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NAA Member News: GEFCO UK launches Luton project with innovative employment scheme
GEFCO UK has welcomed 41 experienced automotive employees to support a significant new customer project at its Luton site, as part of a move to help redeploy talented industry professionals impacted by recent redundancy… The initiative, which will see the recruitment of 104 employees, follows GEFCO’s nomination to support the launch of the new K0 […]
NAA Member News: Jaguar Land Rover & BMW Group Announce Collaboration for Next Generation Electrification Technology
Jaguar Land Rover and BMW Group have confirmed they are joining forces to develop next generation Electric Drive Units (EDUs) in a move that will support the advancement of electrification technologies, a central part of the automotive industry’s transition to an ACES (Autonomous, Connected, Electric, Shared) future… The strategic collaboration will build on the considerable […]
Lancashire Case Study: MGS Technical Plastics – Not just great at Moulding Plastics!
Established in 1974, MGS Technical Plastics is a family-owned plastic injection moulding company that places as much emphasis on people as it does parts and for good reason… This combination of technical skill and precision alongside a flexible, human approach enables them to achieve optimum performance levels and maximise value for their customers. The company’s […]
NAA Update: 2019 NAA Awards Applications Open and Training Hub Launch
The 2019 NAA Awards are open, the NAA Training Hub is launched, we’ve been working on behalf of members with Local Enterprise Partnerships in support of their Local Industrial Strategies, and we have news about McLaren… It’s that time of year again – the NAA Awards and Sponsors for 2019 are officially confirmed and applications […]
NAA Member News: Bentley Motors Invests in Sustainable Energy with Solar Panel Installation
Bentley Motors has reinforced its commitment to sustainable energy with the installation of the UK’s largest ever solar car port at its factory headquarters in Crewe, UK… This means – in the company’s centenary year – all electricity used to manufacture every Bentley is solar or certified green. The installation of 10,000 solar panels, which […]
NAA Member News: GEFCO UK unveils its commitment to tackle mental health taboo
GEFCO UK has announced a programme of health and wellbeing initiatives to support its employees and to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs until Sunday 19th May… The business has signed an Employer Pledge demonstrating its commitment to changing how it thinks and acts about mental health in the workplace, and ensures that […]
NAA Member News: New UK-designed OakTec Hydrogen Engine launched at All-Energy 2019
Clean engine development company OakTec gave the first public showing of its exciting new hydrogen-fuelled engine at the All-Energy Show in Glasgow on 15 & 16 May 2019… Labelled the Pulse-R Zero, this novel prototype research engine, which burns hydrogen gas and produces only water vapour in the exhaust, is a spin-out from an Innovate […]
NAA Member News: Servispart Consulting partners with Genalpha to unlock aftermarket growth
Servispart Consulting partners with Genalpha, an innovative provider of B2B parts eCommerce, eCatalogue and customer portal solutions for equipment manufacturers… NAA member, Servispart Consulting, the UK’s leading specialist aftermarket consultancy is partnering with GenAlpha Technologies LLC to provide a powerful synergy of aftermarket knowledge and technology expertise in addressing the needs of the manufacturing aftermarket. […]
NAA Member News: NAA networking event leads to start of business partnership between two NAA members
An NAA networking event has led to a new business partnership between two NAA members, NGF Europe and MELO World… NGF Europe Limited, a company at the forefront of the design, manufacture and marketing of specialised glass cord products used in synchronous drive applications, had been considering updating its visual management throughout the factory: Carl […]
NAA Member News: BAC Celebrates Historic Milestone as Centenary Mono is Delivered to Strøjer Samlingen Museum, Denmark
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is celebrating a momentous achievement in its history, officially reaching the landmark of 100 BAC Monos delivered around the world… A special milestone demands a very special car, and the 100th Mono that rolled out of BAC’s Liverpool factory at the start of March is fittingly the first supercar to sport […]