic Cotswold region of the UK.