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The reasons for this may be historical, but it is a sign that the UK has a supply chain with a much lower critical mass at the lower tiers than its main European competition.

Another key fact from a report on the German Aerospace industry indicates quite clearly that quality and delivery performance is no better than the UK, but SME’s invest much more in innovation and R&D.

The primes are making the case for increased critical mass in the supply chain and it appears that Germany has or is achieving that.

This critical mass and the ability or policy to invest in R&D is unlikely to be a coincidence.

The question is ‘does Germany create better conditions for SME growth’?

The barriers to growth can be simple:

• Space constraints and the availability of appropriate facilities.• The cost of expansion. There is no short term return• Financing expansion – support from customers• Management structure and capability to manage growth

The supply chain needs smaller companies. They provide flexibility, a lower cost base, specific expertise and niche capability and the companies are local employment providers. However, lower tier companies have to grow

in capability and strength to adapt to global competition, otherwise they will be vulnerable to non UK competition. Government support schemes need to consider relief of these barriers to growth. SME’s have to recognise that a status quo strategy is a risk in itself.

The Aerospace Growth Partnership has delivered the Aerospace Technology Institute with Government funding of £1billion over seven years with and equivalent match from industry.

The signs are that the emphasis is now moving to ensure we have a supply chain that can sustain this investment. That means growth through financial strength and capability.

That is the challenge!

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The Case for SME Growth

By Martin Wright, Chief Executive Officer, NWAA

In 2007 the European Community reported the average size of companies in the aerospace industry varied considerably from country to country. In Germany it was 359, France 210 and the UK 148. Conversely the UK had the highest share of enterprises with 31.8%, France 17.5% and Germany 9.3%.

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Strategy & direction in tune with collaborative approachesBy Neil McKay, Chairman, NWAAThroughout the year the NWAA has been evaluating our organisation and strategic direction with a view to utilising our resources efficiently in pursuit of the next phases of regional and national development for our industry.

As always the board has constructively analysed various proposals from the operational team and is keenly supportive of the implementation of the next era of strategic influences.

The NWAA has important impacts on the national agenda and is a big supporter of the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) and its requirements for the exciting future of this sector.

The national strategy and direction are in tune with the collaborative approaches common to this regions industry and programme activity demonstrated in ASCE and so the influences on advancing an SC21+ programme and the creation of a National Supply Chain Centre are of a nature very familiar to our practices. It is therefore most sensible that the NWAA have been asked to contribute to the bid for a proposed centre to government in the autumn.

With these issues in mind it is important that we continue to demonstrate the momentum of our programmes and activities and to increase our member services. To that end we are active in increasing the frequency, variety and message in our forums around the region. A varied industry-wide communication on subjects such as the AGP, India and other topical business issues are now regular forum agendas.

A series of quarterly commodity forums are being planned. These begin in late October with a major forum on Robotics

Automation and Tooling featuring national speakers and provoking, challenging business options. Later forums will follow a similar pattern and will include commodities such as Composites, Machining, Process Treatments and Design and Engineering.

These forums will provide a platform for the broader membership and nationally invited audience to respond to professional presentations of best practices and exciting commodity strategy displayed by the respective commodity groups.

These events are intended to repeat annually and drive high interest, member benefit and regional prestige whilst influencing the national picture and agenda.

This added thrust combined with the strength of our continuing programme activities along with a very active UK industry scene positions us with significant best practice data and methodology that we are now able to regularly communicate through a multitude of forums across the year delivering beneficial influence on business and opportunity for involvement in industry challenging collaborations at the right levels.

I urge you to support these major activities and welcome your feedback to myself and the team.

What you value and where we can improve the momentum of our industry is vitally important to us at the NWAA.

The BoardMartin Wright

NWAAChief Executive Officer

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Neil McKayNWAA

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Keith HarrisonSilcoms

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Ray MaddisonT&R Precision Engineers Ltd

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David BaileyNWAA

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Steve VandersteenBAE Systems

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Syd CarsonMorson Projects

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Norman ThompsonAirbusDirector

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Ian HindleRLC Callender

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NWAA NEWS

The 8th Annual Northern Aerospace Forum will be held on 17th October at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Accrington.

The Partnership between The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, NWAA and The Royal Aeronautical Society which organised the successful seven Annual Northern Aerospace Forums from 2006 to 2012 is organising the Eighth ANAF to focus on and discuss building for a sustainable world-class aerospace future

The UK Government has put significant emphasis on manufacturing as a key element of their economic recovery strategy. To facilitate and provide a focus for these efforts a National

Building for a Sustainable World-Class Aerospace FutureAnnual Northern Aerospace Forum 2013

Aerospace Technology Strategy has been developed between government, industry and academia for a market lead, jointly funded R&T programme.

This includes a specific roadmap for Airframe and Structures, currently a prime business sector in the North of the UK. This has resulted in a number of projects being launched with the objective of increasing manufacturing capability and total supply chain efficiency. Organisations in the regions are involved with a number of the projects.

The 2013 ANAF will review these initiatives and identify how the region can exploit these results to build a sustainable world-class aerospace capability in the North West to share the economic benefits expected.

Speakers at the event will include Gordon Birtwistle, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Burnley and Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee on Business, Innovation and Skills, Jeff Taylor, Director of Aerospace Policy and Strategy at ADS, David Holmes ,Director of Investment & Infrastructure Services & MAI Manufacturing Function at BAE Systems, Professor Samia Nefti-Meziani, Head of Autonomous Systems and Advanced Robotics Research Centre at the University of Salford and Martin Wright, CEO at NWAA.

For further information and bookings, please contact Mike Bell at [email protected]


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Looking ahead to Farnborough 2014Long considered one of the world’s leading aerospace events, FIA is core to many aerospace companies’ sales and marketing strategy. The 2012 event saw over 1500 exhibitors attend from 39 countries, 153 aircraft taking parting in both static and flying displays and orders and commitments to the tune of US$72billion. With over 100,000 visitors attending across the five trade days, the event is still as popular as ever.

The NWAA has booked 200 square metres of floor space within the UK pavilion at Farnborough 2014 and are seeking expressions of interest from member companies who wish to exhibit at the show. The Marketing and Events Team are working with a stand design agency and full details of the stand and spaces will be released shortly.

For any enquiries, please contact Claire Lambert on 01772 648806 or email [email protected]

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Staff Changes at NWAAIt is with regret that NWAA has said goodbye to Irene Edgar, Membership Liaison Manager.

Irene left the organisation in August to pursue her career elsewhere after over 2 years at NWAA. We would like to wish her the very best in her future role.

Any membership queries should now be directed to Sharon McDonald, Head of Marketing and Communications, 01772 648822.

We would like to welcome on board Yvonne Hayes, who joins us as Project Finance & Coordination Manager within the Projects Business Unit. Yvonne comes with a wealth of public sector funding experience and will be managing the programme claims processes and compliances for both ASCE2 and GAMMA.

The NWAA recently hosted The Times Business Insight Forum where a panel drawn from the Defence Industry in the North discussed key issues in the sector.

The panel of representatives included Martin Wright, CEO of NWAA, Bernard Waldron, Manufacturing Director of MBDA, Dave Townsley, Executive Director at NDI, Tony Cross, Business Development Manager at Merc Engineering UK, Steve Timms, Managing Director of Defence Information, Training and Services at BAE Systems and Terry Waiting, Chair of the Keep Our Future Afloat Campaign.

The panel highlighted that the defence industry is facing a major skills gap and needed to attract more young talent into the sector.

A report from the forum was published in The Times’ Business Insight supplement focusing on the Defence Industry in the North on 6th August 2013. The publication also features the extraordinary innovation and capabilities of the companies which make up the defence sector in the North of England, the challenges they face and opportunities which are emerging in the future. The supplement is available online at www.timesnorth.co.uk


The nominations for this year’s North West Best Aerospace & Defence Apprentice awards have now closed.

Apprentices will be invited to be interviewed during late September and early October by a panel of independent judges at the NWAA Preston offices.

During the interview the candidates will be asked to present a project that demonstrates the development of their engineering skills during their apprenticeship.

Following this, all nominated apprentices, their employers and their training providers are invited to the prestigious New Talent Awards ceremony which will take place Thursday 28th November 2013, at

Manchester’s Imperial War Museum.

During the ceremony the results of the North West Best Aerospace & Defence Apprentice awards will be announced for the following categories:

• North West Best Aerospace & Defence Apprentice - Winner• North West Best Aerospace & Defence Apprentice - Runner Up• North West Best Aerospace & Defence Apprentice - One to Watch• North West Best Aerospace & Defence Apprentice - Training Provider Prize

We still have a number of packages available to companies who wish to sponsor the awards ceremony. For more information, please contact Lisa Bannister on 01772 648805.

Opportunity to be part of the 2013 awards

ASCE2 NEWS

Robotics and Automation ForumThe aerospace industry records continuously high growth year after year, Manufacturing and production lines must be expand to accommodate RATE.

NWAA is hosting a focused event on Robotics, Automation and Tooling aligned to the UK Aerospace and its supporting supply chains. The event will cover how to stimulate the supply chains to further invest in these essential technologies.

The event will be held at Haydock Park Racecourse on 24th October from 9am to 6pm.

The key objective is to assist the UK aerospace supply chain by assessing, demonstrating, adapting and implementing innovative manufacturing technologies that have the potential to:

• Decrease the life cycle cost of aerospace products• Make them globally competitive• Fulfill selected technology gaps• Provide enablers for collaboration in future work packages (Extended Enterprise)• R&D collaboration

This has been developed through our Robotics, Automation and Tooling Commodity Group in the ASCE 2 programme that has targeted significant efforts at North West aerospace SME’s to strengthen their capabilities and competitiveness within the supply chain.

The full agenda and keynote speakers will be announced shortly.

For further information about the event please contact our Commodity Groups Team on 01772 648809 or 01772 648820. Alternatively, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

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This year’s New Talent Awards has a new category, The Business University Challenge.

North West universities and aerospace and defence companies were invited to submit their best young employees and students into the challenge on the 24th October 2013 at Burnley College.

The challenge will see teams of 3 go head to head in a series of mini challenges designed to test their communication, negotiation, problem solving, innovation and business acumen skills.

At the end of the day the top 3 teams will be announced and invited to the prestigious New Talent Awards ceremony taking place on 28th November at the Imperial War Museum, Manchester. Here the winning team will be announced and presented with their £1500 prize money, kindly provided by the Royal Aeronautical Society Centennial Scholarship Fund.

In addition to this there are 2 prizes for individuals displaying outstanding professional excellence who will be acknowledged during the Business University Challenge and presented with invitations to the New Talent Awards evening, where they will be presented with their trophy and £200 prize money each, kindly provided by the Royal Aeronautical Society Centennial Scholarship fund.

The teams taking part are from BAE Systems, Hycrome (Europe) Ltd, MBDA Missile Systems, Unison Engine Components, PDS Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, The University of Central Lancashire, Liverpool University and Salford University.

There is one final place available in the challenge, for universities or companies interested in taking part please contact Lisa Bannister on 01772 648805 or email [email protected]

Business University Challenge

We have so far worked with over 26,000 young people parents and teachers and are looking to reach 35,000 by July 2014.

With our fantastic new resources available for both primary and secondary schools we are looking for aerospace & defence companies to put forward ambassadors to assist with our campaign delivery.

Full training is provided and the best bit... the resources for both companies and schools are completely FREE!

Working with us has numerous benefits including:• Encourage and inspire young people

Get Involved!Take Off in Aerospace is all about inspiring the next generation of aerospace talent.

to explore aerospace as a career option for them• Build links with local schools therefore inspiring and engaging your future workforce, which could reduce your recruitment costs• Improve young people’s employability skills• Staff development through community engagement work involvement• Make a positive difference in society

Contact Lisa or Rachel from the Take Off In Aerospace team today to see how you can make a difference, inspire our future engineers and get your hands on our VEX robot kits!


NWAA NEWS

We are looking for:

• APP DEVELOPMENT• DATA MANAGEMENT• IMAGE PROCESSING• SENSING & COMMUNICATIONS

For further information please go to www.gammaprogramme.co.uk

or call Glen Bullen or Catherine Toon on 01772 648800

You could receive up to £150k per project to develop new concepts for intelligent software through the Growing Autonomous Mission Management Applications programme & receive assistance from universities and industry to take the product to market.


NWAA NEWS

NWAA’s Shared Services Team have been working with member companies to pilot an exclusive ‘Member to Member’ procurement scheme.

Through this new project, NWAA members can receive special discounts, preferential rates and exclusive offers from other NWAA members.

LPD Lab Services, Blackburn, are the first member to go live on the scheme and are offering NWAA members one hour of free consultancy to discuss the customer’s problem, which includes technical advice, scope out the work requirements and issue a quotation.

NWAA Members will also be offered a 5% discount on their first order with LPD Lab Services.

To take advantage of this exclusive offer, or to get involved in the Member to Member scheme, please contact the NWAA Shared Services Team on 01772 648810.

Exclusive Member to Member Offers

LPD Lab Services offers industrial problem solving experience coupled with access to a comprehensive array of chemical and materials analysis facilities backed up by experienced impartial professionals ready to provide solutions to technical issues.

With our extensive knowledge and the diverse selection of analytical techniques at our disposal, we can provide independent investigations, fast accurate analysis and support for our customers in a focused efficient way.

LPD Lab Services supports customers from a wide array of industries. It LPD Lab Services supports customers from a wide array of industries. It delivers a ‘one-stop shop’ for detailed analysis and industrial process and product problem solving along with sound advice based on the technical skills and expertise from our specialist team. It also provides consultancy services, competitor analysis, reverse engineering and product and process research and development support.

LPD Lab ServicesTEL: +44 (0) 1254 676 074EXCLUSIVE NWAA MEMBER OFFER

1 hour free consultancy & 5% off 1st order

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British Airways flew its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft over the Rolls-Royce site in Derby on the 8th August as a ‘thank you’ to employees who worked on the Trent 1000 engines that power the aircraft.

The flyover took place as the airline prepares the aircraft to enter passenger service. The airline is also preparing the first of its new Airbus A380 aircraft for service, powered by Rolls-Royce.

British Airways thanks Rolls-Royce with flypastBritish Airways’ first Boeing 787 pilot, Senior First Officer Mitch Preston, said: “We are delighted to have been able to fly over the Rolls-Royce site in Derbyshire to express our gratitude to everyone for helping to power one of the newest and most technologically advanced aircraft in British Airways’ fleet.”

“The flight is part of our programme to prepare our Boeing 787 Dreamliners for long-haul operations, which

begin on September 1st with flights to Toronto.”

John Griffiths, Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000 Programme Director, said: “It meant a lot to us that our valued customer, British Airways, chose to fly its Dreamliner over our site. “

“Today’s flypast was the ultimate way to thank Rolls-Royce employees for the effort they have put into making the Trent 1000 such a success.”

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Airbus has delivered its 8,000th aircraft – an A320 for the Indonesian wing of AirAsia. The aircraft took off from Toulouse, France on Saturday 3rd August and arrived on the 5th August at its new base in Jakarta.

The delivery of the 8,000th Airbus aircraft highlights the manufacturer’s position as leader in the civil aircraft market, delivering airlines the most advanced, fuel efficient family of aircraft available today. The product line is also the most comprehensive ever offered by an aircraft manufacturer, covering every segment of the market from 100 to over 500 seats.

“AirAsia has a long-standing, special relationship with Airbus. This is a very special moment for all of us. The people behind Airbus and their commitment in delivering the best product are key to our fruitful relationship, and we are extremely proud to have the 8,000th Airbus as a member of our fleet. It’s the same pioneering, forward-looking mindset and a lot of hard work that have brought both AirAsia and Airbus to their respective leading positions today,” said Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia.

“The excellent fuel efficiency and economics of Airbus aircraft are key

contributors to AirAsia’s success – we are confident that these modern aircraft will enable us to continue our ambitious growth plans.”

“It’s particularly fitting that our 8,000th delivery goes to AirAsia - one of the world’s fastest growing airlines,” said Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President and CEO. “In an increasingly challenging and diverse worldwide economic context, we are more than ever focused on delivering real value to our customers. We will achieve this by continuing to innovate, together with our customers, in all fields of the business to stay ahead of the game and offer the most efficient products and services.”

Airbus delivers 8,000th aircraft


MEMBER NEWS

Our Marketing & PR team provide regular and informative communications on the aerospace industry through our quarterly magazine ‘Plane Talk’, monthly e-newsletter and marketing e-shots to keep you up to date.

Our established communications have a readership of over 2000 and are available for members to place an advert, press release or become a featured member.

NWAA members can submit editorial content for inclusion into Plane Talk free of charge and will receive preferential rates on advertising space.

To submit content or advertising for our next edition of Plane Talk, please email [email protected].

The deadline for content is 11th November 2013.

Member Benefits

A new revolutionary monorail system for the F-35 assembly line now extends to the manufacture of tails for the F-35 alongside the aft sections currently using this process.

The first tails in jig on the line belong to aircraft AF57, a Conventional Take Off and Landing F-35 built for the United States. After machining operations the tails will pulse through a series of three stations during which sealants are applied followed by two carbon skins known as ‘structural wet assembly.

At peak rate production tails will move down the line at a rate of one completed set every day.

Andy Higgins who runs the facility said “The empennage line is a major step forward in the transformation of this facility. Since we opened an extension to the facility, doubling its size to 18300m in March 2012 we’ve maintained our commitments to deliver against a demanding production schedule whilst at the same time developing and implementing new manufacturing techniques. The team has done a remarkable job to make the transition happen smoothly.”

With the structural wet assembly line now operational, work continues to put in place the pre machining element of the line which will complete the transformation in early 2014.

The line is the latest stage in the transformation of the state of the art Samlesbury manufacturing facility where the rear fuselage, horizontal tails and vertical tails for the F-35 are produced.

The new line for the tails (or empennage as it is commonly referred to) is built on the same lean principals as the rear fuselage line and allows more units to be produced more efficiently than before. Both feature an overhead monorail system which ‘pulses’ parts down the line for all three types of F-35 aircraft (Conventional, STOVL and Carrier variant).

Tail end of the transformation for F-35

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This summer over 100 undergraduates are receiving high-quality training and gaining a recognised qualification with BAE Systems, across sites in the UK as part of their first ever paid summer internship scheme.

Over a 12-week period, the students will work in a variety of disciplines from engineering to business development.

The summer internship scheme was introduced following successful pilots during the past two years.

It is funded through the government’s ‘Employer Ownership of Skills’ initiative and provides undergraduates with experience of real work at a graduate level. Andy Chapman, early careers manager, said the scheme provides ‘core behavioural and technical skills’.

The internship scheme has been created in partnership with skills body Semta, the employer-led body responsible for equipping the UK’s vital engineering, science and manufacturing technologies sectors with the skills to compete on the global stage.

Record Half Year Sales for DelcamCADCAM developer Delcam is pleased to announce that the company achieved record sales for a six-month period during the first half of 2013. This latest result means that the company has set new record levels of sales in each of the last seven half-year periods.

Sales to 30th June 2013 increased by 9% over the same period of last year to reach £25.0 million. Pre-tax profits for the period also increased over the equivalent period of 2012 to reach £2.8 million. Both results were helped by improved performances across most of the territories where Delcam operates.

The strongest overall results continue to come from the USA, the UK, Germany, Italy and China. Delcam saw good growth from its subsidiaries in Canada, France and India, and from its joint ventures in Korea and Thailand.

The Delcam Professional Services subsidiary continued its growth, winning a number of significant contracts for its consultancy and prototype manufacturing services from the aerospace industry.

In the latest report from US analysts CIMdata, Delcam was confirmed, for the thirteenth consecutive year, to be the world’s leading specialist supplier of CAM software and services.

Commenting on the record sales achievements, Delcam Chairman Peter Miles, said, “The first half results were encouraging. We continue to be very positive about our prospects, since we believe that the combination of our strong product offering, increasing automation in manufacturing and our broad range of markets, both geographically and in the number of industries we serve, offers the Group very good scope for further growth.”

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100 undergraduates take intern places at BAE Systems

Sarah Sillars, OBE, CEO of Semta said: “Semta believes in earning and learning and we know that there is nothing as inspirational as hands-on experience for any budding engineer.

“All credit to BAE Systems for their initiative in this regard. We are pleased to partner them to help make this happen.

“We hope to create many more such schemes – paid internships – with great British companies that are crying out for young, able and ambitious men and women to join them.

“With more than 80,000 engineers due to retire in the next few years – and order books filling – we have our work cut out to fill the skills gap. This type of initiative can be a big boon to British manufacturing.”

Twenty-two year old James Gartland, studying Mechanical Engineering at Durham University and on placement with the Typhoon aircraft fuel team at the Warton site added: “I’m thoroughly enjoying the internship so far. It has given me a brilliant opportunity to apply some of the skills and knowledge I’ve gained through my academic studies to solve real problems, with real impact.”

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The first intake of students on a £6m industry-sponsored bursary scheme has been announced by Business Minister Michael Fallon during a visit to Airbus’ Broughton plant.

The Minister praised Airbus’ dedication to the future of the aerospace industry by supporting the scheme to help meet the demand for aerospace engineers.

The programme which is jointly funded by the UK government and the aerospace industry will recruit 500 people.

The government have awarded 100 bursaries to employees and graduates at the plant to study Masters (MSc) level degrees in aerospace engineering, which will help the sector develop the high-level skills it needs to compete globally.

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The bursaries cover the cost of tuition fees up to £9,500 and encourage participating students to forge relationships with UK aerospace companies through project work and placements.

Local apprentices who manufacture the wings for the new A350 XWB fleet met the minister as he toured the plant.

Mr Fallon said: “It has been my pleasure and privilege to be here at Airbus to see the construction of the A350 at first hand, and to share the first steps we’re taking in this very important industry.

“The Masters programme is an excellent example of government and industry working together to keep the UK competitive, as it will help us meet the urgent demand for engineers in this country.

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“This is a great step forward in commitment to the industry and I am particularly pleased that 19 places have gone to women - well above the average for the sector, which bodes well to encourage more females to get into aerospace engineering.”

Mark Stewart, Airbus UK General Manager, said: “As a global company we understand that only by having a diverse workforce can we access the best talent and skills and that’s why we’re completely committed to advancing the role of women in engineering.”

“Airbus was happy to be one of the key sponsors of the MSc Scheme and it’s especially pleasing to see such a high number of female engineers successfully taking part in the scheme - something that will be good for both Airbus and the wider UK economy.”

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Now in their tenth year, the National Apprenticeship Awards are a celebration of apprentices and employers involved in Apprenticeships across England.

The 2013 regional finalists have now been announced and once again a winner of the NWAA New Talent Awards is in the mix.

Brad Hodgeson, who completed his apprenticeship in March this year, has been announced as a finalist in the Advanced Apprenticeship category. Currently working in Investment and Infrastructure Services, Brad is a Project Engineer based at Warton. Brad also won the Best North West Aerospace/Defence Apprentice Award at the NWAA New Talent Awards in 2012.

Brad said: “I believe the profile of apprenticeships should be raised and promoted to all young people beginning their career. My apprenticeship placements have offered great exposure to the aerospace business and I’ve been

given some fantastic opportunities to develop key skills which have proved transferable to my current role. I feel very privileged to have got this far in the competition and am looking forward to seeing what happens at the regional finals.”

Another finalist from BAE Systems is Nichola Mitchell who has been shortlisted in the Apprentice Champion category. This category seeks strong advocates who demonstrate how they proactively promote apprenticeships as an excellent career route. Nichola is currently a Procurement Engineer working on the F-35 programme at the Samlesbury site.

Nicola said: “I’m really excited about being shortlisted for an award, it’s a great honour to get this far with so many good candidates. I believe apprenticeships are exciting and can be life-changing. My aim is to be a positive role model for potential apprentices and I use my passion, commitment and enthusiasm to actively promote apprenticeships across the country.”

BAE Systems’ Apprentices reach regional finals of National Awards

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Delcam appoint new Business Development ManagerDelcam Professional Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Richards as UK Business Development Manager. He will also be responsible for developing opportunities for the company’s process development and optimisation services in the growing Middle East market.

Robert has transferred from Delcam’s UK Sales Team, where he has spent the past ten years working with customers of all sizes across a wide range of industries to increase their productivity and profitability through the application of Delcam software. Prior to that position, Rob spent six years in Delcam’s International Support team, where he provided technical assistance to Delcam’s global network of resellers.

During this time, he also helped Delcam’s development staff to create and prove out new toolpath technologies in conjunction with tooling suppliers.

Robert is a graduate in CADCAM Studies from Brunel University, where he gained experience in developing component designs for the aerospace industry using FEA. Before joining Delcam, he had worked in two plastics companies, undertaking thermal and stress analysis of extrusion dies at the first, and manufacturing prototypes and initial production runs at the second.

Announcing the appointment, Paul Wilkinson, General Manager of Delcam Professional Services, said, “I am extremely pleased to welcome Robert to the team. The combination of sales experience and technical knowledge he has developed during his time at Delcam makes him ideally suited to the position.”

New Talent Awards 2013

28th November, Imperial War Museum

Sponsorship opportunities availableContact Lisa on 01772 648805


The University of Central Lancashire has launched a program to provide funded support for Northwest based manufacturers.

With funding provided by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) UCLAN has set up the Advanced Manufacturing and Digital Technology lab at its facility in Burnley. This state of the art suite features elements of future manufacturing from robotics to 3D printing, energy managements and automation. It is a hub for highlighting the potential of data gathered from the manufacturing process and seeks to highlight the value of modern processes.

The DigitME program offers each manufacturing SME 30 hours of consultancy and project time, delivered by dedicated project engineers. The concepts presented by the company are researched and developed using the ADMT suite to provide each assisted company with cost free, bespoke research into an area of their choosing whether this be the viability of using robotics, the use of vision systems or data mining of their data whether that be process or inspection to provide meaningful business information.

The aim of the UCLAN project is to assist the manufacturers in developing

their manufacturing process, embracing future methods of manufacturing and the data acquisition that accompanies this and in doing so grow the business to show that Northwest manufacturing is still the pinnacle of manufacturing in the UK.

Visitors are welcome to visit the lab facility and discuss the research being undertaken therein and its potential uses within business.

For more information regarding this free project, visiting the DigitME facility or how you can become involved visit www.digitme.co.uk, alternatively call Mike Mead on 01772 896092.

Funded Support for Manufacturers

Jeaton Aerospace has developed into one of the leading distributors within the global Aerospace market with locations in UK and India.

They are a proven consumable product supplier to UK manufacturing with a 35 year trading history with Aerospace Manufacturing. The company also exports certified products to the USA and Malaysia from its Sales and National Distribution Centre based in Preston, Lancashire.

Jeaton are specialist suppliers in a number of product categories – Paints, Oils, Lubricants and Sealants (POLS), high performance tapes, adhesives, void fillers, greases, coatings, abrasives, and non-

Best in class Local and Global Provider of Services and Products

metallic consumables. They source all of their aerospace related products from approved OEM Aerospace Manufacturers.

They hold a number of key Aerospace market approvals and accreditations – including BAE Systems, Airbus, Spirit Aerosystems and full Dangerous Goods by Air Certification.

Jeaton has also developed a wide range of supply chain capabilities – including direct line feed into their customer facilities, consignment stock and product kitting.

Within the Jeaton Group they also have the capability to supply die cut and engineered products to bespoke

customer requirements. They are a full service supplier to BAE Systems on non-metallic consumables and also developed a range of lagging kits to support same customer.

To go with product and their service offer, they also supply a wide range of Air Tools which is backed with full repair, calibration and preventive maintenance services. Tools can be collected from their customer facility, and they also offer hand vibration tool testing from IOSH trained engineers.

Jeaton would like to connect with your business. If you would like more information please call 01772 703636 or visit www.jeaton.co.uk/aerospace/

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“We have been successfully operating waterjet cutting facilities in the USA, Canada, Australia and Finland, the UK is a logical extension of these services. This integration will significantly strengthen our offering to our global customer base, especially to customers in the UK.”

As the acquisition will considerably ease the logistics of waterjet cutting services, customers in other European markets will also benefit from a faster, more cost-efficient service.

John Ferguson, Managing Director of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace UK states: “We expect the combination of The Waterjet Group’s and ThyssenKrupp Aerospace’s expertise to deliver further productivity improvements and growth opportunities. The special focus on improving near net shape cutting, thus improving the metal-utilisation, will continue to be part of our strategic goal.”

Steve Smith, Managing Director of The Waterjet Group, said: “This is a very positive and exciting move for the company and its employees. We foresee many new opportunities working with ThyssenKrupp Aerospace and look forward to continue to service our existing customers with an increased level of commitment and service that comes with a larger organisation.”

ThyssenKrupp Aerospace, via its UK subsidiary, has acquired the business activities of The Waterjet Group, based in Darton, South Yorkshire.

The closing took place on July 31, 2013. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

The Waterjet Group (around 40 employees) was established in 2002 and is a leading UK waterjet cutting company for the aerospace industry.

The company has several waterjets and related value add equipment, a large number of aerospace approvals and to a smaller extent also serves other high-tech industries, including the medical technology sector.

The Waterjet Group operates out of a site near Leeds. With its equipment the company is able to process a wide range of materials and sizes for the European and international customer base.

ThyssenKrupp Aerospace has been working with The Waterjet Group for many years and will be integrating its employees, equipment and technical expertise into the ThyssenKrupp Aerospace global network.

“The acquisition of The Waterjet Group has strategic advantages for us,” explains Jürgen Funke, President of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace.

Kenard’s diversity demands leads to partnership with JemtechAs part of its long-term strategy the Kenard Engineering Group, one of the UK’s leading privately owned precision engineering companies, has built up a broad mix of customers, across a variety of industry sectors. This diversity, particularly in terms of the materials being machined, placed extra demands on the metalworking fluids being used so it turned to Jemtech (UK) for assistance.

Kenard was finding that the sump life of its metalworking fluids was not matching the promise made by its existing supplier. In fact they were only managing six months, or less, between sump changes and the cost of this, along with the inconvenience, drove Kenard to look for a more pro-active partner for its metalworking fluids.

“When we asked the various service engineers that visited us, the general consensus was that we should talk to Jemtech. A process that we initiated about two years ago. During those discussions it became obvious that Jemtech, along with Blaser, could provide the kind of support that we were looking for,” says Matt Cornford, Kenard’s Operations Director.

In addition to guaranteeing extended sump life with its Blaser BC 25 MD fluids, Jemtech also worked in partnership with Kenard to gain approval from a major UK aerospace customer to use its cutting fluids in the machining of aero-engine parts.

Jemtech also committed to provide a weekly service visit to monitor coolant strength and condition. Matt added “This support removed a lot of the concerns that we had and also freed up valuable time of our people, allowing them to concentrate on manufacturing components, not worrying about cutting fluids.”

ThyssenKrupp Aerospace acquires the business activities of The Waterjet Group

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He started business in a London workshop in 1940 producing capacitors for the military but the threat posed by the blitz forced him to relocate in 1942 and he chose the Lake District, establishing Oxley in Market Place, Ulverston.

Freddy at one time had over 150 patents to his name and encouraged a creative culture, urging employees to look at innovative ways of improving and adapting products. This attitude to innovation, quality and manufacturing excellence has remained at the heart of the company’s success.

By the 1950s the company employed more than 80 assemblers and its growth prompted a move to Priory Park, Bardsea which has been the site of the headquarters ever since.

The business quickly developed an international customer base which led to significant expansion in the United States and in 1976 Oxley Inc was established in Connecticut. An additional component manufacturing facility was opened in Barrow in 1992.

Oxley is now a global company, employing 190 people. It remains a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic and electro-optic systems and components for defence and aerospace markets with exports across the world now accounting for half of its turnover.

Oxley Developments is the UK’s leading manufacturer of advanced LED lighting systems for military and aerospace applications.

Product ranges include night vision goggles, compatible lighting, external aircraft lighting and cockpit upgrades; internal and external naval lighting for ships and submarines and area lighting for both military vehicles and shelters.

A leader in LED technology, the production of EMC filters to prevent electromagnetic interference and the manufacture of interconnect components, Oxley has built its reputation on innovation and excellence designed to enhance the capability of platforms and systems across the world.

Many of Oxley’s products and lighting systems are designed and manufactured to operate in the harshest military environments and meet exacting standards.

The company is known for constantly pushing the technology boundaries and has pioneered LED lighting development both in terms of performance and adding value for customers, with smart electronics to monitor the status of individual lights and deliver intelligent through-life support.

The latest innovation from Oxley is the development of the Next Generation High Intensity LED Taxi and Landing Lights; these are low wattage, lightweight and deliver full performance over the whole aircraft operating temperature range. The peak intensity of the landing light is 400,000cd and the taxi light is 42,000cd.

The lights are currently in production for a major aircraft manufacturer and the low maintenance design, resistance to shock and vibration and the high MTBF of over 10,000 hours on the landing light have proved to be popular features for manufacturers looking to reduce costs and increase reliability.

The Oxley Developments Company was founded by Robert Frederick (Freddy) Oxley in 1942. He was an extraordinary man who combined an enquiring mind with a broad capability in designing and producing electronics, starting off as a boy taking apart any electronic devices he could find to discover how they worked, and as a teenager graduating to assembling radio receivers from military surplus parts.

Freddy was soon snapped by the electronics industry and found his natural home in exports when they learned that in addition to his extraordinary technical mind he also spoke five languages fluently and had a working knowledge of several more.

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Manx Precision Optics Ltd., Douglas, Isle of Man are pleased to announce the acquisition and delivery of a KM Labs ‘Chromatis’ White Light Interferometer.

Dr Helmut Kessler, Managing Director commented: ‘I am delighted to take delivery of this cutting-edge instrument. A significant investment for our company, It allows us to

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The recent first flight of the Airbus A350-900XWB was watched closely by an engineering design office on the Isle of Man.

Based at Spring Valley Estate in Braddan, Assystem (IOM) Ltd carried out the structural design and analysis of the leading edge of the wing in conjunction with their office near Preston.

Assystems customer for the project, Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Ltd, is a risk sharing partner on the A350 aircraft program. Spirit AeroSystems inc is the World’s largest supplier of Aerostructures to the Aircraft Industry.

The A350-900XWB is an all new aircraft, in its standard 3 class layout

the baseline aircraft, which flew for the first time on the 14th June 2013, will carry 314 passengers.

The larger -1000 variant, which Assystem (IOM) Ltd is also involved with, is at the final design stage. This aircraft has a longer range and will be able to carry 350 passengers.

The design and analytical expertise of the team at the Isle of Man office was first employed during the early conceptual phases of the project, eventually every member of the 52 strong engineering team was fully involved.

All components of the aircraft have been designed in context with a digital mock up, DMU, being

produced and managed where every single item of the Aircraft is modelled in 3D and built electronically using the latest industry software.

Extensive static and fatigue analysis of the structures was carried out and utilised Finite element modelling and post processing software.

Assystem (IOM) ltd had a major contribution to the Design and Analysis of the leading edge of the wing from its joint with the Aircraft fuselage up to and including the upward curved wingtip.

The aircraft features new all-composite wings with a geometric wingspan of 64.8m. The wing tip will curve upwards over the final 4.4 metres.

remain in the forefront of the development of ultrashort pulse optics.”

“All of our optics for ultrashort short pulse use will in future be delivered with a measured Group Delay Dispersion curve as an added service to our customers. Furthermore, we will be able to test optics on behalf of our customers.”

Manx Precision Optics announce exciting acquisition


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Swagelok agreement with MTUIsle of Man Aerospace Cluster member, Swagelok Ltd has signed an agreement to supply MTU Aero Engines with Link Assemblies for the V2500 series engines. The V2500 is a two-shaft turbofan fitted to several of the most popular short-to-medium-haul aircraft. David Hester, General Manager of Swagelok Ltd and Deputy Chairman of the Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster said,‘We are delighted to be supplying directly to MTU, as well as Rolls-Royce, and we hope to build the scope of our offering to both companies on the back of our strong quality and delivery performance record. ‘This engine is operated by about 190 airlines across 70 countries and the build rate is around 360 per year, making it one of the most successful commercial jet-engine programs in production today. A V2500 powered aircraft takes off or lands every 5 seconds and in total the engine has accumulated over 100 million flight hours.‘ In order to meet the engine build program from MTU Aero Engines, Swagelok is investing in additional skills and equipment in order to manufacture several thousand units per year across a range of link assemblies. This output is expected to grow in the coming months as engine build forecasts increase.

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The successful completion of an ambitious and exciting project to create a new state of the art Business Aviation Centre and Executive Terminal at Ronaldsway Airport, marks the dawn of an new era for the Island’s aviation sector.

The stunning new centre has been created by the Private Jet Company and opens a new business aviation gateway to the Island, to enable it to compete with leading UK and European centres that already offer high-class facilities for business/private jets.

The Private Jet Company was first incorporated in 2007, and has rapidly developed its own niche market. It’s a bespoke solution that is focused on a close personal relationship with clients, and which can cover all bases in terms of initial purchase of the aircraft and its registration, to maintenance and day-to-day operation. The Private Jet Company has dedicated crews at the disposal of clients whenever they require their services. Furthermore the intricacies of technical documentation, flight planning and hangarage are all part of the service.

The opening of the new centre at the Island’s airport has gone hand in hand with an aggressive marketing initiative to land the Isle of Man a share of the lucrative transatlantic private /business jet market. Presently aircraft use airports such as Prestwick (Scotland) and Shannon (Ireland) for re-fuelling and technical stops. But now, The Private Jet Company believes the Island is poised to land a significant share of the business.

Evidence suggests their confidence is well founded. The company’s client base has risen by between 65

and 70 per cent in just three years, and with the new Business Aviation Centre and Executive Terminal now on stream, the sky’s the limit.

Facilities at the new centre are impressive, and cover all the demanding day-to-day requirements of the Business aviation sector. There’s an executive lounge, VIP Passenger facilities, conference room, ample complimentary parking, pre-cleared immigration for passengers and crew, on-site security screening (if required) and a dedicated quiet room with shower facilities.

The centre is located away from the main terminal and offers substantial hangarage, able to accommodate aircraft up to, and including, Bombardier Global Express 8000. A full fuelling service provided by Shell is also offered, along with extensive support services (de-icing, lav/water, oxygen and nitrogen top-ups, interior and exterior cleaning.

The new centre provides the Private Jet Company with room to expand, and provides a timely boost to the Manx economy, as it seeks to diversify and grow.

Private Jet Company spokeswoman, Caly Roberts, said the move into the new centre marked an exciting period in the company’s history: “We are still feeling our feet in the building, but it’s already been incredibly busy. We believe the centre will be an asset for the whole of the Island, and apart from giving us the space to grow and develop our services, there will be a positive spin-off for other service providers, such as hotels, taxis, fuel suppliers and a host of other businesses. It’s been a long and difficult process to get to where we are, but now it’s onwards and upwards.”

The Private Jet Company’s New Terminal opens for business


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IOMAC Apprentice Technology VisitsEach year the apprentices from the Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster join together to visit companies to see technology and capability typically not available on the Island, as part of their overall training.

Year 2 apprentices from Ronaldsway, Swagelok and GE Aviation visited the Rolls-Royce casting facility in Derby and the AMRC in Sheffield.

In the morning they visited the ‘Factory of the Future’ which consisted of some of the world’s latest engineering machinery, including a GCM-Series Waterjet machine and a 3D computer display that allows the user to explode and move sections of a component assembly drawing.

The apprentices said that this technology

was interesting to see, and gave them a greater understanding of where the aerospace industry is heading.

The afternoon was spent at the Rolls-Royce casting facility. Here, the apprentices were shown how wax patterns were formed, assembled and coated in a ceramic composite, which when dried create the castings for the components.

Visiting this facility gave them a first hand experience of this process they had studied and a greater understanding of this casting method. The apprentices were also shown the inspection and NDT facilities, where they saw examples of castings that had failed and what features in particular caused them to fail.

ISO QA joins Isle of Man Aerospace ClusterA company which guides businesses through complex but increasingly important ISO certification standards has been invited to join the influential Isle of Man Aerospace Cluster (IOMAC).

The invitation to ISO QA Isle of Man Ltd came from IOMAC chairman Adrian Moore and the company’s directors, Kevin Burnell and Lee McLellan, were officially welcomed during the Cluster’s latest forum at St John’s Mill, Tynwald Mills.

Mr Moore said: ‘We are delighted that a company of the calibre of ISO QA Isle of Man has accepted the invitation that sees the Cluster become a collaboration of 22 companies.’

The forum was also attended by David Bailey, executive director of North West

Aerospace Alliance (NWAA), and Kelvin Davies, of BAE Systems, along with Cluster representatives.

Mr Burnell said: ‘We regard membership of IOMAC as important recognition of the work we do in guiding companies through the complex requirements of very diverse standards they are now expected to achieve and maintain.’

These include ISO9001 Quality, ISO14001 Environment, ISO18001 Health and Safety, ISO27001 Information Security and ISO50001 Energy.

ISO QA Isle of Man Ltd also conduct commercial energy audits, looking at how companies can best use the energy and also how to save energy costs.

The Year 4 apprentices visited the Airbus site in Broughton, where they saw wings for the A330, A340, A350 and A380 being assembled.

The apprentices were amazed by the size of the facility and the experience gave them an insight into the further manufacturing and assembly techniques used in the aerospace industry.

The Cluster offers cost-effective, joined-up solutions for its global blue chip client base.

As part of the North West Aerospace Alliance, one of the most active aerospace clusters in Europe, the IOMAC is part of one of the most influential ‘aerospace hotspots’ in the British Isles.

Mr Moore said: ‘We are able to provide design and manufactured solutions with a reputation for one-stop shop capability and the utilisation of an international supply chain.

‘We are proud to say we are partners to virtually every major civil and military project in the world today.’

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Trichloroethylene (TRI) has been added to Annex XIV of the REACH regulation on April 21, 2013. As a result of this inclusion the use of the solvent will only be possible after the sunset date (April 21, 2016) if authorisation is granted. Hence all users are required to evaluate suitable alternatives to substitute TRI before the sunset date.

As a complete solution provider for customised cleaning processes with solvents, SAFECHEM Europe, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), assists customers in this important evaluation process.

For applications in which TRI is indispensable and cannot be substituted, SAFECHEM and Dow are in preparation to apply for authorisation of the substance for the use in industrial surface cleaning in ‘closed’ machines.

Authorisation will only be considered if an end user can demonstrate with data evidence that proves no suitable alternative is available. This requires information which lists all efforts to identify possible alternatives and reviews the technical and economical feasibility and availability of the substance.

SAFECHEM and Dow have started to prepare the dossier to apply for authorisation of TRI on behalf of its supply chain.

The application will only include the industrial use of TRI in surface cleaning in closed cleaning machines considered as Best Available Technology (BAT) and defined by the European Chlorinated Solvent Association (ECSA).

Furthermore it will be limited to applications in which the substance cannot be substituted or substitution cannot be realised before the sunset date.

Networking will form a key part of the evening and VIPs from within the Aerospace Industry & Government representatives from both the UK and France have been invited. This year our Guests of Honour are:

• Klaus Richter, Airbus EVP Procurement• Lord Green, Minister of Trade & Investment • Rt. Hon David Jones MP, Secretary of State for Wales • Sir Peter Ricketts, HM Ambassador, France

For further information and details of the cost to attend / available sponsorship packages for the ADS Toulouse Annual Event please contact:

Sophie Morel – ADS Toulouse Gen Richards – ADST: +33 (0)54 34 60 69 39 T: +44 (0)207 091 4520E: [email protected] E: [email protected]

A Cocktail Dinatoire "à la Française" will be served and entertainment will be provided for all to enjoy.

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ANAF 2013Dunkenhalgh Hotel, AccringtonE: [email protected]

Business University ChallengeBurnley CollegeT: 01772 648800E: [email protected]

Robotics ForumHaydock Park RacecourseT: 01772 648809 or 648820E: [email protected]

Aero EngineeringNEC, BirminghamW: www.aeroengineeringshow.com

New Talent AwardsImperial War Museum, ManchesterT: 01772 648805E: [email protected]

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Free Energy Healthcheck for MembersThe North West Aerospace Alliance and Utilitywise plc are working together to help NWAA members get the most value from their utility contracts, reduce their utility consumption, and lower their carbon footprint.

Times are hard enough if you are in business; once you’ve factored your utility costs into the equation things can look even bleaker.

Whether you’re running a shop on the high street or turning out high specification components your energy and water spend is likely to be a high proportion of your company costs.

We understand the burden utility bills can be on your business and how important it is to reduce your energy consumption. Utilitywise has partnered with the NWAA to offer you a comprehensive utility management service.

Utilitywise cover every aspect of your energy use, from helping get you the right deal, analysing and reducing your consumption, to obtaining funding for energy saving projects.

Utilitywise consultants know what questions to ask when they’re negotiating with your supplier, and they know which aspects of your business can be targeted to reduce

your utility consumption and save you money.

NWAA members can claim a free Energy Health Check from Utilitywise. They will benchmark your energy use against a national database of similar businesses and give you an efficiency rating similar to an official Display Energy Certificate (DEC).

It’s the first step to seeing if you could reduce your energy consumption.

Call our dedicated NWAA team on 0191 425 4766 or email to [email protected] to see how we can help you.

The NWAA is a membership led organisation that supports companies in the North West and across the UK to grow their business by creating networking opportunities and links into the aerospace sector.

With over 20 years experience, our collaborative approach ensures the aerospace industry in the North West continues to be one of Europe’s leading industrial clusters and a model for development both within aerospace and other areas of industry.

The NWAA is always looking at new and innovative ways to increase its network in order to strengthen the opportunities it can offer to its members. Therefore, the NWAA is launching a new member referral scheme in 2013.

Terms & ConditionsMembers must complete a referral form with potential new member details and send into NWAA. The new member must complete a membership application form naming the referring company. Each reward can only be claimed once the referral has joined and paid or Direct Debit set up. All referrals must be new members to the NWAA. *A maximum of 4 vouchers per year can be redeemed. ** Exhibition space includes your pop up banner and table. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

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new member referral:Free admission to an NWAA eventworth up to £35*

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