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Member Company News: Bentley becomes first automotive manufacturer to achieve Carbon Trust Water Standard
Bentley has become the first automotive manufacturer, and among the first ten organisations in the world, to achieve the Carbon Trust Water Standard. This comes after the company reduced its water usage by 35.7 per cent over the previous year at its headquarters in Crewe, to 109,284 m³ in 2012 Achieving this reduction, Bentley’s Environmental […]
Business Excellence Company News: CSA Group acquires mi Technology
CSA Group, a leading global provider of product certification and testing services, has announced the acquisition of the Leyland-based mi Technology Group. mi Technology Group is an independent, privately owned company providing analysis, research & development, testing and consultancy services to manufacturers and suppliers around the world “The acquisition of mi Technology Group is key […]
£75 million to build cars of the future
Automotive companies challenged to come up with engine technologies that will make cars more efficient and change the way we drive Automotive companies are being challenged to come up with engine technologies that will make our cars more energy efficient and ultimately change the way we drive. The £75 million fund will enable businesses to […]
The International Festival for Business (IFB) 2014 – The Olympics for Business
The inaugural International Festival for Business (IFB) will be the UK’s most significant international trade and commerce showcase since 1951, and the biggest concentration of business events globally in 2014 Attracting more than 250,000 delegates/visitors from 100+ countries across 50 days during June and July 2014, and hosted in the Liverpool City Region, the IFB […]
Guide: Why collaborate? An overview of the benefits of investing time, money and expertise in collaborative R&D partnerships
The idea of a collaboration will often come about as a result of needing to take a product development to a higher level of technical or market readiness. Other drivers might be the need to bring in new knowledge or skills to take the company to the next level. Here’s a guide to collaboration from […]
Northwest Automotive Alliance Awards celebrate the success of the region’s companies
The success – and the diversity – of the automotive industry in the North West has been celebrated at the Northwest Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards, which took place at Carden Park Hotel in Cheshire on 6th November 2013. The winner of the overall Company of the Year Award was Sigmatex (UK) Ltd, a company that […]
NAA Update: NAA Annual Dinner & Awards, plus other 2013 events
Time is running out to book a place at the main NAA event of the year, the Annual Awards Dinner, and there are also two other events taking place before the year is out, including the opportunity to see how some of the world’s leading performance tyres are made, at a Pirelli factory tour. We […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Rush for Mentoring and Technical Support
This past couple of months has been extremely busy supporting companies with applications for Business Excellence mentoring and technical support. Currently, we are supporting over 20 new projects, which have a total value in excess of £200,000. It is fantastic to see all this investment taking place and the drive for business improvements. I have […]
In the Driving Seat: Amanda Holmes, Northwest Automotive Alliance
When Amanda isn’t on NAA duty she can be found jogging/cycling around Vale of Llangollen and Dee Valley and dreaming about “how to get back onto the stage”! Name Amanda Holmes Company Northwest Automotive Alliance (Business Excellence Programme/and NAA project support) Position Project Support Manager Apart from that After a creative start in life and […]
NAA Member Company Profile: Setco Automotive (UK) Ltd
Setco Automotive is a manufacturer of clutches for commercial vehicle applications, under the brand name of ‘Lipe Clutch’. The facility in Rossendale, Lancashire, was set up in 1973 and quickly established itself as the clutch supplier of choice to the UK original equipment truck manufacturers including ERF, Foden and Seddon Atkinson. Due to this strong […]
