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Event Review: My Electric Avenue Finale Event reveals how local electricity networks can cope with charging clusters of electric vehicles
NAA member EA Technology hosted a ‘Finale’ event for its three-year My Electric Avenue project at the IMechE in London on 3 December 2015, revealing its final results, including that across Britain 32% of local electricity networks (312,000 circuits) will require intervention when 40% – 70% of customers have EVs, and that new technology could […]
Become a NWED 2016 Sponsor: 23 June 2016
Want to get more involved in the 2016 National Women in Engineering Day and help ensure that we reach even more girls and women in engineering? As a non-profit charity, NWED relies solely on grants and generous donations to operate NWED and get more girls and women into engineering. NWED was launched by WES in […]
Greater Manchester Export Fund (Grants & Loans)
The GM Export Fund has two components: Greater Manchester Export Grant Fund – £7M package of capital and revenue support to invest in the areas critical for international development and export-focussed business growth. It will elevate businesses to a point where they can either start to trade overseas or scale up their export operations to […]
British car manufacturing hits its highest level for the year-to-date in a decade
British car manufacturing has hit its highest level for the year-to-date in a decade, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 1,318,452 new cars rolled off UK production lines in the first 10 months of the year, the best performance since 2005 and up 2.8% […]
NAA Update: Northern Automotive Alliance launched at the Awards Dinner
The NAA Awards Dinner 2015 was important to recognise the successes of companies operating in the automotive industry in the region, however this year it also marked the launch of the Northern Automotive Alliance… What a busy November! Our annual dinner last week was an amazing success, this was our second year at The Mere […]
In the Driving Seat: Mike Hawes
Find out more about the keynote speaker at the NAA Awards Dinner 2015, Mike Hawes, Chief Executive, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)… Name Michael Hawes Company The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Position Chief Executive Apart from that Director, SMMT Industry Forum Director, Motor Codes Board Member, Digital Radio UK […]
Northern Automotive Alliance Awards show the strength of the manufacturing base in the Northern Powerhouse
The winners of the Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards 2015 provide a clear demonstration that the automotive industry in the Northern Powerhouse area is making a significant and growing contribution to the regional – and national – economy… The NAA Awards took place in Cheshire on 12th November 2015, featuring keynote speaker Mike Hawes, Chief […]
New Northern Automotive Alliance Membership Brochure
The NAA has an all-new membership brochure highlighting 21 benefits of membership… Why should you become a member of the NAA? Take a look at our new membership brochure to find out more about these 21 compelling reasons below why you should join: 1 Providing the focused, industry-specific support that your organisation needs 2 […]
NAA Member Company News: Bentley, Emerald Automotive and Nissan all set to benefit from the Lightweighting Excellence Programme
Sigmatex has announced that three UK-based automotive OEMs – Bentley Motors Limited, Emerald Automotive LLC and Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd – are working closely with the Lightweighting Excellence Programme (LX) in order to achieve vehicle weight reduction… The LX consortium is seeking to enhance capability within the UK automotive supply chain to manufacture composite […]
NAA Member Company News: Innovate 2015 backs Oaktec’s novel gas-powered engine with ‘cash’
Lancashire R&D engineering company wins ‘peer-to-peer’ competition after 15 years’ development of low emissions, low-cost Pulse-R engine… A small gas-powered engine developed by Lancaster-based engineering R&D company Oaktec has been judged the innovation most likely to attract investor backing at Innovate 2015. Fellow entrepreneurs and delegates were given novelty banknotes and asked to choose which […]
