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NAA Update: A challenging time for our industry
This past month has certainly been an extremely challenging time for the automotive industry, with some of the UK’s leading vehicle manufacturer’s announcing more bad news… Perhaps the biggest surprise was Honda’s announcement that it will close its Swindon plant in 2021, with the loss of around 3,500 jobs. This is devastating news for the […]
In the Driving Seat: Sam German, Design Engineering Apprentice, Leyland Trucks
To tie in with the NAA’s recent event at Leyland Trucks [link], our In the Driving Seat article this month is by Sam German, Design Engineering Apprentice, Leyland Trucks… NameSam German CompanyLeyland Trucks PositionDesign Engineering Apprentice PersonalI like to watch and play a lot of sport, i.e. golf, football and running, and I also like […]
NAA Member Profile: Carbon Performance
Carbon Performance is an automotive consumer technology company that develops next-generation, smart, metal 3D printed, environmentally-sustainable components for the automotive and the motorsport industry that improve performance and fuel efficiency using a wide array of deep technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Additive Manufacturing or 3D Printing, Augmented Reality, and Internet of Things… “Adding power makes […]
NAA Event Review: Productivity Upskilling, Leyland Trucks, 6 March 2019, Leyland
It was great to welcome NAA Members and our Associate Companies in Lancashire to Leyland Trucks for our March Networking Event. In National Apprenticeship Week, it was fitting to be talking about The Levy, Apprenticeships and the ‘new cousin’ to Apprenticeships, the T-Levels… The morning concentrated on The Levy, and Andrew Parsons, Section Manager, Technical […]
Event Review: STEM is for girls too!
The NAA was proud to work with Crosby Soroptimist Group in delivering a STEM workshop for year 9 girls from local schools… “You can reach the top like us” was the message from leading women scientists and engineers to local school girls. Inspirational young women working in science, technology, engineering and maths came to Crosby […]
