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Put the spotlight on your company and sponsor the NAA Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony, The Mere Golf Resort & Spa Hotel, 12 November 2015
Be a part of celebrating excellence and innovation in the North West Automotive Industry As an event sponsor you will have: Table of 10 – a chance to reward staff or engage potential customers Half page promotional write up in the event brochure Inclusion of promotional material in rolling video footage throughout event Company logo […]
Exhibit with the NAA at the UK’s leading low carbon vehicle event, LCV2015, 9 & 10 September, Millbrook
If you want to supply to the vehicles of the future then you need to exhibit at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2015 at Millbrook, and you can do this extremely cost-effectively by taking a space on the NAA stand If you supply into the automotive industry, wouldn’t it be useful to look into […]
Event review: Future Powertrain Conference review, 25/26 February 2015, Solihull
The Future Powertrain Conference took place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull on 25th & 26th February 2015, and it brought together academics and engineers from the automotive industry with the aim of jointly exploring solutions for future powertrain challenges A number of interesting ideas were presented in the various sessions, ranging from removing […]
Event review: Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Parliamentary Reception – opportunities for UK supply chain companies, but they need to grow
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) hosted an event in the House of Commons on 9 March to present the findings of a report by Cambridge Econometrics entitled ‘Fuelling Britain’s Future’, about the economic impact of low carbon vehicles in the UK. The report shows that moving to low carbon vehicles makes economic and environmental […]
Event review: The Automotive Industrial Partnership Launch Event, 12 March at Cholmondeley Room & Terrace, House of Lords, London
Joining a plethora of key Automotive Industry/Sector representatives at the beautiful Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, House of Lords, on the river Thames, the Automotive Industrial Partnership was officially launched – showing how OEM collaboration in the sector is vowing to bridge the skills gaps and attract the next generation of Automotive Engineers/skilled workers. The UK […]
Merseyside Innovation Awards
The MIA2015 competition is open for applications! The search is on! Are you innovating in business, manufacturing or tech? Apply for the 2015 MIA now and you could win £10,000. If you or your business are a pioneer in your field or have created something unique to transform your marketplace, you may be the next […]
Innovate UK and Horizon 2020: innovation support for the transport sector
Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency – funding, supporting and connecting innovative British businesses through a unique mix of people and programmes to accelerate sustainable economic growth. Part of the role of Innovate UK is to encourage and help UK organisations to benefit from European innovation support, such as the Horizon 2020 programme. Innovate […]
NAA Update: NAA survey – initial headline findings, and upcoming events
The initial findings from the recent NAA survey show that you would like us to do more of what we’re doing, plus a lot more I am writing this just after the launch of The Proving Factory. Richard Bruges was one of the first people I met outside of the NW when I joined the […]
In the Driving Seat: David Teale, Chief Executive, North of England Excellence
David Teale is Chief Executive of North of England Excellence, which works to improve the competitiveness and productivity of the northern economy, and helps organisations enhance performance by inspiring, supporting and recognising excellence Name David Teale Company North of England Excellence Position Chief Executive Apart from that Chairman Solutions SK Chairman Individual Solutions SK Board […]
Benefits of being an NAA member: Oaktec
There are many companies that have gained numerous benefits from being members of the Northwest Automotive Alliance. One such company is Oaktec – find out why Paul Andrews, owner of Oaktec, explains how the NAA has helped to transform his business: “Oaktec is a small technology innovation business in the low carbon transport powertrain sector. […]