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    Cenex announces NAA member as media partner for Low Carbon Vehicle event

    Cenex has announced that the media partner for its Low Carbon Vehicle event LCV2012 is Green-Car-Guide.com, the UK’s original green car news website, run by NAA member Promote. NAA members are invited to exhibit as part of the NAA stand at Cenex LCV2012, the UK’s largest annual business-to-business low carbon vehicle event, and Green-Car-Guide.com, run […]

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    NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Opportunity to exhibit at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle event; time is running out for project funding support

    NAA member companies are invited to exhibit at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle event, and money is running short in this round, so apply for support now from the Business Excellence Programme Technical Support Fund. Last September, the NAA Business Excellence Programme took three companies to exhibit at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle show and […]

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    In the Driving Seat: Amer Mushtaq, Finance Controller at GETRAG FORD Transmissions

    Driving a Toyota Land Cruiser along the Karakoram Highway in North West Pakistan (the world’s highest main road) to the border of China should have been a good grounding in the importance of durable transmissions for Amer Mushtaq, Finance Controller at GETRAG FORD Transmissions and NAA Advisory Board Member. Name Amer Mushtaq Company GETRAG FORD […]

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    UKTI Investment Service Team

    The UKTI Investment Service Team works across government and local partners to account manage large foreign-owned companies established in the UK to actively encourage and support further investment projects UKTI Investment Services Team was created following the transfer of inward investment and account management activities from the RDAs. Account Managers, in conjunction with UKTI colleagues […]

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    Fully funded business growth programme

    Applications are now being invited for the fourth cohort of the Goldman Sachs fully funded 10,000 Small Businesses in the North West programme which is run by Manchester Metropolitan University Business School 10,000 Small Businesses offers a prestigious business and management curriculum designed by world-class experts for small firms and social enterprises with scalable growth […]

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    Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP visits Bentley to see outcomes from RGF

    Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP visited Bentley Motors’ Pyms Lane headquarters in Crewe in April to see how the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is helping the company meet increasing demand for its cars by training new employees to the high levels of skill necessary to craft the high performance luxury cars […]

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    China becomes Bentley’s largest market

    As Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP visited Bentley (see article above), the company has emerged from the first quarter of 2012 in an increasingly strong position with a new number one market. The company’s results for the first three months of 2012 show that it is building on its 2011 sales success […]

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    JLR creates 1,000 new jobs to increase UK production

    Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced the creation of 1,000 new jobs at its Halewood Operations manufacturing facility, near Liverpool in the UK. The new positions, which will support the on-going significant demand for the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Freelander 2, take the workforce at Halewood to almost 4,500 – treble the number […]

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    University of Liverpool Formula Student Team – need help

    I am the current Engine Leader for the University of Liverpool Formula Student Team. We are currently designing the car for Silverstone 2012, it is a very exciting year as we are having a complete overhaul of the whole rolling chassis. For example we are completely re-designing the un-sprung suspension all the way down to […]

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    Employer Ownership of Skills Prospectus February 2012

    Ministerial foreword This Government is determined to do all it can to support growth across the economy. Skilled people are essential to securing that growth. It is vital we create the best environment for businesses to develop and train their workforce and to strive for success. There is no doubt that times are tough for […]

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    European Regional Development Fund Northern Powerhouse
    Partners Department for Business Innovation and Skills Finance Birmingham