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Innovate UK Current Funding Opportunities
Competitions: Registrations now open IDP14: Accelerating the transition to zero emission vehicles- research and development & feasibility studies Businesses can apply for a share of £20 million to support development of technologies that allow a range of vehicles to be zero emission. Emerging and enabling round 3 UK businesses can apply for a share of […]
Shell Springboard to award £350,000 to the most innovative low-carbon enterprises
Shell’s enterprise support programme for the UK’s innovative low-carbon businesses is now open for applications. Once again, Shell Springboard is bringing together some of the top experts from the low-carbon and investment sectors to recognise and award UK enterprises with commercially viable solutions that help transition to a lower carbon economy. Shell Springboard will award […]
NAA Update: The Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle event & NAA’s new Automotive Business Opportunities service
The NAA had a stand at the recent Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2017) event where it launched its new Automotive Business Opportunities service; all NAA member companies are encouraged to take advantage of the NAA’s support to ensure they are ready to benefit from the many new opportunities in the rapidly changing automotive industry… It […]
In the Driving Seat: Chris Greaves, Operations Manager – AMRC Factory 2050
An imminent NAA visit is to AMRC Factory 2050, where you will meet Operations Manager Chris Greaves; get briefed now on Chris’s car history, involving a Jaguar E-Type, Triumph TR5 and Mazda MX-5… Name Chris Greaves Company AMRC with Boeing Position Operations Manager – AMRC Factory 2050 Apart from that Member IMeche, MSA National B […]
NAA Member Company Profile: EA Technology
The automotive industry is at a point where it needs to work with a range of other sectors, including the energy industry due to the increasing rate of the electrification of vehicles. EA Technology is regarded as one of the leading sources of expertise regarding the impact that EVs have on electricity networks… EA Technology […]
NAA Member Company Profile: TR Fastenings
Global fastenings manufacturer and distributor TR Fastenings (TR) took advantage of participating on the NAA stand at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV2017) Event at Millbrook Proving Ground, promoting its lightweighting solutions… From its UK operations premises in Newton Aycliffe, Manchester, Midlands and from its Uckfield HQ, TR supports a large number of Tier 1 […]
NAA Project News: SPLICE presentation at LCV2017
The NAA’s SPLICE (Specialist Polymer Lightweight springs: Innovative processing using Conventional Equipment) project presented at the recent Cenex LCV2017 event, and will be doing so again at the European Spring Conference in Sicily from 29th September – 1st October… About the project The SPLICE project set out to determine whether lightweight polymer springs could be […]
NAA Member News: Four NAA member companies gain NVN funding
A total of four NAA member companies have been successful in obtaining funding from the Niche Vehicle Network (NVN), with the winners being announced at the LCV2017 event… AJE Powertrain, together with Mathwall Engineering, won funding for a project to research the fuel economy benefits enabled by rapid engine warm up. The project will quantify […]
NAA Member News: BAC on the Atlantic Road Trip
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is celebrating a successful assault on the stunning Atlantic Road Trip, bringing Mono Mania to Scandinavia… Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has brought Mono Mania to Scandinavia by taking on the world-famous Atlantic Road Trip, bringing the best driving car in the world together with the best driving roads. The Atlantic Road […]
NAA Member News: New Bentley Continental GT Debuts in Frankfurt
The all-new Bentley Continental GT, designed, engineered and handcrafted in Crewe, has made its global debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and a plug-in hybrid model will be available in the future … At the heart of the new Continental GT sits an all-new, enhanced version of Bentley’s 6.0-litre, twin-turbocharged W12 TSI engine, mated, for […]
