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NAA Member News: University support to reduce the carbon intensity of your business
This year will see COP26 come to the UK and the environmental and social impact of business has never been higher on the agenda. The UK is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050 and some regions, including Greater Manchester, are bringing that date forward to 2038. Reducing the carbon intensity of your operations is key […]
NAA Member News: Hydrogen Fuelled Fire Engines are Focus of Latest Funded Project at ULEMCo
ULEMCo, the hydrogen fuel pioneer, has been awarded government funding with its partners to produce an optimised design for specialised hydrogen fuelled vehicles. Working with Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and its Fire and Rescue Service, ULEMCo will design the fuel cell electric powertrain configuration for zero emission fire appliances. Named HySPERT – for HYdrogen Special […]
Industry News: New Niche Vehicle Network Website Launched
The new Niche Vehicle Network (NVN) website in now live! The new site features a fresh, new look and feel, new imagery and content, greatly enhanced functionality, together with a dedicated Members Area with new networking tools. Key features include: • Latest industry news • Information and updates on NVN Funding Competitions • NVN networking […]
NAA Update: Stellantis announces £100 million investment in Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant to transform the site to build electric vehicles
Ellesmere Port will become the first Stellantis plant to produce a solely battery-electric model, in both commercial and passenger versions, by the end of next year, for Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroën brands and for both domestic and export markets. Welcome to this month’s newsletter and I hope that you are all keeping well. I’m […]
In the Driving Seat: Jeremy Fonseca, Fonseca Engineering Developments Ltd
Jeremy Fonseca once sat next to the England manager on a plane and, after a stream of autograph hunters, had to ask who he was – fortunately Jeremy is more on top of automotive issues. Name Jeremy Fonseca Company Fonseca Engineering Developments Ltd Position Director and Mechanical Engineer Apart from that Fellow of the Institution […]
NAA Event Review: “Working with Universities”
Professor Andy Lyons from the University of Liverpool Management School guided participants through an overview of the various approaches to collaboration between universities and industry. These included: student projects; consultancy; research partnerships; funded regional support and finally, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. Successful examples of each of these approaches were also then shared with participants. If you […]
NAA Member News: DHL Supply Chain – Supply chain flexibility for the automotive industry
The game-changing trends within the automotive sector mean companies need to rethink their supply chain strategies; to ensure they are more agile, sustainable, and customer-centric in their approach – to ultimately exploit new market opportunities, reduce costs and maintain competitive advantage. Manufacturing vehicles for global markets demands a global approach, investing in local skills and resources while carefully […]
NAA Member News: Enginuity – Emerging skills project: delivering courses for future skills
The Emerging Skills Project builds on the great work carried out last year on Foresighting and enables down-stream activities of the Skills Value Chain to be trialled. Many employers in the automotive sector – large and small – were active participants in Foresighting in 2020 as a means of identifying future capabilities and competencies in […]
NAA Member News: IoT Horizon – Why should companies adopt the Internet of Things (IoT)?
Well, the “T” in IoT stands for Things and there are an awful lot of Things, not just in your company, but in your car, in your home, in your healthcare, supermarket, even in the kitchen of your favourite takeaway. The list is growing daily, is becoming almost endless, and is only limited by your […]
NAA Member News: Senseye – The True Cost of Downtime; How much do leading manufacturers lose through inefficient maintenance?
Unplanned downtime is the curse of the industrial sector. When expensive production lines and machinery fall silent, organisations stop earning and those investments are costing rather than making money. While planned downtime allows firms to undertake vital maintenance activities during periods when there is no production impact, there’s a significant cost to holding inventory and […]
