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NAA Webinar: The True Cost of Downtime to the Automotive Industry, Thursday 10 March
Unplanned downtime is the curse of the automotive sector. When expensive production lines and machinery fall silent, organisations stop earning and those investments are costing rather than making money. Those costs can spiral to well over £70,000 per hour in almost all industrial sectors. In this webinar, Niall Sullivan, Global Marketing Manager at Senseye, an […]
Events: Powertrain Systems for Net-Zero Transport conference, 7-8 December 2021, London
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is delighted to invite Northern Automotive Alliance members and their colleagues to this upcoming conference in London. Taking place on London on 8-9 December, the conference provides two days of technical presentations and knowledge sharing between researchers, OEMs, service providers and academics, covering the latest developments in powertrains, propulsion […]
Events: Webinar – New UK Import Controls & Changes to Rules of Origin in 2022, 22 November 2021
Full border controls on imports of most goods from the EU to the UK will be introduced from 1 January 2022. Imports from the EU will be subject to the same requirements as apply to goods imported from the rest of the world. Manufacturers must adhere to the guidance outlined in the UK Border Operating […]
NAA Update: Congratulations to the winners at the 2021 NAA Awards Dinner
Thursday 23 September saw the return of our Annual Business Awards and Networking Dinner, where we welcomed over 180 guests from across our member companies to the Mere Golf Resort and Spa at Knutsford for a fabulous evening of networking, dining and entertainment. We were treated to industry sector updates from Wes Jacklin, Chairman of […]
NAA Update: Enter now for the NAA Business Awards 2021
Welcome to this month’s newsletter and I hope that you are all keeping well. As announced in last month’s e-news, the NAA Business Awards are now open! Award categories include: • Design & Innovation • International Trade • People & Skills • Manufacturing Excellence • CSR • Logistics Excellence Closing date for entries is midnight, […]
NAA Events: Drive Forward Employee Productivity with a Microsoft Teams Course
NAA Member, Blackpool and The Fylde College, is pleased to offer an expert-led virtual Microsoft Teams course for Northern Automotive Alliance members, priced from £18 per person for a bespoke three-hour course… Carol Holden OBE, CEng, FIMechE on behalf of Northern Automotive Alliance said: “I attended the Teams Webinar and found it very useful – […]
NAA News: Annual Dinner – Save the Date!
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing uncertainty, with not only social distancing, but also the hospitality industry getting up and running again, we have taken the decision to postpone the Annual Awards Dinner, normally held in November… The dinner will now take place on Thursday 18th March 2021 at The Mere Golf […]
NAA Events/Training: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
In line with the latest official guidance, the NAA has taken the decision to postpone all networking events and workshops that were planned in the coming weeks until further notice… This status will continue to be monitored closely, as with the continued spread of COVID-19, the working landscape both within the UK and across the […]
Fully Charged North West Christmas Event, Monday 16 December 2019, MOSI, Manchester
As covered elsewhere in this newsletter, Robert Llewellyn has had date changes for the filming of the latest series of Red Dwarf, which now clashes with the NAA Awards Dinner, so Robert can no longer join us this year, however you can still see Robert in Manchester on Monday 16 December 2019. The NAA is […]
NAA Events: Which event will you exhibit at in 2017?
One of the benefits of being an NAA member is that you have the opportunity to exhibit at events with the NAA, so saving cost, and more importantly for many companies, also saving much hassle. To ensure you reserve a space before it’s too late, contact us now before we officially launch our event programme […]
