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Northwest Automotive Alliance Award Winners reflect the successful growth of the region’s supply chain
The North West region has achieved great success in helping suppliers in the automotive sector grow into larger companies, and this progress has been showcased at the Northwest Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards, which took place in Cheshire on 6th November 2014, featuring keynote speaker Jerry Hardcastle OBE, Chairman of the Automotive Council Technology Group, and […]
NAA Member Profile: Performance Springs
Performance Springs is a manufacturer of precision springs for high performance and high duty applications, and recently the company has opened a new factory and enjoyed visits from BIS and others. Performance Springs is a specialist designer and manufacturer of high duty and high precision springs at the leading edge of spring technology and innovation. […]
NAA Member News: TISS receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
TISS Limited, based in Blackpool, has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade at an Award Ceremony held at the Park House Hotel in Blackpool The presentation was made by Lord Shuttleworth, the Queen’s representative for Lancashire, at a ceremony attended by staff, business partners, and family and friends of TISS. Notable […]
NAA Member Profile: Assembly Solutions
Assembly Solutions Ltd (ASL) manufactures electrical cable assemblies, control panels, wiring looms and harnesses. The company offers a diverse range of products from simple wire and cable preparation to highly complex wiring harnesses and full equipment build ASL carries out contract manufacturing, and automotive represents a growing proportion of the company’s business. ASL has operated […]
NAA member news: NAA member BAC builds and hands over Mono to new owner as part of IFB
The International Festival for Business drew to a memorable close with the help of BAC, due to the company handing over a Mono which had been built near Liverpool’s Pier Head in full public view during the course of the IFB event The delighted new owner – Brazilian, Alexandre Gama – was presented with the […]
NAA member news: Electron Technical Solutions (ETS) achieves ISO 14001
Back in 2012 the decision was taken to implement an environmental management system compliant with ISO 14001 by ETS, a company that spraypaints plastic substrates for the automotive industry, using largely robotic technology, but with some parts still painted manually Aside from the obvious environmental benefits, it was recognised that ISO 14001 is increasingly becoming […]
North West Queen’s Award winners (2): TISS: From Baked Bean Tin to Buckingham Palace!
Blackpool based TISS Ltd is celebrating having won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, widely recognised as the UK’s most prestigious Business Award The company received the award for its exceptional growth in international trade which has resulted in exports rising from 13% to 45% of the company’s turnover in just three years. The Queen’s Award […]
NAA Member News: Oaktec crowned champion in search for UK’s most promising low carbon business idea
Lancaster-based business Oaktec has been crowned national winner of the 2014 Shell Springboard programme. Paul Andrews has developed a new small gas engine for burning any conventional fuel or biofuel efficiently Oaktec was a regional finalist in last year’s Shell Springboard, and has since proved the technology in a working prototype. Paul Andrews plans to […]
NGF EUROPE’s unique cord wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation
NGF EUROPE has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The award comes in recognition of the design and manufacture of small filament diameter glass cords which, when coated in rubber latex in a novel chemical dipping process, are uniquely oil resistant and so capable of reinforcing timing belts which run in oil. This […]
NAA member news/event review: North West companies grab the headlines at the 2014 Niche Vehicle Network Symposium
The Niche Vehicle Network (NVN) exists to support specialist automotive companies and projects rather than the mainstream manufacturers, and North West companies were out in force at this year’s NVN Symposium, with Oaktec’s Paul Andrews in particular being in the limelight thanks to his new engine design picking up a major award Many NAA member […]
