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Torotrak awarded Technology Strategy Board Funding for Excavator Project in collaboration with JCB
Torotrak has announced the award of funding from the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, to work in a co-funded consortium including JCB, on an off-highway vehicle project. The award has been made under the Advanced Propulsion Centre initiative, which is designed to advance the development and manufacture of new, low carbon vehicle technologies […]
Low Carbon Champions to be recognised by the LowCVP – nominations open!
Awards to be presented at celebration dinner alongside Cenex’s LCV 2014 Event The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) is inviting organisations that have made a real difference in the area of low carbon transport to apply for the Low Carbon Champions Awards. There are seven categories, covering areas ranging from cars to innovations, and the […]
Additional £75m investment for Advanced Propulsion Centre
An additional £75m investment for the Advanced Propulsion Centre has been announced. The first APC competition announced its winners in April, and now there will be further funding for collaborative R&D projects in the field of low-carbon propulsion technologies. The projects will be expected to start in October and will help to develop and grow […]
Employer ownership: skills projects for the automotive supply chain
Invitation to submit applications for skills funding in the automotive supply chain. The government is inviting proposals for projects that will increase the supply of skilled staff in automotive supply chain companies. It wants to support companies who need to significantly increase the skills of their staff. This should be in companies that contribute to […]
SMMT publishes new Funding, Finance and Support Guide
The new version of the SMMT Funding, Finance and Support Guide has been updated with the relevant schemes such as: Climate Change Agreements targeted to increase energy efficiency or reduce carbon dioxide. A new EU led programme COSME which provides a budget of € 2.3bn to SMEs to access loans of up to €150,000. Black […]
Niche Vehicle CR&D Competition Opens
The Technology Strategy Board and the Office for Low Emission Vehicle (OLEV) are investing up to £1.2m in collaborative R&D projects for niche and specialist vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and technology organisations who wish to collaborate on innovative, industry-led projects focussing on developing and demonstrating vehicle or system level road-vehicle technology in the following categories: Improved Fuel Efficiency […]
NGF EUROPE’s unique cord wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation
NGF EUROPE has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The award comes in recognition of the design and manufacture of small filament diameter glass cords which, when coated in rubber latex in a novel chemical dipping process, are uniquely oil resistant and so capable of reinforcing timing belts which run in oil. This […]
NAA Update: Meeting Prince Charles at the Palace, recognition for the North West at the Niche Vehicle Network Conference, and much, much more
It has been a very busy month for me, but without doubt the most memorable experience was on Friday 4 April when I had the privilege to go to Buckingham Palace for my investiture and receive my OBE from the Prince of Wales It was a very special day, shared with family and close friends […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Forthcoming events and please apply for funding for any projects now before it’s too late
The number of Business Excellence members currently stands at 127, and 98 projects are being supported; therefore again we are getting closer to our target of 133 members and we are now in the final month of membership registration If you’re aware of any companies in your supply chain that could take advantage of becoming […]
NAA member news/event review: North West companies grab the headlines at the 2014 Niche Vehicle Network Symposium
The Niche Vehicle Network (NVN) exists to support specialist automotive companies and projects rather than the mainstream manufacturers, and North West companies were out in force at this year’s NVN Symposium, with Oaktec’s Paul Andrews in particular being in the limelight thanks to his new engine design picking up a major award Many NAA member […]
