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NAA Member News: Klarius Products hires four new apprentices
Cheadle-based Klarius Products is offering aspiring young professionals the chance to build a career in engineering, with the business hiring four new apprentices. The largest UK manufacturer of aftermarket exhausts, Klarius is looking for applicants to join its Administration, Maintenance, Technical and Quality departments. Mark Brickhill, CEO at Klarius, said: “It is imperative that young […]
NAA Member News: Senseye: Why is Predictive Maintenance so hard?
Companies can eliminate sudden failures, reduce unplanned downtime, increase machine life, optimise scheduled maintenance, and reduce replacement activities with Predictive Maintenance (PdM). Why, then, is the implementation and deployment of PdM so misunderstood and littered with failures (over 80 percent according to one study)? We explore the evolution of PdM, and more, in a four-part […]
NAA Member News: Take advantage of a FREE health check from the SMC Business Solutions Team
SMC, the global market leader in pneumatic and automation technology, has added some extra strings to its bow. The new Business Solutions Team is composed of experienced specialists in four key areas, and we are offering members of the Northern Automotive Alliance the opportunity to receive a free, no obligation health check of your manufacturing processes […]
NAA Member News: LCR4 START Supports over 70 SMEs in its First Year
LCR4 START, the part European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded business support programme, is designed to provide digitalisation support to SMEs in the Liverpool City Region. The programme has engaged with more than 70 businesses in its first year – this support includes the creation of 11 start-ups. Since launching in late 2019, the £3.9m […]
Industry News: HMRC help for businesses using customs processes
HMRC has been focused on helping businesses using customs processes for the first time, please find below some useful links for guidance/help available. Trader Emails https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKHMRCED/subscriber/new?topic_id=EU_Exit These are issued weekly and provide hints and tips to help businesses get used to the new rules for importing and exporting. The topics and information contained within the […]
NAA Update: Light at the end of the tunnel
Welcome to this month’s newsletter and I hope that you are all keeping well. It’s good to finally see some light at the end of the tunnel with the Prime Minister’s recently announced government roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England… The COVID-19 outbreak has had a seismic effect on the economy, and particularly […]
In the Driving Seat: Julie Meadows, Motordrive Seats
‘Finding a Place to Park my Melon’ makes its first appearance as the favourite book in our ‘In the Driving Seat’ feature, with Julie Meadows from Motordrive Seats… NameJulie Meadows CompanyMotordrive Seats PositionOwner Manager Apart from thatEx Chair of Chorley Building Society, Governor Westholme School Association with NAAJoined the NAA in late 2020 with common […]
NAA Member Profile: Motordrive Limited
Motordrive is an award-winning privately-owned motorsport seat company with a brand heritage dating back over 35 years… Read more Where are you based?Leyland, Lancashire What do you do?Design and Manufacture world-class FIA motorsport competition seats. What markets are you in?Motordrive supplies advanced FIA racing seats globally, directly to competitors and OEMs alike. What can you […]
NAA Event Review: MTC – Electrifying the NAA
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) hosted our first webinar in February, giving a presentation of its work to date in supporting SMEs and OEMs in their electrification journey and highlighting the available funding opportunities… The webinar also covered: UK Grand Challenges MTC Electrification Journey Digital Manufacturing Accelerator (DMA) in Liverpool Region MTC SME Support Programme […]
NAA Event Review: Webinar – NMCL Automotive
Steve Collins from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) outlined the opportunities available within the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels (NMCL) automotive programme… Using £16m of government funding, matched by industry, and with the backing of 25 of the UK’s largest manufacturers, NMCL Automotive has been designed to raise workforce capability and increase productivity […]
