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BE NAA Member Company Profile: Torotrak
January 9th 2014 marked a very important day for two small but highly innovative companies, over 150 miles apart. This was the day that Leyland resident Torotrak plc completed its purchase of Silverstone-based Flybrid Automotive Ltd. The purchase will expand the Torotrak Group’s capability to offer cutting-edge solutions to the automotive industry’s fuel economy problems […]
Joint Technology Event: A winning edge; the difference is design – an event for SMEs within OEM product supply chains, Bentley Motors, Crewe, 29 April 2014
This event, looking at how design can drive innovation to help make supply chain companies better, stronger businesses, will include presentations such as ‘Design as a key driver of competitiveness in the automotive industry’ Business success often comes down to gaining a winning edge: that important differentiating element that helps a business stand out and […]
NAA Member Company Profile: FDM Digital Solutions – 3D print firm wins £860k backing
A Burnley company which is pioneering the use of 3D printing has secured a £860,000 investment from The North West Fund for Venture Capital and Lancashire’s Rosebud Fund FDM, together with its partners, has already won grants totalling almost £1m from the Technology Strategy Board and EPSRC to help them develop the supply chain. This […]
NAA event: Business Excellence meeting – Win a drive of the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power circuit, Friday 13 June 2014 – and also win a drive of the amazing BAC Mono
We are excited to announce that one person attending the Business Excellence meeting at this year’s Cholmondeley Pageant of Power will be winning a completely unique opportunity to drive around the Pageant of Power circuit. Also, for those people attending the event, there will also be a draw on the day for a drive of […]
Automotive Comms launches all-new Green Car Guide website
If you love cars but also hate regularly refilling your car with expensive petrol then you need to check out the all-new Green Car Guide website, at www.GreenCarGuide.co.uk, run by NAA member Automotive Comms, and incorporating new features such as an animation entitled ‘Which car is most efficient for you?’, featuring a voiceover by Red […]
Industry/SMMT News: UK Car Manufacturing Hits Six-Year High
Car production rose 3.1% in 2013 to surpass 1.5 million units – the highest volume since 2007; industry analysts predict output to reach record levels of around two million units by 2017; UK could become the third largest car manufacturer in Europe Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, “2013 demonstrated the value of the UK’s […]
Cheshire Automotive Businesses Invited to 871 Square Miles of Investment Opportunities
Automotive businesses across Cheshire and Warrington recently attended a high profile investment event in London, hosted by His Grace the Duke of Westminster Organised by Cheshire & Warrington Enterprise Partnership and Marketing Cheshire, the event was designed to introduce potential investors to companies in the sub-region and strengthen relationships for the future. Businesses from the […]
Businesses urged to join International Festival for Business delegates’ club
The International Festival for Business (IFB) 2014 is the largest global concentration of business events during 2014. The 50-day festival runs across 7 weeks in June and July and will attract business delegates and trade intermediaries from around the world The International Festival for Business (IFB) 2014 is the largest global concentration of business events […]
Lancashire Business View’s Red Rose Awards Nomination Closing deadline is this Friday Jan 17.
The Red Rose Awards is the event where Lancashire business, commerce and industry are celebrated. There’s a whole host of sector specific and business size categories, as well as broader awards such as Caring Employer and Commitment to Skills. You can find more detail on the categories here: http://www.redroseawards.co.uk/enter-rra14/. We want the calibre of entries […]
NAA News: Keep up with the latest NAA news between newsletters – follow us on Twitter
As the pace of change in the North West’s automotive industry increases, waiting one month between newsletters can be a long time, so why not follow us on Twitter so you can receive important breaking news as it happens The NAA is growing, along with the automotive industry in the North West, and there’s a […]
