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MMU ERDF Programmes
SMART Cheshire Innovation Programme: A programme for SMEs based in Cheshire/Warrington. It is designed the help businesses to innovate through the launch of new products/services. It is a programme of workshops, group sessions and coaching over a 12 week period and provides a roadmap for new products from idea to commercialisation. Manchester Fuel Cell innovation […]
Nominations Open – 2018 E3 Business Awards
1 Events Media, the host of the annual E3 Business Awards, has announced that nominations for the 2018 event are now open. There will be eighteen award categories this year, and entries are encouraged from small and medium sized business, entrepreneurs, charities and social enterprises throughout the North West. The Awards ceremony will take place […]
2017 UK car manufacturing declines by 3% but still second biggest output since turn of the century
A 9.8% fall in output for the domestic market drove the overall decline, as the market responded to declining business and economic confidence and confusion over government’s policy on diesel. Exports also fell, though at a much lower rate, by 1.1%. Overseas demand continued to dominate production, accounting for 79.9% of all UK car output […]
NAA Update: Happy New Year, planning for Brexit, and FREE training for NAA members
Happy New Year to you all and welcome to our first newsletter of 2018, I’m sure it will be another year of opportunities and challenges for everyone… We start the year with the news that car registrations were down in December; however, 2017 was still the third largest year in this decade and we are […]
In the Driving Seat: Craig Allen, Regional General Manager, Gefco UK
The NAA is visiting Gefco on 25 Jan 18 for the ‘Planning for Brexit’ event, here’s your chance to find out more about Gefco UK’s Regional General Manager, Craig Allen… Name Craig Allen Company Gefco UK Position Regional General Manager Apart from that Director of CSL Consultancy Vice chair of our local football club Association […]
NAA Company Profile: Automotive Comms, providing trusted marketing support to the NAA and its members
Automotive Comms provides marketing and communication support to organisations operating in the automotive industry, developing marketing strategies and delivering marketing direction, either ongoing or for specific projects as needed, to help companies grow and become more profitable… Automotive Comms provides marketing support for the NAA, including the production of the NAA newsletter, and is also […]
NAA Member News: Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) Officially Launches BAC Scottsdale In Arizona, USA
Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has officially launched BAC Scottsdale – a new dealership in Arizona headed up by former Major League Baseball All-Star and renowned petrolhead, CJ Wilson… The new dealership operates out of McLaren Scottsdale, bringing two British supercar heavyweights together in one place across the pond. BAC already has a big presence in […]
NAA Member News: Lean Plus recognised by awarding body Highfield
Lean Plus has achieved a significant milestone after being recognised by Highfield Qualifications. The support from the awarding body allows Lean Plus to deliver a range of qualifications within manufacturing and lean methodology and the company is set to begin rolling that out throughout the New Year… The accreditation from Highfield allows Lean Plus to […]
Industry News: Alternatively fuelled vehicle market grew 35% in 2017 with a 17% decline in diesels
There was a 34.8% increase in electrified car sales in the UK in 2017, with almost 120,000 alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) hitting UK roads, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)… This resulted in the highest-ever annual market share of 4.7% for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric and hydrogen […]
NAA Update: Brexit, Industrial Strategy, NAA NW² study, NAA workshops, and Merry Christmas…
Welcome to our last newsletter of 2017. I suspect that you, like me, have seen the year fly past, with many ups and downs, but above all the uncertainty of Brexit never being far away – hopefully in 2018 we will begin to see more clarity – and therefore less uncertainty – in our businesses, […]
