Metal Finishing Industry Awards provide evidence of the high regard with which AST is held. The most recent of these is the Surface Engineering Awards 2002 - Training Award, presented by the Surface Engineering Association to the company best committed to training and staff development. AST were also runners up in the Marketing and Quality Awards.

In 2004 AST were also runners up in the category of "Outstanding Achievement" - recognising for their work and achievement within the industry both here in the UK and Internationally.

AST has membership of Inside UK Enterprise, the Surface Engineering Association and the Institute of Metal Finishing.

The company is accredited under the Investors in People programme.