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Event review: Low Carbon Vehicle 2013, Millbrook, 4-5 September 2013
The NAA and a group of NAA member companies took a stand at LCV2013, the UK’s leading low carbon vehicle event. Find out what NAA members thought of the show, and if you want to be part of the stand at next year’s event, you’ll need to book now! The LCV event has established its […]
Event review: CarFest North 2013
CarFest, the idea of Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, and now one of the North West’s largest automotive-related events, took place from 2-4 August at Oulton Park, here’s what happened. Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans’ CarFest 2013 kicked off in style as Oulton Park resounded to the sound of rubber on tarmac and the laughter […]
North West teams score highly in Formula Student 2013
Teams from North West universities achieved excellent placings in Formula Student, the world’s largest student motorsport event. Run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, it challenges student engineers to design, build and race a single-seat racing car in one year. Lancaster University A team of around ten mechanical, mechatronic and electrical engineering students designed and […]
Growth Programme for North West Automotive SMEs
Automotive SMEs are being encouraged to find out more about the brand new ‘Growth Programme’ which aims to provide practical ways to identify and drive forward growth opportunities Delivered by The Manufacturing Institute, the Growth Programme is designed by manufacturers for manufacturers and provides automotive SMEs in the North West with the key skills and […]
New Centre To Bring Benefits Of Electron Microscopy To North West SMEs
The new Nano Investigation Centre at Liverpool (NICaL) provides regional SMEs with FREE access to the latest state-of-the-art microscopy instrumentation, together with experienced analysts and material scientists The facility, supported by the Northwest European Regional Development Fund, aims to help SMEs improve their productivity and competitiveness by linking them to technology and expertise that will […]
The Queens Award for Enterprise 2014
Does your business deserve to be recognised for its achievements? Register for the 2014 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise today. Recognised as the most prestigious awards for UK business, they are highly prized and the benefits of winning are enormous. As a winner, you’ll join an elite group of UK businesses who can display the prestigious […]
NAA Update: This is a bumper edition of your newsletter containing lots of important information that may offer significant benefits for your business – please take a few minutes to review the stories
There have recently been many important automotive announcements, such as the launch of the Automotive Sector Strategy and the associated Advanced Propulsion Centre and the Automotive Investment Organisation (AIO), which are summarised below in this newsletter, along with the latest news that the new Bentley SUV is to be manufactured at Crewe with £800m investment […]
NAA Business Excellence Programme Update: Opportunities for Additional Business Excellence Members
I’m delighted to welcome seven new members to the Business Excellence Programme, all of these companies have joined since June. Last month I reported that we had been successful in securing a £1.1 million extension to the Business Excellence Programme to June 2015 from the European Regional Development Fund. Prior to the extension we had […]
In the Driving Seat: Andrew Lyons, University of Liverpool
Andrew Lyons, Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management, University of Liverpool, is a member of various institutions and has a number of other responsibilities, but we think that ‘visiting lecturer at the Universities of Grenoble & Valencia’ sounds like one of the more appealing duties… Read more Name Andrew Lyons Company University of Liverpool […]
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 […]
