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NAA Skills Update: National Apprenticeship Week and Engaging with Schools
11th to 15th March 2013 was National Apprenticeship Week, the annual event which celebrates the positive impact apprenticeships have on individuals and businesses alike. Regular readers of the Skills article in the NAA’s newsletter might be forgiven for thinking that in ‘Susan World’ every week is Apprentice Week, but even the strongest exponents of apprenticeships […]
BE Case Study: SMMT Meet the Buyer 2011
North West companies attend SMMT Meet the Buyer event and gain introductions to key automotive purchasers. Link to case study:- BE Case Study: SMMT Meet the Buyer 2011 North West automotive businesses meet buyers and benefit from mentoring in how to sell to major manufacturers. PROJECT SMMT Meet the Buyer event, Chester, 2011 BACKGROUND The […]
Government to provide 75% of the cost of installing new charge points for electric vehicles
The government has announced that it will provide 75% of the cost of installing new plug-in vehicle charge points at home, on the street, and at railway stations; and also rapid charge points. The funding can be claimed by: People installing chargepoints where they live Local authorities installing rapid charge points to facilitate longer journeys, […]
Vince Cable Launches £22 Million Automotive ‘Proving Factory’ Initiative
The Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills, has launched an advanced manufacturing initiative for the automotive sector, with an investment of £21.8 million from the public and private sector. The Proving Factory is a collaborative project involving major companies and groups in the UK motor industry. Ultimately it […]
New measures announced to support the uptake of plug-in vehicles, £37 million funding package
A £37 million funding package is set to benefit drivers with plug-in vehicles Drivers with plug-in vehicles are set to benefit from a £37 million funding package for home and on-street charging and for new charge points for people parking plug-in vehicles at railway stations. The coalition government will provide 75% of the cost of […]
Member Company News: ABS Quality Evaluations Receives ISO 50001 Accreditation
ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. recently received accreditation of its ISO 50001 Energy Management System programme by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). ISO 50001 provides public organisations with management strategies to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs and improve energy performance This international standard is intended to lead organisations to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, […]
Member Company News: Automotive Comms launches Electric Car Guide animation
An animation tool designed to provide a user-friendly and engaging introduction to electric vehicles has been launched by NAA member Automotive Comms and supported by the London Borough of Camden and the Energy Saving Trust. The Electric Car Guide, together with more information about the latest electric vehicles, can be viewed at www.Green-Car-Guide.com The Electric […]
LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards winners announced
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has announced the winners of the LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards 2012, and one of the entries was North West-based Oaktec Special awards were presented to two organisations – one public sector and one private – for their endeavours to cut carbon emissions from UK road transport over the […]
Funding News: TSB launches a technology-inspired innovation competition for fast-track and collaborative R&D funding
The TSB has launched a £10m competition to support collaborative R&D projects across key enabling technology areas. They are looking to fund projects that contain a significant and identifiable element of technology innovation and risk Projects must be collaborative and business-led but there may be an opportunity to include high quality academic research for additional […]
CARS 2020: Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable automotive industry in Europe
The European Commission has launched the CARS 2020 Action Plan, which is aimed at reinforcing the automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability With 12 million sector-related jobs, the automotive industry is vital for Europe’s prosperity and job creation. The EU needs to maintain a world-class car industry, producing the most energy-efficient and safe vehicles globally and […]
