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NAA Member News: Aerospace industry-grade carbon fibre comes to supercars with McLaren ART carbon
With more than four decades of experience in exploiting the benefits of carbon fibre as an enabler of light weight, high performance, and structural strength, McLaren has driven key developments in racing and automotive uses for the material, making it not only the standard across the Formula 1 grid, but bringing it to the road, […]
NAA Member News: Sigmatex – Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team announces steps towards sustainable carbon fibre composites for 2025 Formula 1 season
At Sigmatex we are very proud of our long-term association with Formula 1. As early adopters of carbon fibre, the motorsport industry has been at the cutting edge of material innovation for many decades. This season will be the first time in which innovative sustainable carbon fibre composites will be used in Formula 1 on […]
NAA Member News: Hyer Power Project Receives Boost with Funding for Refuelling Infrastructure
The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Range Extended Fire Engine Prototype (Hyer Power) project has taken a significant step forward with an £825,500 contract awarded by Oxfordshire County Council. This funding will go towards the development of essential hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, provided by Hungerford-based Fuel Cell Systems. ULEMCo is the lead partner in this £8 million hydrogen fuel-cell […]
NAA Member News: UTAC – Accredited Certification Body
UTAC is well known within the industry for its expertise within the area of Testing and Homologation services within Automotive, but lesser known is that we are also an Accredited Certification Body that can deliver certification across a range of Standards. These include Quality (IATF/ISO9001), Environmental (ISO14001) & Health & Safety (ISO 45001). We are […]
In the Driving Seat: James McGann, Oil Recoveries Limited
James McGann is the Tender & Procurement Manager at Oil Recoveries Limited – when he can find time between all the concerts, kids activities, and reading the 1,000+ pages of The Lord of the Rings… Name James McGann Company Oil Recoveries Limited Position Tender & Procurement Manager Apart from that Member of the following alliances: […]
NAA Event Review: Hartree Centre – An Introduction to AI for SMEs
Our latest networking event last month saw us visit the Hartree Centre at the Sci-Tech Daresbury campus for a networking event focused on “An Introduction to AI for SMEs”. Delegates heard from a range of presenters from NAA member organisations as follows: Hartree Centre’s Automotive Sector Lead, Tim Powell opened the session by providing an […]
NAA Event Review: Grant Thornton Webinar – The UK Economy and its Impact on Automotive
We hosted our most recent webinar event, “The UK Economy and its Impact on Automotive”, earlier this month in conjunction with Grant Thornton. Owen Edwards, Head of Downstream Automotive for Grant Thornton, took delegates through the current status and future outlook for our sector, starting with a current overview of the UK economy. We learned […]
Event Review: SMMT Electrified 2025
Car manufacturers expressed their views about the UK electric vehicle (EV) landscape, and in particular the ZEV mandate, at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Electrified 2025 industry conference – and the clock is ticking for the government to take action (and this was before Trump’s tariffs announcement). Although there was support for […]
NAA Events April & May 2025
Networking Event Hosted by Ford Halewood Transmissions 24 April / 12:00 – 15:30 Includes networking lunch and site tour This event is now fully booked. Contact Zoe to be added to the reserve list. Member’s Virtual Roundtable 30 April / 11:00 – 12:00 / Teams A great way to network from your office, car or on the […]
Other Events May – November 2025
Engineering Final Year Major Projects Showcase University of Greater Manchester (University of Bolton) 7 May We are delighted to invite you to the Engineering Final Year Major Projects Showcase at the University of Greater Manchester (University of Bolton) on Wednesday, 7 May 2025. This event is an excellent opportunity to meet our talented final-year students from the School of Engineering, specialising […]
