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NAA Member Company Profile: Setco Automotive (UK) Ltd
Setco Automotive is a manufacturer of clutches for commercial vehicle applications, under the brand name of ‘Lipe Clutch’. The facility in Rossendale, Lancashire, was set up in 1973 and quickly established itself as the clutch supplier of choice to the UK original equipment truck manufacturers including ERF, Foden and Seddon Atkinson. Due to this strong […]
Member Company News: Setco Automotive (UK) Ltd to be certified to OHSAS 18001
In 2011, Setco Automotive (UK) Ltd. gained certification to ISO/TS 16949, demonstrating its world class automotive quality systems. Having seen the benefits that a well structured management system has brought to the company, Setco was keen to roll the practice out to all areas of the business. As such, certification to OSHAS 18001 for the […]
Member Company News: TVS Supply Chain Solutions feature in the Business Reporter, distributed with The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph
NAA member company TVS Supply Chain Solutions recently featured in the Business Reporter, distributed with The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. With a UK history dating back to the turn of the 20th Century as Leyland Vehicles, TVS Supply Chain Solutions is now part of the international $6bn TVS manufacturing and logistics group. In […]
Free consultancy for organisations that want to consider EVs – Plugged-in Fleets Initiative 100
Energy Saving Trust is offering free consultancy to organisations that want to consider Electric Vehicles (EVs), to support them in building the business case. The Plugged-in Fleets Initiative is funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles and the Energy Saving Trust has 100 places available for public and private sector organisations. Over the last […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: BE Programme Gains Additional Resources, Rush for Mentoring and Technical Support Funding
Amanda Allen has recently joined the Business Excellence Programme as Business Support Manager. I am pleased to announce that Amanda Allen has recently joined us as Business Support Manager. Amanda’s time will be split between the NAA and the Business Excellence Programme. Amanda is a highly motivated, dynamic and client focussed professional, with 12 years […]
NAA Member Company Profile: mi Technology Group
mi Technology Group offers test and development support, and the company has developed an enviable reputation for being able to adapt what it does to deliver exactly what each customer wants – even though it caters for customers from sectors as diverse as prestige passenger cars through off-highway machines to aerospace. So how does it […]
NAA Event: Northwest Automotive Alliance 2013 Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony, 6 November 2013, Carden Park, Cheshire – You are invited to apply for an award and to book a table at the dinner
You are now invited to apply for an award and to reserve a table at the Northwest Automotive Alliance 2013 Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony – the region’s only event of its type for the automotive sector. The event is ideal for entertaining and networking and it grew to twice its size in 2012 compared […]
Member Company News: Jaguar Land Rover Launches National Education Programme to Encourage Young Women to Consider Engineering Careers
Jaguar Land Rover is offering female students interested in engineering, technology and manufacturing careers a unique insight into the world of work at the UK’s largest luxury automotive manufacturer. The ‘Inspiring Tomorrow’s Engineers: Young Women in the Know’ course has been developed in partnership with Birmingham Metropolitan College to change outdated perceptions of engineering to […]
Business Excellence Company News: Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich takes stake in Leyland-based Clean Air Power
Clean Air Power, the developer and global leader in Dual-Fuel engine management software for heavy duty vehicles, has raised £5 million via a placing of almost 52 million shares. Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich and Zara Shvidler, the wife of one of his best friends, have each taken a 1.5 per cent stake in the […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Opportunities for Additional Business Excellence Members
I’m delighted to welcome seven new members to the Business Excellence Programme, all of these companies have joined since June. Last month I reported that we had been successful in securing a £1.1 million extension to the Business Excellence Programme to June 2015 from the European Regional Development Fund. Prior to the extension we had […]
