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Event Review: Electric, Connected & Autonomous Vehicles in Manchester
Cities such as Manchester are about to experience a revolution in how people move around, with Electric, Connected & Autonomous Vehicles playing a key role. The University of Salford hosted a Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Conference which looked at how transport in Manchester – and other cities – is likely to change over the coming […]
Event Review: LowCVP Conference 2018: What Will Make the Road to Zero Happen?
The government’s Road to Zero publication was released shortly before the 2018 LowCVP Conference, so the event examined how the strategy – containing 46 policy proposals – could best be achieved: by people, policy or product? The discussion was assisted by Bob Moran, the ‘architect’ of the Road to Zero, being one of the speakers […]
NAA Event Review: Wynne Aviation – ‘Liverpool – Your Cargo Airport’, 3 July 2018, Liverpool John Lennon Airport
The NAA visit to Wynne Aviation was the first ever NAA event where delegates went on a bus ride together… Tom Hughes, Business Development Director, explained how Wynne Aviation is a family-run business that has taken over freight at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. The Peel Group ran the airport, then sold it to a Canadian […]
NAA Event Review: Helical Technology, 17 May 2018, Warton
What a great visit to the Helical Technology Centre at Warton. Charles Morris opened the proceedings and kept the audience engaged and amused with his presentation on the history and the new innovations at the company… Helical is a company continuously searching for the next big idea and we will watch closely to see what […]
Event Review: Robert Llewellyn’s Fully Charged LIVE, Silverstone, 9-10 June 2018
Robert Llewellyn took his Fully Charged Show from online on YouTube to real-life at Silverstone on Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 June 2018, and real people turned up – in huge numbers… If ever there was a sign that consumer attitudes towards electric cars are changing, this was it. Strange things started to happen even […]
NAA Event Review: NAA Deep Dive Workshop – Utilising Machine Available Data
In the first of our focused Deep Dive Workshops, delegates were immersed in all aspects of Machine Production Data Collection and Analysis… Hosted by Getrag, Ford Transmissions, Halewood (GFT), on 17 April 2018, the workshop outlined why GFT collects data and how it uses the data it collects to measure the key metrics it works […]
Event Review: NAA & LowCVP Moving North Conference Review
NAA members who attended the NAA’s inaugural ‘Moving North’ conference, in partnership with the LowCVP, were treated to an excellent keynote speech from the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, as well as a day’s worth of presentations from a range of leading industry speakers… The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has a vision […]
NAA Event Review: Discover the BAC Mono
NAA members benefit from opportunities to visit unique automotive businesses, and there are few as unique as Briggs Automotive Company Ltd (BAC), the manufacturer of the Mono single-seat supercar… Neill Briggs gave a presentation to NAA members about BAC, explaining how he had set up the company in 2009 with his brother Ian. The Mono […]
NAA Event Review: Siemens Congleton – How to Digitise your Factory
Throughout the year, NAA members are treated to a wide range of company visits, with the most recent, at Siemens, providing a real-world example of how to apply the latest digital tools to optimise the operation of a factory… Siemens is a global engineering and technology services company, working in many sectors, and providing many […]
NAA Event Review: Planning for Brexit
The NAA ran an event in January at GEFCO in Speke which looked at the potential impacts of Brexit on the automotive industry; here’s a summary of what you need to know about planning for Brexit, and an overview about the event host, GEFCO… Prior to the Brexit presentation, Craig Allen, Regional General Manager, GEFCO […]
