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NAA 2013 Award Winner Profile: Community Outreach Award
Sponsored by Festo and presented by Andrew Graveson – National Team Manager, Automotive Industry How the award winner was assessed For our second new award for 2013 we looked at the assessment from the following perspectives – all of which were balanced by the size of the operation that submitted the application: Strategy and corporate […]
NAA 2013 Award Winner Profile: Company Of The Year Award
Sponsored by Morson International and presented by Paul Moogan, Client Services Director How the award winner was assessed For this year the potential companies that could win the award were those who had already won an award during the evening. The judges reassessed all of the winning companies’ applications and eventually identified one that met […]
Automotive Supply Chain Survey – please take part as soon as possible
If you would like to be considered for more supply chain opportunities, and would like to supply more products into Tier 1 companies, then please take part in the Automotive Council survey aimed at evaluating the capability and appetite of the wider UK manufacturing base to satisfy the opportunity to increase UK content in Tier […]
Is your company interested in sponsoring the Cheshire Science Festival 2014?
Headline sponsorship opportunities are available for key science, technology and engineering companies to get behind this event for the Cheshire/Warrington sub-region Marketing Cheshire and The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre have announced that they are working in partnership to create an annual science festival in the Cheshire and Warrington sub-region for May 2014. […]
Semta ‘Best of British Engineering’ Awards
Semta is calling for you to nominate the people and businesses that represent the “Best of British Engineering “. Nominations are now open for: Apprentice of the Year sponsored by Marshall Higher Apprentice of the Year sponsored by Rolls-Royce Graduate of the Year sponsored by Atkins Champion of the Year sponsored by BAE Systems Skills […]
NAA Update: Thank you for your support of the Annual Awards Dinner
Our Annual Awards Dinner was a huge success, with more than 260 people attending this year, compared to just over 100 in 2012, and only 50 the previous year. Congratulations to our award winners and well done to all the companies that submitted award applications. And of course a very big thank you to our […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: New members, new projects, new events
This past month has once again been extremely busy supporting companies with applications for Business Excellence mentoring and technical support and we have now received applications to subsidise 82 projects; the vast majority of which have been supported and progressed. We have also seen a surge in new members wishing to gain support through the […]
In the Driving Seat: Craig Allen, Group Manufacturing and IT Director, Ener-G Plc
Craig appears to have a liking for running around in mud, and his two young sons already seem to be following in their father’s footsteps Name Craig Allen Company Ener-G Plc Position Group Manufacturing and IT Director Apart from that Judging panel member for recent EEF Manufacturing Awards (Sept 2013) Association with NAA 2-3 years […]
NAA Member Company Profile: Norlec Sheet Metal Limited
Norlec Sheet Metal is one of the leading sheet metal manufacturing companies in the UK, with one of the largest ranges of CNC sheet metal machinery. The company is a manufacturer, fabricator, finisher and assembler of sheet metal products, with a focus on the production of steel components, fabrications and assemblies. It provides products and […]
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 […]
