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NAA Update: LowCVP/NAA Conference, Automotive Industrial Priorities for 2018, ‘Planning for Brexit’ event review
We start with exciting news; I’m pleased to announce that you are all invited to the first ever NAA Conference. Actually, to be more precise, it’s a Northern Conference organised by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP), and the NAA is a partner – along with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Transport for Greater […]
NAA Company Profile: The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC)
The AMRC is a global network of research and innovation centres that work with some of the most demanding and prestigious manufacturing companies around the world… From McLaren, Aston Martin, JLR and Bentley in the automotive sector, to Rolls-Royce, Boeing, and Airbus in aerospace, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centres are the go to places for […]
NAA Event Review: Planning for Brexit
The NAA ran an event in January at GEFCO in Speke which looked at the potential impacts of Brexit on the automotive industry; here’s a summary of what you need to know about planning for Brexit, and an overview about the event host, GEFCO… Prior to the Brexit presentation, Craig Allen, Regional General Manager, GEFCO […]
NAA Member News: BAC Mono Smashes Production Car Lap Record at Zolder Circuit, Belgium
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has once again made history, as its Mono supercar has become the fastest-ever production car to lap the famous Zolder Circuit in Belgium… The single-seater set a lap time of 1 minute 38.12 seconds in the hands of Belgian TV station FLEET with driver Jeffrey van Hooydonk in the cockpit, in […]
Industry News: McLaren Automotive Inaugurates New Carbon Composites Technology Centre in Yorkshire
A key milestone has been marked at the Yorkshire manufacturing centre that from 2019 will start producing carbon fibre tubs for McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury sports cars and supercars, at the same time that McLaren Manchester opens state-of-the-art facility in Wilmslow, Cheshire… As darkness descended at the £50 million McLaren Composites Technology […]