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NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: If you wish to apply for project funding, ‘time is of the essence’!
January has proven to be a very positive start to 2014 for the Business Excellence Programme with five new members (see below), taking us to a grand total of 118. Our target is to recruit 15 additional members by March from the North West region. Therefore if you are an existing member and have suppliers […]
BE NAA Member Company Profile: Torotrak
January 9th 2014 marked a very important day for two small but highly innovative companies, over 150 miles apart. This was the day that Leyland resident Torotrak plc completed its purchase of Silverstone-based Flybrid Automotive Ltd. The purchase will expand the Torotrak Group’s capability to offer cutting-edge solutions to the automotive industry’s fuel economy problems […]
NAA Member Company Profile: FDM Digital Solutions – 3D print firm wins £860k backing
A Burnley company which is pioneering the use of 3D printing has secured a £860,000 investment from The North West Fund for Venture Capital and Lancashire’s Rosebud Fund FDM, together with its partners, has already won grants totalling almost £1m from the Technology Strategy Board and EPSRC to help them develop the supply chain. This […]
Automotive Comms launches all-new Green Car Guide website
If you love cars but also hate regularly refilling your car with expensive petrol then you need to check out the all-new Green Car Guide website, at www.GreenCarGuide.co.uk, run by NAA member Automotive Comms, and incorporating new features such as an animation entitled ‘Which car is most efficient for you?’, featuring a voiceover by Red […]
Lancashire Business View’s Red Rose Awards Nomination Closing deadline is this Friday Jan 17.
The Red Rose Awards is the event where Lancashire business, commerce and industry are celebrated. There’s a whole host of sector specific and business size categories, as well as broader awards such as Caring Employer and Commitment to Skills. You can find more detail on the categories here: http://www.redroseawards.co.uk/enter-rra14/. We want the calibre of entries […]
NAA Update: Thank you to everyone at the NAA and also previous colleagues
I have been overwhelmed by the response from everyone following the announcement of the New Year Honours List and my inclusion with an OBE for services to the Automotive Industry in the North West. I feel that now is the right time to thank not only my staff, the Directors, Board and members of the […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: If you want funding for a project or if you know of any other companies that would benefit from the BE Programme then get in touch now
We hope that you have all enjoyed a restful and happy festive break! 2014 is a very exciting time for the automotive industry and all those who have taken the step to join the NAA’s Business Excellence Programme. To date we have 113 members; therefore if existing members can recommend other potential companies to join […]
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 […]
