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“South West Business Insider is to hold its inaugural South West International Trade Awards on 12 June 2013, and is calling for entries from across the aerospace industry across a number of categories, which include: Small Manufacturer (sub £10m turnover);...

“You will have seen the first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants in the UK has been given approval by the Secretary of State. The building of Hinkley Point C is expected to pave the way for a fleet of new plants across the UK. It is estimated...

Government and industry announce a joint R&D investment of more that £2 billion over the next seven years. This long term investment will be overseen by a new Aerospace Technology Institute - an industry-led body that will bring a national, single focus to...

Further to the WEAF series of training courses against the above standards (and please don’t shoot the messenger, but) it’s all change again! As many of you will be aware the ISO 9000 series of standards are regularly revised and re-issued and this will...

• Financial support now available for ambitious employees and new graduates A new £6 million bursary fund opening today will pay for 500 new graduates and employees to study Masters (MSc) level degrees in aerospace engineering. This will help the sector...

• Scheme addresses critical UK skills gap with funding support and direct links with companies. GKN Aerospace is among a group of leading UK aerospace manufacturers sponsoring a new government /industry initiative to encourage graduates to extend their studies in...

• UK Government’s ‘See Inside Manufacturing’  initiative helps inform young people about a career in manufacturing GKN Aerospace welcomed twenty students from three South Gloucestershire and Bristol schools into its manufacturing facility...

      Business West is urging engineers across the West of England to make a review of resource efficiency. Delivered by Business West, Improving Your Resource Efficiency (IYRE) is a FREE service, helping eligible businesses make vital efficiency...

Highly Innovative Technology Enablers In Aerospace 2 £5m in collaborative research and development that encourages innovation solutions to some of the higher-risk challenges facing the UK aerospace industry. HIGHLIGHTS - Themes for investment include: -...

iFACTS, a ground-breaking predictive tool for air traffic controllers, has won the IHS Jane's Enabling Technology Award for 2013. iFACTS was developed by NATS, with the support of Altran and Lockheed Martin. It is one of the most advanced air traffic control systems...

• Open evening on the 31st January begins this year’s recruitment process  An open evening from 4.30pm to 7.00pm at the BAWA Centre, Southmead Rd, Filton on Thursday 31st January, 2013 marks the start of the recruitment of this year’s intake of...

Asia’s largest low cost carrier orders 100 more Airbus A320 aircraft Prime Minister David Cameron joined the founder of Asia’s largest low cost airline at the Airbus wing assembly plant in Broughton, North Wales to confirm a new order for 100 more A320...