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NAA Member News: The Queen meets BAC as part of Liverpool International Festival for Business
The team at BAC has played host to a very special guest, with Her Majesty the Queen meeting the team and getting up close with the company’s single seater supercar, the Mono… Her Majesty was visiting Liverpool to meet the key companies and people involved with the International Festival for Business, which ran in the […]
NAA Member News: Land Rover Discovery Sport Pulls 100 Tonne Train
Ripon-based road-to-rail 4×4 conversion specialists Aquarius Railroad Technologies fitted rail wheels to an otherwise standard Land Rover Discovery Sport which towed three train carriages weighing more than 100 tonnes along a railway track… The 10km journey through the Rhine region of northern Switzerland put the compact Discovery Sport’s pulling power to the ultimate test. Though […]
NAA Member News: Range Rover Evoque Hits Five Years Of UK Production
The world’s most recognisable and luxurious compact SUV, the Range Rover Evoque, has reached a historic milestone as it celebrated its fifth year of production at Jaguar Land Rover’s advanced manufacturing facility at Halewood… With over half a million sold globally in more than 180 countries since 2011, the Range Rover Evoque – driven everywhere […]
NAA Member News: ASL Wins Special Achievement in E3 Business Awards 2016
Bolton-based electrical cable assembly manufacturer ASL was awarded ‘Special Achievement of the Year’ at the 2016 E3 Business Awards, which were held on 3rd June at the Macron Stadium in Bolton… The company, which manufactures electrical cable assemblies, wiring looms and control panels, saw off intense competition from nominees across the North West. The Award […]
NAA Member News: Hydrogen Dual-fuel Bin Lorries are a World First
ULEMCo, the company championing the use of ultra-low emission hydrogen fuelled vehicles, has delivered the world’s first hydrogen dual-fuel bin lorries to Fife Council in Scotland… The lorries are converted to run on dual hydrogen / diesel fuels, and will deliver reduced carbon emissions as well as improving air quality for the local community. The […]
NAA member company profile: GEFCO
From supply to distribution, GEFCO provides global and integrated management and optimisation of the logistics chain for its industrial customers… Renowned for the reliability of its services, GEFCO has expertise in automotive logistics – one of the most demanding sectors – in order to respond to the globalisation of industrial flows and the needs of […]
NAA member company profile: SMS Sigma
SMS Sigma manufactures and supplies powertrain components from South Korea and specialises in various processes including aluminium castings – high pressure die cast or gravity / permanent mould methods. The company has joined the NAA as part of its strategy to develop its European business development… South Korea has some significant Leading Competitive Country (LCC) […]
NAA member company profile: Kensington Consulting
Kensington Consulting is a specialist engineering and manufacturing search and selection company with automotive industry experienced consultants… Kensington recruits permanent and interim positions from Engineer to Director level across all disciplines including Operations, Projects, Quality, Engineering Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Service, Sales, and MP&L. This also includes new divisions which are dedicated to Additive Manufacturing […]
NAA Member News: Force Technology expands new factory
Force Technology, a world-class specialist supplier of precision springs, has recently enjoyed significant expansion at its new factory at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone… Force Technology has recently significantly expanded its 13,500 sq. ft. (1300 sq. m.) world-class manufacturing facility within the 90,000 sq. ft. ‘Lightworks’ building at Blackpool Airport’s Enterprise Zone. The new government-backed initiative […]
NAA Member News: Fylde CNC expands into production of complex parts
Fylde CNC, a sub-contract precision CNC machining company, has recently made a major investment into a new division of its business which specialises in the manufacture of complex CNC parts… In addition to manufacturing many products in millions of units, following recent significant investment Fylde CNC now also produces complex components in lower volumes. The […]
