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NAA Event Review: National Centre for Motorsport Engineering (NCME)
Last month saw our 2024 networking event programme kick-off with a visit to the National Centre for Motorsport Engineering (NCME), based at the University of Bolton. As the only one of its kind in the UK, this £13 million purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility boasts a range of capabilities including: • Wind-tunnel testing • Computer-aided design • […]
NAA Event Review: Battery Electric Vehicles – A Volatile Market
Our most recent webinar, Battery Electric Vehicles – A Volatile Market, saw consulting firm Grant Thornton give a fascinating insight into the latest developments and trends in the field of electric vehicle engineering and manufacture. Grant Thornton’s Owen Edwards, Head of Downstream Automotive Consulting, started by giving attendees an overview of the various battery technologies […]
NAA Event Review: UTAC’s Leyland Technical Centre
Last month saw us returning to UTAC’s Leyland Technical Centre, where we were hosted by Steve Berry (Head of Sales – New Business) and Andrew Mcainsh (Site Services Manager). Delegates were given an overview of the UTAC group’s current global operations as follows: • 6 test centres in UK, France, Germany, Finland and USA • […]
NAA Event Review: STFC Hartree Centre, Daresbury
Our most recent event saw us visit NAA member Hartree Centre’s Automotive Unit at Daresbury, where we were hosted by Simeon Clow, Business Development Manager; Tim Powell, Automotive Specialist; and Kate Currie, Business Development Executive. The Hartree Centre is part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) – one of Europe’s largest multi-disciplinary scientific research organisations […]
NAA Event Review: Sigmatex
Last month saw NAA members visit Sigmatex at its Runcorn facility, where we were superbly hosted by Dr. Gerard Turk, Strategic Project Manager and NAA Advisory Board Member, together with the Sigmatex team, in its very impressive new collaboration working space. Steven Powell, European Commercial Manager, provided an overview of the Sigmatex Group, together with […]
NAA Event Review: Briggs Automotive Company (BAC)
Last month saw the NAA visit member company Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) at its Liverpool headquarters for a networking event, where we were superbly hosted by Samar Behzadi from Operations and Chris Lockhart, Head of Global Sales. Delegates were given an overview of the business from 2011 with the first launch of the BAC Mono […]
NAA Event Review: AMANN Threads UK
Last month saw us visit NAA member Amann Threads UK, at its Ashton-Under-Lyne facility for a networking event hosted by Managing Director David Johnston and his leadership team. David’s corporate presentation introduced participants to the Amann Group, which was formed in 1854 and today employs 2,600 people in 19 countries around the world and is […]
NAA Event Review: Accelerate your journey to Net Zero – A roadmap to decarbonisation through digital technologies
Our most recent networking event: Accelerate your journey to Net Zero – A roadmap to decarbonisation through digital technologies, was held at Sci-Tech Daresbury last month. The event was hosted by C&W4.0, which is a Digital transformation programme for SMEs in Cheshire and Warrington delivered through a consortium of organisations including the Virtual Engineering Centre (University of Liverpool), […]
NAA Event Review: International Trade – A Digitalised Future
Our most recent webinar – “International Trade – A Digitalised Future” was hosted in conjunction with the Institute of Export and International Trade’s UK Manufacturing Trade Lead, Paul Brooks and Content Editor, Richard Cree. Participants were given an introduction to the Institute of Export & International Trade (IoE&IT), which included an overview of the Institute’s: […]
NAA Event Review: DHL Supply Chain Networking Event
Last month’s networking event was hosted by NAA member DHL Supply Chain, at its Skelmersdale logistics facility. The introduction presentation took participants through DHL Group’s portfolio of companies, followed by an overview of the planned journey to become net zero by 2050. This also included a summary of environmental achievements to date and a demonstration […]
