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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Young Women in the Know’ course has been developed in partnership with Birmingham Metropolitan College to change outdated perceptions of engineering to […]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 […]
NAA Member Company Profile: Optical 3D
Optical 3D Limited is a Technical Illustration and 3D Animation company based in Nantwich. MD Tim Newbrook founded the company in 2002. As a qualified technical illustrator, Tim has a background in engineering principles and practice. He found that there was a huge gap between what generic creative agencies were producing for industry and the […]
NAA member company news: BAC moves to new Liverpool factory
Liverpool’s automotive industry is receiving a major boost with the announcement that the world’s first road-legal, single-seater production car is to be manufactured in the city. The Mayor of Liverpool has completed a deal with motoring pioneers Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) to move production of its ground breaking, award-winning BAC Mono car to the city. […]
NAA Member Company News: New Bentley SUV to be built in Crewe
Bentley Motors has confirmed that it will proceed with the development of the Bentley SUV, the company’s fourth model line. The SUV will be made in Crewe and will go on sale in 2016. It will create over 1000 jobs in the UK. Over the next three years Bentley will invest more than £800 million […]
NAA Member Company News: Jaguar Land Rover named Responsible Business of the Year by Business in the Community (BITC)
Jaguar Land Rover received the award in recognition of its significant investment in UK jobs and facilities, improving its environmental performance and increasing the skills and education opportunities for young people and existing employees. Jaguar Land Rover has created 9,000 new jobs since 2011 and will invest £2.75 billion this year, making it the largest […]
NAA Member Company News: Helical Technology success with RGF bid
Projects in the North West have been conditionally awarded £81m of the £506m being made available by the Government through the fourth round of the Regional Growth Fund, The money is intended to help companies to expand their operations, create new jobs and stimulate private sector growth. The RGF is a flexible and competitive £3.2bn […]
SMMT News: UK Automotive Accelerates Economic Growth And Environmental Performance
2012 was an exceptional year for UK automotive, with industry generating its highest ever turnover, increasing production and export volumes and attracting further investment, all while continuing to reduce the environmental impact of its products and processes. These are just some of the findings outlined in a comprehensive report published by the Society of Motor […]
