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We're delighted to announce that this month's Member spotlight goes to Helander Precision Engineering Helander specialises in the machining of complex high precision and mission critical components to the world’s leading OEMs and sub-tiers...
Aerospace
WEAF Blog: Change of Government looming
The employment law landscape has been undergoing significant changes, many of which were in progress before the election was called on 22nd May. As you’re aware, under the Conservative government, numerous employment legislations were either implemented or in the...
Agratas battery facility: register for supply chain opportunities.
Agratas, the company building a battery cell manufacturing facility in Somerset, is inviting expressions of interest from businesses interested in supply chain opportunities. Construction of the facility on the Gravity Enterprise Zone site in Puriton, near Bridgwater,...
Rolls-Royce SMR Supplier Conference
Rolls-Royce SMR has announced that it will hold its first Supplier Conference on 19 June at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s Factory 2050. This is the first event of its kind will be an important part of creating a diverse and...
Airbus to build weather spacecraft Vigil
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design and build the space weather forecasting satellite Vigil, the first operational mission in ESA’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Space Safety Programme (S2P). The spacecraft will give vital extra...
Farnborough International promotes young workforce pioneers with partnership
Farnborough International has partnered with careers advisory specialist The Future Business to offer a series of career events across its portfolio to inspire the next generation of aerospace, defence and space pioneers. With 9,000 live vacancies in the aerospace...
Honeywell names Aero-Dienst as HTF7000 MRO provider
Honeywell has chosen Aero-Dienst as a certified maintenance provider for the HTF7000 turbofan engine nacelle system. This authorisation strengthens Honeywell’s service network in the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India (EMEAI) region, offering operators of...
Monthly Member’s Spotlight: JMC Aviation
We're delighted to announce that this month's Member spotlight goes to JMC Aviation. Since 2008 JMC Aviation has provided industry-leading recruitment, engineering and training services to the breadth of the aviation industry, supporting airlines, MROs,...
Flight 100 “a milestone not just for Virgin Atlantic but the industry”
On the opening day of Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024, CEO of Virgin Atlantic Shai Weiss shared his perspective on the significance of Flight 100 and what the milestone flight represents for the wider aviation industry. “We’ve shown what can be done. Now it’s time...
BUSINESS INNOVATION FUND
West of England Growth Hub - Support for Small to Medium sized Enterprises to accelerate innovation. The Business Innovation Fund is designed to help businesses progress research and development (R&D) activity leading to the creation of novel/new products,...
Miguel Millan Joins MSA to spearhead expansion in South West
MSA Foams Ltd is delighted to welcome Miguel Millan to the national sales team. With an impressive background in design engineering, Miguel will take charge of driving growth and continuing MSA’s strong connections with customers, particularly in the Aerospace...
Latest on the Agratas Giga Factory Development – Puriton, Bridgwater
WEAFs Operations Director, Belinda Austin, attended a meeting at Bridgwater College yesterday evening (29th April 24), to keep abreast of how plans for the new Agratas Giga factory are progressing. The factory is set to be constructed at the Gravity Smart Campus site...