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NAA Business Excellence Programme Case Study: Implementation Of Environmental Management System Helps Performance Springs On Its Journey To Become A World-Class Manufacturer
Performance Springs is a successful manufacturer of springs for the automotive industry, however achieving the ISO 14001 environmental standard has opened up additional opportunities and helped to gain new clients for the company. Project Performance Springs Limited – ISO 14001 implementation Background Performance Springs is a niche supplier focused on high quality, precision compression springs […]
Business Excellence Member Company Profile: Business Lines – Freight Industry Wheel Nut Security Measures
Business Excellence Member Business Lines addresses the problem of wheel detachment from vehicles, particularly heavy commercial vehicles, with a number of wheel nut security solutions including Checklock SQ Business Lines Ltd is a global market leader in wheel nut safety solutions, originator and inventor of the world’s first wheel nut indicator, the Checkpoint©. The Business […]
Business Excellence Member Company News: £4 Million Investment at NGF EUROPE in St Helens
NGF EUROPE Ltd, the Merseyside-based glass cord manufacturer, part of the NSG Group, has announced an investment of £4 million at its site in St Helens, with the creation of 24 new jobs The site will become the first fully-integrated high tensile strength glass cord manufacturing factory in Europe and the only such facility outside […]
Auto Industry Gives Government Steer On Industrial Strategy
Following government’s commitment to a formalised industrial strategy, the automotive industry has set out six key areas that will drive economic growth and make the UK a highly competitive global business location for automotive investment… Read more “Growing our manufacturing base and rebalancing the economy must be a national priority for all areas of government […]
Event review: Cenex LCV2012
The Cenex LCV2012 event showcased the latest developments in low carbon vehicles including the TSB REEVolution Project’s electric range-extender Infiniti EMERG-E, Lotus Evora 414e, and Jaguar XJ-e In addition to the display of low emission cars, the LCV event is the UK’s main annual low carbon vehicle conference, and this year leading industry speakers provided […]
Event review: CarFest North, Cholmondeley Castle, 8-9 September
CarFest North took place at Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire over 8-9 September 2012, combining some of the world’s most iconic (and some bizarre) vehicles with live music, great food, lots of entertainment for children, and perfect weather – and so putting Cholmondeley, and the North West, firmly on the map as an ideal venue for […]
Cash incentive for manufacturers to create 200 full-time jobs for graduates
PRESS RELEASE, 24 SEPTEMBER 2012 An additional 200 graduates are expected to be recruited by businesses in the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector across theUKafter funds to support their employment and training were announced today. Semta, the sector skills council for science, engineering and manufacturing submitted a proposal to the UK Commission for Employment and […]
Industrial Strategy – Cable outlines vision for future of British industry
Today is an opportunity to set out an industrial strategy following the comments in Parliament yesterday. Industrial strategy is a cross-government product, which I have worked on specifically with my colleague David Willetts and Lord Heseltine in developing. Over the last few weeks the papers have been full of pictures of athletes. The Olympics provided […]
NAA Update: You are invited to attend forthcoming NAA events, and to apply for an award
Carol invites you to attend the next NAA meetings, which include ‘A guide to marketing for NW automotive companies and suppliers’ on 4 October at MWS; the annual NAA networking dinner on 18 October at Carden Park; and a members networking meeting on 28 November at Jaguar Land Rover in Halewood. I am sure that […]
NAA Skills Update: Apprenticeships
It’s that time of year when many young people have received their GCSE or A-Level results and are wondering what to do next. Thankfully, a lot of emphasis is being given to apprenticeships at present, but I worry that we are still not doing enough to promote the benefits of apprenticeships to learners, parents and […]
