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NAA Member News: Piab Group acquires two companies
Piab Group has entered into an agreement to acquire IB Verfahrens- und Anlagentechnik GmbH & Co. KG. IB develops and builds customer-specific, turnkey systems for filling, emptying, metering, and conveying bulk materials. IB is also a well-known partner in the additive manufacturing industry, where it provides ultra-sonic sieving and reclaim machines. The IB product portfolio […]
NAA Member News: The Blair Project Social Enterprise Among Innovation Big Winners!
e-Motorsport STEM education provider, The Blair Project is one of TEN Greater Manchester projects awarded millions of pounds in funding after being selected to become part of the city-region’s Innovation Accelerator programme. The pioneering, Black-led social enterprise, is the only SME, amongst the heavyweight line up of academia, public agencies and corporates to secure a share […]
NAA Member News: Warwick Acoustics Scales Rapidly As It Commercialises Revolutionary Automotive In-Car Audio Technology
Warwick Acoustics Ltd – a UK-based audio technology company – is well underway with commercialisation of its revolutionary Electrostatic Loudspeaker technology, following R&D and product development phases. Powered by a series of fully subscribed funding rounds, Warwick Acoustics is scaling rapidly, and investing in industry-leading talent, capability, and state-of-the-art facilities, to support the substantial commercial […]
Partner News: CW4.0 Project – last call, just three months to go
We are entering the last three months to assist SMEs in Cheshire – in conjunction with the CW4.0 Project, the NAA is looking for manufacturing companies who are interested in opportunities for growth and investment through the adoption of digital technology. Companies must have a turnover of less than €50 million, or a balance sheet total of […]
NAA Update: UK vehicle manufacturing expected to be worth £4 billion in 2023, with increasing electrification
January saw a surge in electrified car output, up by half to take a near record share of production, with UK Automotive being the country’s largest exporter of goods. Welcome to this month’s newsletter and I hope that you are all keeping well. Having dealt with an array of challenges as an industry in 2022, […]
In the Driving Seat: Adrian Botham, Servispart Consulting
Adrian Botham from Servispart Consulting is well known to the NAA community, having been a member since 2015, but what you may not be aware of when you meet Adrian is that he’s probably secretly thinking about driving through the Grand Canyon. Name Adrian Botham Company Servispart Consulting Position Director and Management Consultant Apart from […]
NAA Networking Event: AMANN Threads UK, Ashton under Lyne, 30 March 2023
AMANN develops and produces yarns specially for the automotive industry. Whether passenger safety systems or seating & interior systems, AMANN offers a comprehensive range of threads for all components in vehicle interiors. NAA Networking Event AMANN Threads UK, Ashton under Lyne 30 March 2023, 12:00 – 15:30 AMANN Group Since 1854, AMANN has been one […]
NAA Event Review: Accelerate your journey to Net Zero – A roadmap to decarbonisation through digital technologies
Our most recent networking event: Accelerate your journey to Net Zero – A roadmap to decarbonisation through digital technologies, was held at Sci-Tech Daresbury last month. The event was hosted by C&W4.0, which is a Digital transformation programme for SMEs in Cheshire and Warrington delivered through a consortium of organisations including the Virtual Engineering Centre (University of Liverpool), […]
NAA Event Review: International Trade – A Digitalised Future
Our most recent webinar – “International Trade – A Digitalised Future” was hosted in conjunction with the Institute of Export and International Trade’s UK Manufacturing Trade Lead, Paul Brooks and Content Editor, Richard Cree. Participants were given an introduction to the Institute of Export & International Trade (IoE&IT), which included an overview of the Institute’s: […]
NAA Member News: 3D360 Skills Bootcamps
NAA Member 3D360 has been chosen to deliver the new Department for Education-backed Skills Bootcamps in Cheshire, GMCA and Cumbria (Lancashire and Merseyside should come online in April 23). The 3D360 DfE Skills Bootcamps cover 3D Printing; 3D CAD, Digital Manufacturing and Industry 4.0. The courses consist of 11 modules which make up a total […]
