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NAA Networking Event Review: Making the Apprenticeship levy work for you – The Automotive Perspective, 5 May 2017, Blackburn
The ‘Making the Apprenticeship levy work for you – The Automotive Perspective’ event started with an introduction from Carol on the results seen in the Lancashire Survey, linked into the critical skills for companies in the next three years. The top skill was Programme Management, followed by Leadership and Advanced Problem Solving.… Paul Duerden of […]
NAA Event Review: Government Industrial Strategy Consultation Workshop
On 23 March the NAA led a comprehensive consultation workshop on the Government’s Industrial Strategy green paper. Over 30 companies and organisations attended the workshop, from large OEMs, SMEs, suppliers and micro companies, to Universities and LEPs, to give their input into the Green Paper… Michael Straughan, Chairman of the NAA, explained how welcome the […]
NAA Event Review: APC Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Programme Briefing and What can the Advanced Propulsion Centre do for you?
The UK is targeting that every new car manufactured will be zero emission from 2040. At the same time, production of internal combustion engines will decline. What is your business doing about this opportunity and threat?… The NAA recently ran an event in conjunction with the APC in Huddersfield to brief supply chain companies about […]
NAA APC Event Review: Funding to help small and medium-sized automotive supply chain companies develop low carbon technologies
If your company has developed technology that can help lower vehicle emissions, then the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) can provide support and funding to take your product to market – even if the technology is at an early stage. If you weren’t able to attend the recent NAA event when the APC explained how your […]
NAA Networking Event Review: Living Smarter with Flex, Tuesday 8 November, Flextronics Global Services, Warrington
A key benefit of NAA membership is the unique opportunity to visit companies that can open your mind to different business models, which is exactly what happened with the NAA’s recent visit to Flex… Most NAA members who attended this event hadn’t come across Flex before, which shouldn’t be the case, as Flex – previously […]
Event Review: SMMT Open Forum – the impact of Brexit on the UK automotive industry
How will Brexit impact upon the UK automotive industry? And what did the Prime Minister say to Nissan to get them to stay – and expand production – in the UK? Find out the view on all this and more from the SMMT Open Forum… November 2016’s SMMT Open Forum was opened by Chief Executive […]
APC Event Review: Is it time for the ICE to RIP?
What will be the future role of internal combustion engines as EVs and hydrogen vehicles move in from the margins?… The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) recently hosted a one-day conference in London entitled “RIP ICE?” The focus of the debate centred on the future for the […]
Event review: Helical Technology
NAA members were recently treated to a fascinating tour of Helical’s Technical Centre near Preston by this month’s ‘In the Driving Seat’ star, Tony Cox. The Warton Technical Centre offers a range of facilities including 15 test and NVH cells and a calibrated test track, for vehicles and components, including low and ultra-low emission vehicle […]
Event review: Apprenticeship Matching Service
Mark Greenhalgh, Business Development Manager, Apprenticeship Matching Service, gave a presentation about the organisation at the NAA event at Helical. If you missed it, here’s a summary… The Apprenticeship Matching Service re-directs high quality talent from over-subscribed apprenticeship programmes to other companies within the engineering/manufacturing sector that have similar opportunities. By actively working with both […]
Event review: Presentation of the outcomes from Bentley’s STRIVE virtual design for manufacturing project
STRIVE (Simulated Tools for Rapid Innovation in Vehicle Engineering) is an AMSCI-funded collaborative project between Bentley Motors, the Northern Automotive Alliance, Liverpool University’s Virtual Engineering Centre, Optis and Valuechain. Over the last three years, the project has brought about a step change in Bentley’s design for manufacturing, bringing about a faster time to market by […]
