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Event review: The Automotive Industrial Partnership Launch Event, 12 March at Cholmondeley Room & Terrace, House of Lords, London
Joining a plethora of key Automotive Industry/Sector representatives at the beautiful Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, House of Lords, on the river Thames, the Automotive Industrial Partnership was officially launched – showing how OEM collaboration in the sector is vowing to bridge the skills gaps and attract the next generation of Automotive Engineers/skilled workers. The UK […]
Event review: MIA Low Carbon Racing Conference
Motorsport can help the car industry reduce emissions, and the recently-launched Advanced Propulsion Centre can help make this happen. This was one of the main messages at the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) International Low Carbon Racing Conference 2015 which took place at Autosport International on 7 January at the NEC, Birmingham The event began with […]
Business Excellence Networking Event Review: NGF EUROPE, 3 December 2014
NAA and Business Excellence members enjoyed another unique ‘behind the scenes’ tour in December, this time of the world’s leading High Tensile Strength (HTS) Fibre Forming facility at NGF EUROPE in St Helens. The tour was followed by a number of presentations about funding, including how NGF EUROPE accessed AMSCI support to build its facility […]
High value industries converge at record attended Advanced Engineering UK 2014
Multiple advanced engineering and technology sectors within the UK’s advanced engineering and high value manufacturing community converged in record numbers again at the NEC Birmingham (Tuesday 11th & Wednesday 12th November 2014), at Advanced Engineering UK 2014 comprising the Aero Engineering Show 2014, Composites Engineering Show 2014, Automotive Engineering Show 2014, Auto Electronics 2014 and […]
Event review: NAA companies at the Advanced Engineering Show 2014
The Advanced Engineering UK group of events took place on 11-12 November 2014 at the NEC, Birmingham. The event consisted of the Aero Engineering Show 2014, Composites Engineering Show 2014, Automotive Engineering Show 2014 and Auto Electronics 2014. It was an extremely busy show and the NAA had a stand presence along with five of […]
Event review: SMMT Open Forum launches report highlighting new £2bn potential for UK auto parts supply
The NAA had a stand at the SMMT Open Forum event which took place in Solihull on 4 November. There were a number of speakers at the event including SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes, Jerry Hardcastle from Nissan and the Automotive Council, and Lawrence Davies from the Automotive Investment Organisation, and a new report was […]
Event review: Vince Cable Opens £1 Billion Advanced Propulsion Centre
NAA Chief Executive Carol Holden OBE attended the opening of the new £1bn Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) headquarters at the University of Warwick on 6 November, which was launched by Business Secretary Vince Cable. All NAA members should be aware of the APC and its activities. Business Secretary Vince Cable opened the £1bn Advanced Propulsion […]
Event Review: NAA Members Networking Event, mi Technology, 23 September 2014
At this recent visit, NAA Members learnt about mi Technology and the exciting developments since it became part of the CSA Group… Read more mi Technology in Leyland hosted the recent NAA Members Networking Event on the 23rd September. At a 100% attended event, NAA members were treated to an insight into the history, capability […]
NAA Event Review: Business Excellence Members Networking Meeting, Sigmatex, 1 October 2014
One of the benefits of being a member of the NAA or the Business Excellence programme is the unique opportunity to visit world-class company sites and learn how the companies have grown. The recent Business Excellence visit to Sigmatex was one of the most fascinating yet, as BE members were able to see how carbon […]
Event review: The NAA at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2014
The NAA once again took a stand at the UK’s leading low carbon vehicle show, Cenex LCV2014, on 10/11 September 2014, at Millbrook Proving Ground. The companies exhibiting on the NAA stand are even featured on a video of the event produced by TV presenter Robert Llewellyn in conjunction with LCV media partner Green Car […]
