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NAA company profile: Businesswise Solutions – demystifying the energy industry for the manufacturing and engineering sectors
Businesswise Solutions, a Lancashire-based energy buying and management company, has opened the doors to its visionary energy centre… The futuristic venture will help educate energy buyers within the manufacturing and engineering sectors about the challenges they face in a complex, ever-changing market, ensuring they are well informed before making any important purchasing decisions. Now one […]
NAA Member News: NAA consortium wins funding for titanium research to lower vehicle emissions
A consortium including the Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) has been successful in obtaining government funding from Innovate UK for a collaborative research project to use titanium in automotive engines… The aims of the FAST STEP 3 project are to: Achieve lightweighting for automotive engines in order to lower emissions including CO2, NOx and particulate matter, […]
NAA Event Review: RS Clare
In September, NAA members became experts in grease production when they visited RS Clare, originally founded in Liverpool in 1748… RS Clare was founded at the start of the Industrial Revolution and it’s the longest established company manufacturing lubricants in the United Kingdom. RS Clare’s Technical Sales Manager, Frans Pienaar, explained how the company started […]
Industry Survey: Impact of Electrification – job roles and training survey
Can you help inform an understanding about the current provision and plans for electric vehicle and battery job roles in the UK and the training necessary to meet future demand… The UK auto industry is undergoing a disruptive transformation, shifting from internal combustion engine-powered vehicles to fully electric vehicles by 2040. The rapid growth of […]
SMMT News: Introducing the Brexit Readiness Programme
With Brexit quickly approaching there is a need to ascertain your organisations’ preparedness for the changes which may be coming as a result of the UK leaving the EU… Many companies are unsure of where to start their analysis or simply ‘don’t know what they don’t know’. For this reason SMMT has assembled expert advisors […]
Institution of Mechanical Engineers Manchester Initiative Primary Engineer Leaders Award
The Primary Engineer Leaders Award is a fantastic event to promote engineering in schools and it’s about to be launched in the Greater Manchester Area. The only requirement is for engineers to go into schools and explain from their perspective what it has been like to be an engineer and then be interviewed by the […]
NAA Update: Welcome to the NAA’s new CEO
I would like you all to join me in welcoming Rowan Egan to the NAA. Rowan became our new CEO as of 1st September. As you can imagine, it’s a bit of a whirlwind introduction, as September is one of our busiest months of the year. If you would like to find out more about […]
In the Driving Seat: Rowan Egan, Chief Executive, NAA
It’s time to welcome the NAA’s new Chief Executive, Rowan Egan, and what better way to find out about Rowan than through our ‘In the Driving Seat’ feature… Name Rowan Patrick Egan Company NAA Position Chief Executive Apart from that CEng IMECHE, APM Association with NAA New starter! Why did you join the NAA? Because […]
NAA company profile: JSI-KREMPEL
JSI-Krempel offers a host of thermal and electrical-based cable management product solutions; excellent protection against electrical, thermal and mechanical stresses is provided for cables, strands and conductors depending on the type of insulation sleeving used… Jones Stroud Insulations Ltd is part of the diversified KREMPEL-GROUP. This high-tech group has a global presence and is made […]
NAA Member News: BAC, Haydale and Pentaxia Receive Niche Vehicle Network (NVN) Grant to Explore Graphene Use for Car Industry
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has received funding to undertake research on innovative, lightweight material graphene, with a view to pushing the technology towards production-readiness for the automotive industry… The maker of the world’s only road-legal, single-seater supercar – the BAC Mono – received the Niche Vehicle Network (NVN) grant alongside Haydale Composite Solutions and Pentaxia […]
