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NAA Member Company Profile: Optical 3D
Optical 3D Limited is a Technical Illustration and 3D Animation company based in Nantwich. MD Tim Newbrook founded the company in 2002. As a qualified technical illustrator, Tim has a background in engineering principles and practice. He found that there was a huge gap between what generic creative agencies were producing for industry and the […]
NAA event review: Business Excellence Networking Meeting, Auto Marine Cables, Wednesday 10 July 2013
Attendees at the NAA meeting at Auto Marine Cables were provided with a behind the scenes insight into the world of cables by the company’s Managing Director, Peter Hammond. The visit included an introduction to the company, its products and processes, with a focus on lean manufacturing and efficiency improvements. Peter Hammond explained how the […]
NAA member company news: BAC moves to new Liverpool factory
Liverpool’s automotive industry is receiving a major boost with the announcement that the world’s first road-legal, single-seater production car is to be manufactured in the city. The Mayor of Liverpool has completed a deal with motoring pioneers Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) to move production of its ground breaking, award-winning BAC Mono car to the city. […]
NAA Member Company News: New Bentley SUV to be built in Crewe
Bentley Motors has confirmed that it will proceed with the development of the Bentley SUV, the company’s fourth model line. The SUV will be made in Crewe and will go on sale in 2016. It will create over 1000 jobs in the UK. Over the next three years Bentley will invest more than £800 million […]
NAA Member Company News: Jaguar Land Rover named Responsible Business of the Year by Business in the Community (BITC)
Jaguar Land Rover received the award in recognition of its significant investment in UK jobs and facilities, improving its environmental performance and increasing the skills and education opportunities for young people and existing employees. Jaguar Land Rover has created 9,000 new jobs since 2011 and will invest £2.75 billion this year, making it the largest […]
NAA Member Company News: Helical Technology success with RGF bid
Projects in the North West have been conditionally awarded £81m of the £506m being made available by the Government through the fourth round of the Regional Growth Fund, The money is intended to help companies to expand their operations, create new jobs and stimulate private sector growth. The RGF is a flexible and competitive £3.2bn […]
SMMT News: Summary
There have been a number of positive news items and announcements of interest to the Automotive Industry in recent weeks – we highlight some of the key ones. Details of the TSB’s IDP10 competition Launch of the Automotive Sector Strategy Announcement of the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) £500m additional funding for OLEV to 2020 Confirmation […]
SMMT News: UK Automotive Accelerates Economic Growth And Environmental Performance
2012 was an exceptional year for UK automotive, with industry generating its highest ever turnover, increasing production and export volumes and attracting further investment, all while continuing to reduce the environmental impact of its products and processes. These are just some of the findings outlined in a comprehensive report published by the Society of Motor […]
Event review: Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Takes First Steps On The Road To A ‘Beyond Tailpipe’ Measure Of Emissions From Road Vehicles
The introduction of new energy technologies in road transport will mean that the current tailpipe measures of the climate impact of vehicles will become increasingly inadequate in future – so what is the solution? How do you decide how green a car is? Do you look at its miles per gallon? If so, what about […]
SMMT International Bulletin July 2013 Edition
INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN July 2013 Sections of Bulletin with Page numbers in link to attached file Key Contents Page SMMT International meeting dates 4 SMMT International events 5 Other International events in UK 7 Other International trade events held abroad 9 Industry support initiatives 12 Global news round-up 14 International market reviews 15 International business opportunities 17 WTO […]
