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NAA Member Company Profile: FAR-UK
FAR-UK is a relatively young company that works with its clients to improve their selection and use of composite materials together with their operational processes. FAR specialises in automotive composites, especially the very cost conscious world of mass market vehicles The business designs, prototypes and manufactures components for customers. Currently most of the products under […]
NAA News: Reminder – join the NAA Group on LinkedIn
As well as receiving latest news via Twitter, you can also take part in two-way discussions with the NAA and its members via our Group on LinkedIn The NAA has now resurrected its presence on LinkedIn, and we will be using this medium to encourage a two-way debating of issues that concern you, the NAA, […]
BAC opens new factory in Speke to build the Mono
Northwest Automotive Alliance member BAC (Briggs Automotive Company) has opened a new factory in Speke in order to increase production of the world’s first road-legal, single-seater production car. The BAC Mono has been gaining increasing attention over the last two years, posting some of the fastest times on tracks ranging from Top Gear to the […]
2013 Bentley News Highlights
2013 has been a year of key landmarks and achievements for Bentley and its customers, with the Bentley SUV confirmed, three new models unveiled, strong sales growth through first three quarters of 2013, and the company returning to motorsport with Continental GT3. The company confirmed it will build the world’s fastest and most luxurious SUV […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Membership has now exceeded 100 companies!
As we approach the end of 2013 we have seen the number of companies in the North West seeking support through the Business Excellence Programme dramatically increase. We are proud to announce that in November we reached the grand total of 100 members and currently have 106 members The number of members is increasing at […]
NAA 2013 Award Winner Profile: Business Excellence Large Company Of The Year Award
Sponsored by Electron Technical Solutions and presented by Steven Schofield, Managing Director How the award winner was assessed The assessment process for Business Excellence Award winners was based on the linkage of the project to the company objectives, project detail, achievements and future opportunities. The achievements were considered from two perspectives of ‘actual achieved to-date’ […]
NAA 2013 Award Winner Profile: Business Excellence SME Project Of The Year Award
Sponsored by Bentley Motors and presented by Michael Straughan, Board Director for Manufacturing How the award winner was assessed The assessment process for Business Excellence award winners was based on the linkage of the project to the company objectives, project detail, achievements and the future opportunities. The project detail included looking at the method of […]
NAA 2013 Award Winner Profile: Trade Company Of The Year Award
Sponsored by UKTI and presented by Barbara Singleton, Trade Advisor How the award winner was assessed This award was linked to the export activities that companies undertook during 2012. As part of the submission for the award, companies had to identify their market strategy, together with their progress and achievements against the strategy. Winner – […]
NAA 2013 Award Winner Profile: Innovation Company Of The Year Award
Sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover and presented by Richard Else, Plant Operations Director How the award winner was assessed Innovation can mean many things to many people but the clear remit for this award was that it is technical innovation of either a product or a process. This was our most popular award category and […]
Semta ‘Best of British Engineering’ Awards
Semta is calling for you to nominate the people and businesses that represent the “Best of British Engineering “. Nominations are now open for: Apprentice of the Year sponsored by Marshall Higher Apprentice of the Year sponsored by Rolls-Royce Graduate of the Year sponsored by Atkins Champion of the Year sponsored by BAE Systems Skills […]
