Industry

Introducing WEAF’s new Communications  Consultant

Introducing WEAF’s new Communications Consultant

We are pleased to welcome Helen Haxell-White to the WEAF team. Helen joins from Leonardo, where she led external communications for the company’s UK helicopters business in Yeovil. At Leonardo Helen managed several corporate campaigns for the aerospace and defence...

UK Company Sole Bidder for £1bn MOD Helicopter Project

UK Company Sole Bidder for £1bn MOD Helicopter Project

Yeovil-based helicopter manufacturer Leonardo has been left as the sole bidder for a major defence contract worth up to £1bn. It comes after both Airbus and Lockheed Martin withdrew from the tendering process to construct a new medium helicopter (NMH) for the Ministry...

Advanced Manufacturing lunch – Embassy of Belgium

Advanced Manufacturing lunch – Embassy of Belgium

We are pleased to announce an exclusive invitation to its members for the Advanced Manufacturing Roundtable Lunch, hosted by Flanders Make and Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT). This event aims to foster collaboration and partnerships between Flanders Make and...

Broder Metals: A Sustainable Voice for the Metals Industry

Broder Metals: A Sustainable Voice for the Metals Industry

WEAF Member's Broder Metals Group Limited have recently featured in Global Sustainability Magazine. Find out more about their new Broder Powder Division (Additive Manufacturing) by following the link below. Broder Metals - Global Sustainability Magazine-compressed...

Airbus ships third service module for Artemis moon mission

Airbus ships third service module for Artemis moon mission

Airbus ships third service module for Artemis moon mission Orion’s third European Service Module (ESM-3) is leaving Airbus’ facilities in Bremen, Germany, and heading to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be assembled and tested with the Crew...

Tom’s Half Marathon Journey: A Personal Triumph

Tom’s Half Marathon Journey: A Personal Triumph

Tom Nation of Sandler set himself a personal challenge nine months ago, to complete a half marathon, a daunting 13.1 mile goal that once seemed out of reach. On Sunday 19th August, he achieved that goal at Scorrier House in Redruth, where 45 participants took on the...

Monthly Member’s Spotlight: PARC

Monthly Member’s Spotlight: PARC

    We're delighted to announce that this month's Member spotlight goes to PARC PARC (Product Assessment & Reliability Centre) has been offering high quality testing to a variety of industry types since 1999. Our experienced team and modern equipment...

GKN gives update on Airbus next-generation wing tech programme

GKN gives update on Airbus next-generation wing tech programme

GKN Aerospace has given an update on an Airbus programme to develop new wing technology, which the company is a partner on. The two-year Airbus programme, called Sustainable Wing Solutions (SusWingS), is focused on high-performance wing technologies and...