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IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HELPS PERFORMANCE SPRINGS ON ITS JOURNEY TO BECOME A WORLD-CLASS MANUFACTURER
Performance Springs is a successful manufacturer of springs for the automotive industry, however achieving the ISO 14001 environmental standard has opened up additional opportunities and helped to gain new clients for the company PROJECT Performance Springs Limited – ISO 14001 implementation BACKGROUND Performance Springs is a niche supplier focused on high quality, precision compression springs […]
TENDER SUPPORT HELPS MWS TO WIN CONTRACT WITH ATS EUROMASTER WORTH UP TO £1 MILLION
NAA Business Excellence programme assists MWS with mentoring for tender submission to ATS Euromaster PROJECT Tender support for MWS contract with ATS Euromaster BACKGROUND Motor Wheel Services (MWS) is a well-established company that specialises in the area of commercial vehicle wheels. Its core business is the supply of replacement steel wheels for trucks. It is […]
NORTH WEST COMPANIES ATTEND SMMT MEET THE BUYER EVENT AND GAIN INTRODUCTIONS TO KEY AUTOMOTIVE PURCHASERS
North West automotive businesses meet buyers and benefit from mentoring in how to sell to major manufacturers PROJECT SMMT Meet the Buyer event, Chester, 2011 BACKGROUND The Northwest Automotive Alliance (NAA) Business Excellence (BE) programme provided support to assist North West companies to attend a regional SMMT Meet the Buyer event, and also with preparation […]
ENER-G IMPROVES BUSINESS PROCESSES, RESULTING IN 60% REDUCTION IN LEAD TIMES
ENER-G, providers of sustainable energy solutions using modified gas engines sourced from the automotive industry, has carried out a project that has achieved significant efficiency improvements, leading to increased capacity and improved profitability PROJECT ENER-G Holdings plc – capacity increase through lean implementation BACKGROUND ENER-G designs, develops and finances energy efficient, sustainable and renewable solutions […]
IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN MANUFACTURING ALLOWS ELECTRON TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO DELIVER NEW PROJECTS, INCLUDING COMPONENTS FOR THE NEW RANGE ROVER
Electron Technical Solutions, specialists in applying unique paint finishes to plastic car parts, has undertaken a project to improve the efficiency of its processes, allowing it to increase its production capacity and turnover PROJECT Electron Technical Solutions Ltd – capacity increase through lean implementation. BACKGROUND Electron Technical Solutions Ltd is a UK leader in the […]
FUNDING ALLOWS CAMCOAT TO SET UP THE FIRST DIAMONDYZE CERAMIC ANODISING PRODUCTION LINE OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
Revolutionary new process gives materials such as aluminium greater strength, better appearance and corrosion resistance PROJECT Camcoat DiamonDyze ceramic anodising production line BACKGROUND Camcoat Performance Coatings Ltd is a company that has been established for over twenty years and, as the European agent for Tech Line Coatings, applies ceramic coatings to exhausts in order to […]
OVERSEAS MARKET INTRODUCTION SERVICE ASSISTS AUTOKONTROL TO OPEN UP NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH AMERICA, POTENTIALLY WORTH SEVERAL MILLION POUNDS
Autokontrol, a specialist in the supply of speed limiters for commercial vehicles, is in the process of building a distributor base in a large potential market of South America, thanks to assistance with market intelligence and the arranging of meetings in the country by the UKTI PROJECT Overseas Market Introduction Service (OMIS) for Autokontrol in […]
NORTH WEST COMPANIES ATTEND AUTOEXPO INDIA 2012 AND DEVELOP IMPORTANT CONTACTS IN A RAPIDLY GROWING MARKET
A range of companies from the region attended India’s largest automotive trade show, supported by the Northwest Automotive Alliance Business Excellence programme PROJECT AutoExpo 2012, 7-11 January, New Delhi, India BACKGROUND India is a huge and rapidly growing market, and it offers significant opportunities for UK automotive companies in terms of sales, and also for […]
EUROPE’S LARGEST COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WHEEL DISTRIBUTOR EXPANDS AS MARKETING STRATEGY IS IMPLEMENTED
Motor Wheel Services (MWS) implemented a new marketing strategy with support from the NAA Business Excellence project and the company has since benefited from a number of new business opportunities PROJECT MWS marketing strategy and implementation BACKGROUND MWS is a well-established company that specialises in the area of commercial vehicle wheels. Its core business is […]
Attendance at Low Carbon Vehicle event leads to £150,000 Technology Strategy Board project
Oaktec makes essential contacts at the Cenex LCV2011 event, helping to gain funding for the development of a new energy harvesting solution for hybrid vehicles. Business Excellence Programme: Case Study Project Cenex LCV (Low Carbon Vehicle) event 2011 Background Cenex LCV is the UK’s largest business-to-business low carbon vehicle event, consisting of a conference, exhibition […]
