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Company Profile: Briggs Automotive Company Ltd
One of the most exciting and unique new cars to appear over recent years is the BAC Mono, and the company that produces it, Cheshire-based Briggs Automotive Company Ltd – now a Northwest Automotive Alliance member – is looking for suppliers in the region to work with them to help with expansion plans. The BAC […]
Vauxhall and Bentley announced as Britain’s highest ranked Top Employers 2012
Vauxhall and Bentley have both been announced as being two of Britain’s highest ranked Top Employers for 2012 Vauxhall Motors is celebrating its outstanding achievement as Britain’s 4th highest ranked Top Employer for 2012, amongst 66 other organisations. Based on independent research conducted by the CRF Institute, Vauxhall Motors offers its employees exceptional working conditions with […]
UK automotive supply chain – strengthening of sector is gaining momentum
Richard Parry Jones took the opportunity to update senior representatives from OEM and supply chain groups on the work of the Automotive Council as part of SMMT’s regular series of Open Forum events that look to develop the UK automotive sector’s supply chain capabilities … As Industry Chair of the Automotive Council, Parry Jones outlined […]
NAA Update – April 2012 – Carol Holden – CEO: Funding available for quality management systems; grants or loans for capital or development projects; Regional Growth Fund Round 3
This month’s update covers UK Automotive sector performance, NAA events, and funding opportunities, in particular, the NAA is looking to make a bid on behalf of SMEs based upon quality management systems, an opportunity for you to obtain some money from the government and provide training and qualifications for your staff – more details are […]
Cenex announces NAA member as media partner for Low Carbon Vehicle event
Cenex has announced that the media partner for its Low Carbon Vehicle event LCV2012 is Green-Car-Guide.com, the UK’s original green car news website, run by NAA member Promote. NAA members are invited to exhibit as part of the NAA stand at Cenex LCV2012, the UK’s largest annual business-to-business low carbon vehicle event, and Green-Car-Guide.com, run […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Opportunity to exhibit at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle event; time is running out for project funding support
NAA member companies are invited to exhibit at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle event, and money is running short in this round, so apply for support now from the Business Excellence Programme Technical Support Fund. Last September, the NAA Business Excellence Programme took three companies to exhibit at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle show and […]
UKTI Investment Service Team
The UKTI Investment Service Team works across government and local partners to account manage large foreign-owned companies established in the UK to actively encourage and support further investment projects UKTI Investment Services Team was created following the transfer of inward investment and account management activities from the RDAs. Account Managers, in conjunction with UKTI colleagues […]
Fully funded business growth programme
Applications are now being invited for the fourth cohort of the Goldman Sachs fully funded 10,000 Small Businesses in the North West programme which is run by Manchester Metropolitan University Business School 10,000 Small Businesses offers a prestigious business and management curriculum designed by world-class experts for small firms and social enterprises with scalable growth […]
Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP visits Bentley to see outcomes from RGF
Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP visited Bentley Motors’ Pyms Lane headquarters in Crewe in April to see how the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is helping the company meet increasing demand for its cars by training new employees to the high levels of skill necessary to craft the high performance luxury cars […]
China becomes Bentley’s largest market
As Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP visited Bentley (see article above), the company has emerged from the first quarter of 2012 in an increasingly strong position with a new number one market. The company’s results for the first three months of 2012 show that it is building on its 2011 sales success […]
