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NAA company profile: WMG
WMG is a leader in automotive research. Its academic and industrial experts work with businesses, utilising WMG’s on-site facilities to take the risk out of company’s R&D programmes in accelerated timescales… WMG is a department of the University of Warwick and one of the founding members of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Its applied research […]
NAA Member Profile: Virtual Engineering Centre/University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is an internationally renowned Russell Group university, recognised for its high-quality research with collaborations reaching across the globe with an abundance of businesses and organisations… The Faculty of Science and Engineering connects research strengths, technologies and experts from a unique and broad mix of disciplines. The University is home to a […]
NAA Member Profile: Melo World
MELO World offers visual management solutions and 5S methodologies that have enhanced production and operation facilities at major blue chip brands… The business provides solutions for clients interested in incorporating or enhancing Lean (Continuous Improvement) and 5S (Organisation methodology) in their operations. The company has worked with brands including Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley and DHL […]
NAA Company Profile: Alchemist Consultants
Due to the changing nature of operational excellence, Alchemist Consultants has been developed to focus on the key ingredient in making operational excellence more effective and sustainable … your people! The Alchemist approach to operational excellence is a people-centric model utilising behavioural approaches to create sustainable change… Alchemist incorporates KZN Solutions which is a company […]
NAA Company Profile: Wynne Aviation – Putting Liverpool John Lennon Airport back on the map as the destination for cargo in the North
Wynne Aviation is a family-run freight and logistics company based at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. The business has over thirty years of experience and its dedicated team offers a wide range of logistical services… In March 2017 the company took over the operation of the bonded cargo shed and in February 2018 it became the […]
NAA Company Profile: The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC)
The AMRC is a global network of research and innovation centres that work with some of the most demanding and prestigious manufacturing companies around the world… From McLaren, Aston Martin, JLR and Bentley in the automotive sector, to Rolls-Royce, Boeing, and Airbus in aerospace, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centres are the go to places for […]
NAA Company Profile: Automotive Comms, providing trusted marketing support to the NAA and its members
Automotive Comms provides marketing and communication support to organisations operating in the automotive industry, developing marketing strategies and delivering marketing direction, either ongoing or for specific projects as needed, to help companies grow and become more profitable… Automotive Comms provides marketing support for the NAA, including the production of the NAA newsletter, and is also […]
New NAA member company: KZN Solutions
KZN Solutions is a sector-specific consultancy & training organisation. It specialises in the ability to be able to design a bespoke company approach to training for apprenticeships and employees at all levels and in so doing achieve sustainable improvements in quality, cost and delivery… Turn your workforce into a Lean Mean Working Machine If you’re […]
New NAA member company: PWHytek – Aero + Auto Design Tech Bureau
PWHytek designs advanced, lightweight aerodynamic aids using its experience in the aerospace and automotive markets… Pete Welsh, PWHytek’s MD, gives a summary of what the company is trying to achieve. Our background is mainly in aerospace, but we have exploited the learning generated whilst moving auto and aero engineers across the sectors. Our engineers have […]
NAA member company profile: Plus Point
On the whole, cars are more reliable now than ever before. That’s because car makers have to master a key step in automobile manufacturing: quality control. Established in 2005, with an emphasis on people and processes, Plus Point provides a fully managed professional service solution to manufacturing quality issues for tier one and major UK-based […]