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NAA Update: More Awards success for the North West, and NAA Business Excellence funding needs to be used up!
Torotrak wins the 2014 SMMT Automotive Innovation Award, Michael Straughan and Richard Else make it into the Top 100 People in Manufacturing, JLR employee wins a Pride of Merseyside Fundraising Award, and if you want to win an NAA Business Excellence Award next year, then the funding is about to run out It doesn’t feel […]
Business Excellence Member News: Torotrak wins SMMT Award
The 2014 SMMT Award for Automotive Innovation has been won by Torotrak plc for its Flybrid mechanical flywheel hybrid system. The award, supported by GKN and The Times, recognises UK-developed automotive technologies that have ‘the potential to leave a lasting impression on the whole automotive industry for years to come’… Read more Torotrak’s technology joins […]
NAA Update: Congratulations to all companies shortlisted for our Awards – and especially our winners
The feedback that we have received is that everyone had an excellent evening at the NAA Annual Awards Dinner on 6th November at the Mere – especially all the award winners. It was with trepidation that I arrived at the Mere last week, wondering if we had done the right thing by changing venue, hoping […]
NAA member company new product launch: Far Platform Chassis (FPC) launched at the Advanced Engineering Show
Far-UK has launched the Far Platform Chassis (FPC) at the Advanced Engineering Show at the NEC, Birmingham, 11-12 November 2014. The FPC is a complete lightweight chassis which is fully crash compliant. It is produced in line with the company’s Light and Safe (LiSa) design philosophy. The chassis is designed for low volume automotive manufacturers […]
Northwest Automotive Alliance Award Winners reflect the successful growth of the region’s supply chain
The North West region has achieved great success in helping suppliers in the automotive sector grow into larger companies, and this progress has been showcased at the Northwest Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards, which took place in Cheshire on 6th November 2014, featuring keynote speaker Jerry Hardcastle OBE, Chairman of the Automotive Council Technology Group, and […]
NAA Member Profile: Performance Springs
Performance Springs is a manufacturer of precision springs for high performance and high duty applications, and recently the company has opened a new factory and enjoyed visits from BIS and others. Performance Springs is a specialist designer and manufacturer of high duty and high precision springs at the leading edge of spring technology and innovation. […]
NAA Member News: TISS receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
TISS Limited, based in Blackpool, has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade at an Award Ceremony held at the Park House Hotel in Blackpool The presentation was made by Lord Shuttleworth, the Queen’s representative for Lancashire, at a ceremony attended by staff, business partners, and family and friends of TISS. Notable […]
NAA Member Profile: Assembly Solutions
Assembly Solutions Ltd (ASL) manufactures electrical cable assemblies, control panels, wiring looms and harnesses. The company offers a diverse range of products from simple wire and cable preparation to highly complex wiring harnesses and full equipment build ASL carries out contract manufacturing, and automotive represents a growing proportion of the company’s business. ASL has operated […]
NAA member news: NAA member BAC builds and hands over Mono to new owner as part of IFB
The International Festival for Business drew to a memorable close with the help of BAC, due to the company handing over a Mono which had been built near Liverpool’s Pier Head in full public view during the course of the IFB event The delighted new owner – Brazilian, Alexandre Gama – was presented with the […]
NAA member news: Electron Technical Solutions (ETS) achieves ISO 14001
Back in 2012 the decision was taken to implement an environmental management system compliant with ISO 14001 by ETS, a company that spraypaints plastic substrates for the automotive industry, using largely robotic technology, but with some parts still painted manually Aside from the obvious environmental benefits, it was recognised that ISO 14001 is increasingly becoming […]
