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Event Review: Future Powertrain Conference, attended by Carol Holden
I attended the inaugural Future Powertrain Conference 19-20 February at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull. The two days were full of technical presentations in two streams covering a multitude of subjects together with several keynote speakers. Jerry Hardcastle gave us an entertaining keynote speech on the Wednesday evening challenging us to whether there was a […]
NAA Business Excellence Member News: Torotrak awarded TSB grant to integrate KERS into a manual gearbox in Lotus-led consortium, and separate grant for Supply Chain Project
Torotrak has been awarded a Technology Strategy Board grant to develop a new application of the Flybrid KERS technology for integration into a manual gearbox, in collaboration with lead technology partner Lotus Cars Limited The award has been made under the Technology Strategy Board’s Low Carbon Vehicles Integrated Delivery Programme 10: ‘Building an Automotive Supply […]
Industry/SMMT News: SMMT Compiles More Than 500 Top Facts About UK Automotive
More than 500 of the hottest UK automotive facts have been compiled by the SMMT Over 30 manufacturers build 70+ models here, but where are they and what do they make? A total of 2.6 million new vehicles were registered in 2013, but which were the top models? There are more than 35 million vehicles […]
Industry/SMMT News: UK Automotive Supply Chain Gains £13m Boost
The UK automotive sector has secured a share of government-backed Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) funding worth £45.5m to UK-based suppliers. The SMMT bid, submitted on behalf of the sector, has delivered £13.3m in government funding, which leverages £32.2m of industry contributions AMSCI is a funding competition run through the Department for Business, Innovation […]
Manufacturing electronic systems of the future COMPETITION FOR COLLABORATIVE R&D AND FEASIBILITY STUDY FUNDING FEBRUARY 2014
Summary The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £4.75m in collaborative R&D and feasibility studies to stimulate innovation and growth in the manufacture of electronic systems. We are looking to fund projects that explore novel manufacturing processes that could lead to new ways of making products in future. The early exploitation of these […]
NAA Update: There are lots of interesting events coming up, please ensure that these dates are in your diary
There are lots of events coming up that you should put in your diaries, including the next Business Excellence Networking Meeting at Mini Gears, a ‘support update’ in conjunction with the SMMT, a conference about innovation at Bentley, another Business Excellence Networking Meeting at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, the International Festival of Business, and […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: If you wish to apply for project funding, ‘time is of the essence’!
January has proven to be a very positive start to 2014 for the Business Excellence Programme with five new members (see below), taking us to a grand total of 118. Our target is to recruit 15 additional members by March from the North West region. Therefore if you are an existing member and have suppliers […]
In the Driving Seat: Jon Hilton, Commercial Director, Torotrak
It sounds like Jon Hilton should be entering one of his own cars in this year’s Cholmondeley Pageant of Power Name Jon Hilton Company Torotrak Plc Position Commercial Director Apart from that IMechE – Vice President and Honorary Treasurer Association with NAA New to the NAA – Torotrak became BE members in November and excitingly […]
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 […]
