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NAA Member News: Klarius is Business of the Year – again
Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce has recognised The Klarius Group of Companies with several honours at its annual business awards – including Business of the Year… The Staffordshire Chambers Business Awards celebrates the determination, resilience and creativity demonstrated by businesses in the region. Klarius was awarded Business of the Year, sponsored by HSBC, as well as […]
NAA Member News: Senseye launches Senseye PdM Enterprise
NAA Member Senseye launches Senseye PdM Enterprise – an open and extensible platform based off its award-winning product Senseye PdM… Senseye PdM Enterprise allows customers and partners to leverage and build upon its Intellectual Property and knowledge; now experts across IT, data science, maintenance, quality and operations can customise and extend the software to own […]
NAA Member News: Valuechain accelerates Cross-sector Collaborative Ecosystems and Sustainable Supply-chains
Valuechain, West England Aerospace Forum, North East Automotive Alliance, and Rail Forum Midlands Unite to Accelerate Cross-sector Collaborative Ecosystems and Sustainable Supply-chains… Supply chain software business Valuechain has announced it is uniting with West England Aerospace Forum (WEAF), North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) and Rail Forum Midlands (RFM) to kick-off of a new project to […]
NAA Member News: YOYO shortlisted for major award
YOYO MultiDrops has been shortlisted under the Innovation Award category in the 2021 What Van? Awards… The YOYO MultiDropsTM system transforms a 3.5t/4.25t chassis into a multi-use, multi-role vehicle, allowing body types to be changed, picked up or dropped off, floor level loading and freeing the cab for other work, adding to buyers’ eco-credentials. The […]
NAA Update: Latest COVID support updates, end of the EU transition period guidance, and despite COVID, various forthcoming (online) events
Welcome to this month’s newsletter and I hope that you are all still keeping safe and well, despite the latest COVID-19 challenges… Firstly, on that note, I’m sure that you are aware that last week the Chancellor announced the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) not just by one month – but until the […]
In the Driving Seat: Sam Burgess, SamsonVT
Sam Burgess from SamsonVT says that he loves good food, but that he also enjoys mountain biking – presumably the latter is to wear off all that food… NameSam Burgess CompanySamsonVT Position Co-Founder & CEO Apart from thatSamsonVT is part of various communities such as Sci-Tech Daresbury, Made Smarter, Innovate UK, SMMT, and of course […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – 3 steps to unlock investment and skills in robotics and automation
The Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) was joined by DHL Supply Chains and the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) for an ‘ask us anything’ webinar… This focused on the challenges that businesses face within the digital age, and what support is out there to help overcome such challenges – including case study examples in automation and robotics […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Automotive Sector
On 29 October we held a webinar in conjunction with Senseye exploring the Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Automotive Sector… Senseye gave a brief overview of the challenges that many automotive companies are currently facing, before explaining how Industry 4.0 can be harnessed to increase reliability and productivity. Figures showed that the automotive sector […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – The Impact of R&D Tax Relief Claims Following Changes due to Legislation
This past year has seen unforeseen changes that have impacted R&D tax claims – recently with CBILs and the furlough scheme as a direct result of COVID-19 and, in addition, the upcoming introduction of IR35 and off-payroll working… What these changes have in common is the impact they will have on a business making R&D […]
NAA Member News: Bentley Motors Outlines Beyond100 Strategy, Targeting Sustainable Luxury Mobility Leadership
Bentley Motors has outlined plans to become a global leader in sustainable luxury mobility with further details of its Beyond100 strategy… With the promise to offer truly sustainable luxury, Bentley will reinvent every aspect of its business to become an end-to-end carbon neutral organisation as it embarks on its second century. The target is driven […]