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NAA Member News: AMC has rebranded
AMC has rebranded and is making significant plans to cement itself as the UK leading copper cable manufacturer. Two years ago, AMC underwent an acquisition by a major investment group – this has led to a renewed drive to continue to grow the business at an increased rate. Whilst various strategic growth opportunities have been […]
NAA Member News: Blackpool and The Fylde College Training Solutions
Blackpool and The Fylde College has a long history of helping businesses flourish, providing organisations with a great range of training opportunities, from short courses to apprenticeships. The College works with more than 1,800 businesses – nationally, regionally and locally – to deliver bespoke workforce development programmes across a wide variety of sectors. At B&FC […]
NAA Member News: Lotus Cars Awards DHL Supply Chain Five-Year Contract
DHL Supply Chain has been appointed by Lotus Cars to manage the iconic car maker’s inbound-to-manufacturing warehousing and transport operations for the next five years… Read more DHL Supply Chain will be working in close partnership with Lotus Cars, using its deep expertise in auto-mobility supply chains to support production of the newly revealed Emira sports […]
NAA Member News: Helical Technology Technical Centre – New Engine Test Bench
NAA Member, Helical Technology, based in Lancashire, continues to develop its Technical Centre with the construction of a new engine test bench for engines in the range of 2MW power output. This new test facility, currently under construction at the company’s Warton site, is due for completion in early Q4 2021. The Technical Centre was […]
NAA Member News: University support to reduce the carbon intensity of your business
This year will see COP26 come to the UK and the environmental and social impact of business has never been higher on the agenda. The UK is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050 and some regions, including Greater Manchester, are bringing that date forward to 2038. Reducing the carbon intensity of your operations is key […]
NAA Member News: Hydrogen Fuelled Fire Engines are Focus of Latest Funded Project at ULEMCo
ULEMCo, the hydrogen fuel pioneer, has been awarded government funding with its partners to produce an optimised design for specialised hydrogen fuelled vehicles. Working with Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and its Fire and Rescue Service, ULEMCo will design the fuel cell electric powertrain configuration for zero emission fire appliances. Named HySPERT – for HYdrogen Special […]
NAA Member News: DHL Supply Chain – Supply chain flexibility for the automotive industry
The game-changing trends within the automotive sector mean companies need to rethink their supply chain strategies; to ensure they are more agile, sustainable, and customer-centric in their approach – to ultimately exploit new market opportunities, reduce costs and maintain competitive advantage. Manufacturing vehicles for global markets demands a global approach, investing in local skills and resources while carefully […]
NAA Member News: Enginuity – Emerging skills project: delivering courses for future skills
The Emerging Skills Project builds on the great work carried out last year on Foresighting and enables down-stream activities of the Skills Value Chain to be trialled. Many employers in the automotive sector – large and small – were active participants in Foresighting in 2020 as a means of identifying future capabilities and competencies in […]
NAA Member News: IoT Horizon – Why should companies adopt the Internet of Things (IoT)?
Well, the “T” in IoT stands for Things and there are an awful lot of Things, not just in your company, but in your car, in your home, in your healthcare, supermarket, even in the kitchen of your favourite takeaway. The list is growing daily, is becoming almost endless, and is only limited by your […]
NAA Member News: Senseye – The True Cost of Downtime; How much do leading manufacturers lose through inefficient maintenance?
Unplanned downtime is the curse of the industrial sector. When expensive production lines and machinery fall silent, organisations stop earning and those investments are costing rather than making money. While planned downtime allows firms to undertake vital maintenance activities during periods when there is no production impact, there’s a significant cost to holding inventory and […]
