News
NAA Member News: The Virtual Engineering Centre – Supporting the Development of the Future Digital Workforce
The Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) aims to inspire, empower and connect young scientists and engineers in the Liverpool City Region and beyond by stimulating the communication of their ideas, research and opinions – making them ready to answer tomorrow’s toughest challenges and solve complex real-world problems through the application of digital toolsets… Read more This […]
Industry News: UK car production falls 20% in first six months as new data reveals £330 million ‘no deal’ mitigation bill
UK car manufacturing falls by a fifth in first half of 2019, with June decline marking 13 consecutive months of negative growth, and new data reveals £330 million cost of EU departure mitigation measures, underscoring the need for a Brexit deal… British car manufacturing output fell by more than a fifth in the first half […]
Industry News: Preparing for EU Exit – guidance for the automotive supply chain
The future for the UK automotive industry is still very uncertain due to Brexit, below we have listed a number of sources of information that may help with any questions you may have about Brexit… To support companies preparing for the UK’s exit from the EU, including a potential exit without an agreement, a range […]
Industry News: Can you help us develop the engineering talent of the future?
There is still time to join us as an industry partner for our 2019 Arkwright Engineering Scholarship Programme starting in September. Becoming an industry partner opens up a whole host of opportunities for you to engage with the engineering talent of the future!… We still have some amazing students available to sponsor, and now is […]
NAA Event Review: Printing the Future – How additive manufacturing is transforming low volume automotive production, FDM Digital, Wednesday 17 July
The manufacture of low cost but complex parts has never been more accessible with advancements in Additive Manufacturing. Is this relevant to your business? The ‘Printing for the Future’ event at Burnley on 17 July 2019 featured some fantastic presentations from a range of companies that can support you in making innovative and low cost […]
Event Review: Cenex LCV 2019 – Disruptive Low Carbon Vehicle Technology, The Opportunities For UK Automotive
The Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) Event 2019 showed that, against the background of various challenges for the automotive industry, the development of technology for low carbon and connected & autonomous vehicles in the UK is thriving… With 6,000 visitors registered, the two-day LCV event demonstrated that it’s the show to attend if you work […]
NAA Member News: Autac announces acquisition of Stacey Cables
Autac Products Limited – Head Paper – Pre-Printed Autac is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Stacey Cables, a supplier of cable assemblies to the automotive, energy, scientific, medical, highways and railways sectors with some 30-year standing. “We are incredibly excited about this project which is in line with our growth […]
NAA Update: The NAA meets the Minister for Business and Industry!
Ford, Vauxhall, JLR, Brexit, new Innovate UK funding and BAC at the Goodwood Festival of Speed all feature in this month’s update – and the NAA wins Best Automotive Support Services Award… In last month’s update I spoke about the disappointing news of Ford’s proposed closure of the Bridgend engine plant which its union, GMB, […]
NAA Awards: Application deadline is approaching!
The NAA Awards closing date is Friday 30th August, which is only a few weeks away, so by now you should be closer to writing your applications or at least gathering content together. With the holiday period about to commence, blink and the application closing date will be here!… The focus of this month’s article […]
In the Driving Seat: Steve Reeves, Huntsman Communications
Steve Reeves, Managing Director, Huntsman Communications Ltd, reveals, amongst other things, that he is a part-time coachbuilder – for fun… NameSteve Reeves CompanyHuntsman Communications Ltd PositionManaging Director Apart from thatTravel Spirit Associate, part-time lecturer at Aberdeen Business School (2019), Pro-bono Social Entrepreneur Association with NAAWorked alongside Carol Holden on several Innovate bids which led to […]
