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NAA Member News: New Simulator Demonstrates Lean Deployment
Training consultancy KZN Solutions has unveiled its ‘interactive simulation of a Lean logistics and manufacturing facility’ which has been built within the new Northern Logistics Academy (NLA) in Merseyside… It has been developed by the KZN Solutions consultant engineers to accurately provide a scaled down logistics and production facility and picking and packing line. The […]
NAA Member News: Adrian May, Managing Director, Performance Springs, awarded Mentor of the Year 2017
Adrian May, Managing Director of NAA member company, Performance Springs Ltd, has been presented with an award from the Welsh Government’s Business Wales organisation… In a prestigious awards dinner at Cardiff’s City Hall on 26 January, Adrian was awarded Mentor of the Year 2017 – for Mentoring Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to the mentoring service. […]
NAA Member News: BAC expands into America
NAA member Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has officially launched BAC USA… Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has officially launched BAC USA Inc., as the British maker of the One-of-a-Kind Mono supercar expands its operations in North America. Having previously worked with distribution partners, BAC will now roll out a direct Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) strategy to […]
NAA Member News: ULEMCo Awarded Government Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Lorries Trial
ULEMCo, the company championing the use of ultra-low emission hydrogen fuelled vehicles, has been awarded Government funding to trial a range of vehicles with hydrogen dual-fuel technology… The funding is worth over £1.3million, and will see large vans and trucks running on hydrogen dual-fuel. The overall aim of the £20million programme announced by the Office […]
NAA Member News: Lean manufacturing and its future in Industry 4.0 by Festo Training and Consulting
It is often said that modern lean management was pioneered with Toyota in Japan. So it’s right that the principles should be very well embedded in the automotive sector. While in many cases this is certainly true, there are changes coming that will alter our approach to manufacturing. Some have said that Industry 4.0 could […]
NAA Member News: BAC Mono Crowned ‘Best For Selfish Sundays’ in Top Gear Magazine’s Best Cars In The World Issue
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has won yet another coveted award, as Top Gear crowned the Mono supercar ‘Best for Selfish Sundays’ in the magazine’s Best Cars in the World issue… Top Gear defines the Best for Selfish Sunday Award winner as a car that is all about the driver – one that any person can […]
Northern Automotive Alliance Awards highlight innovation in the region’s automotive businesses
The winners of the Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards 2016 show that there is widespread and diverse innovation in the region’s automotive companies… The NAA Awards, which showcase the successes of vehicle manufacturers, supply chain companies and service providers in the region, took place in Manchester on 10th November 2016. Lawrence Davies MBE, CEO, Automotive […]
NAA Member News: BAC Mono officially the fastest car ever tested by evo magazine at Anglesey
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has once again made history, as its Mono supercar has become the fastest ever road-legal car to be tested by evo magazine at the Anglesey Coastal Circuit… With evo’s Richard Meaden in the cockpit, the bespoke British supercar set a truly breathtaking lap time of 1:07.70 seconds to beat the race-specific […]
NAA Member News: Bentley Motors Launches 2017 Future Talent Recruitment Drive
Bentley Motors has launched the company’s 2017 trainee recruitment campaign with 60 positions available for apprentices, undergraduates and graduates to start in autumn 2017… Applications are now open at www.bentleycareers.com until November 27th, with vacancies covering commercial areas including Sales and Marketing, Human Resources, Finance and Purchasing, as well as the traditional Engineering and Manufacturing […]
NAA Member News: Jaguar Land Rover announces the all-electric I-PACE
All Northern supply chain companies need to take note: the NAA may have been saying this for a number of years, but this is the car that your businesses need to be geared up to supply technology to – the new Jaguar I-PACE… The I-PACE Concept previews Jaguar’s first-ever electric vehicle. The five-seat production version […]
