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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 […]
Funding News: Shell launches national search for next big low carbon business idea
Small enterprises looking for a “no strings attached” financial boost to aid the development of innovative, low-carbon business ideas can now apply for an award from Shell Springboard. Now in its eighth year, Shell Springboard offers businesses the chance to win up to £40,000 to help make their commercially viable ideas a reality Nine awards […]
NAA Skills Update: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) skills
Dear “Angry of Automotive”. Thank you for your comments regarding the content of my skills articles in the NAA newsletter. I am sorry that you feel that I put too much emphasis on apprenticeships, however I do take exception to your description of my passion for apprenticeships as “verging on an unhealthy obsession”. To prove […]
NAA Update: NAA Extension, more Funding opportunities, and Awards Dinner
Read Carol’s news about the NAA Extension decision, more funding opportunities, the NAA Awards dinner, and the next meeting at Electron Technical Solutions. It seems months ago since the Annual Awards Dinner at Carden Park, everyone that I spoke to was very complimentary about the event and venue and we already have offers of sponsorship […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Astounding Support for Business Excellence Programme extension to June 2015
I am very impressed with the level of support received from our sector for the Business Excellence extension and would like to say a big thank you, On 6 November our proposal to extend the project was reviewed by the European Regional Development Performance Monitoring Sub-Committee (PMSC). This group is a regional leaders group primarily […]
