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12 questions to ask WEAF before joining

12 questions to ask WEAF before joining

A thriving aerospace community As a thriving part of the aerospace community, you can join hundreds of aerospace, defence and space leaders in the South West. Whether you’re the founder of a start-up, the director of a multi-million pound business or a senior manager...

WEAF 2022 Yearly Round Up

WEAF 2022 Yearly Round Up

What's been happening this year? This year has seen WEAF celebrate it's 20th birthday! Can you believe it? Our annual dinner gave us the perfect opportunity to celebrate in style with our members, friends and colleagues. And, going into our 21st year we are pleased...

Attract, retain and motivate staff

Attract, retain and motivate staff

We know that candidates no longer look at salary alone when looking for a job. They now consider many other factors, such as the total remuneration and employee benefits packages, company culture, flexible working and so on. Good employee benefits can motivate staff...

The 2022 WEAF Annual Dinner

The 2022 WEAF Annual Dinner

Network - Engage - Thrive A simple message that, after three years of not being able to have face to face contact, was executed with a bang! The attendees of last week's WEAF Annual Dinner took full advantage of networking with fellow aerospace professionals. The...

WEAF Annual Dinner Sponsors Announced

WEAF Annual Dinner Sponsors Announced

WEAF is delighted to introduce their headline sponsors for the WEAF Aerospace & Advanced Engineering Annual Dinner!   Gold Sponsor - SKF WEAF members, SKF Aerospace are based at Clevedon just south of Bristol. SKF is key supplier of advanced bearing systems to the...

VAT businesses get ready for Making Tax Digital

VAT businesses get ready for Making Tax Digital

Less than one month left for VAT businesses to be ready for Making Tax Digital VAT-registered businesses must use Making Tax Digital compatible software for their VAT returns from 1 November 2022. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding businesses that from Tuesday...

3 steps for getting the most out of advances in Search

3 steps for getting the most out of advances in Search

3 steps to getting the most out of the advances in Search Search is becoming far more natural and intuitive, enabling people to search any way and anywhere. And a more intuitive Search experience means a more intuitive Search ads experience. This week 'Think with...

WEAF Network Portal Increases competitive advantage

WEAF Network Portal Increases competitive advantage

The WEAF Network Portal onboarding sessions have begun! With free onboarding events taking place at Yeovil, Bristol, Gloucester and Dorset throughout September and October, WEAF will be able to connect with all members and introduce the finer points of the Network...

Information following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Information following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy would like to share the following words: To mark the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral, Monday 19th September will be a national Bank Holiday.   This will allow individuals,...

Aerospace supply chain best practice

Aerospace supply chain best practice

How do I get in touch with [insert company/person here]? It's the question on everyones lips, especially these days when every business is trying to manage rising costs. So, how can aerospace companies manage these explosive pressures and stay ahead of the game today?...

Leonardo becomes anchor tenant at the iAero Centre

Leonardo becomes anchor tenant at the iAero Centre

WEAF member, Leonardo, is now the anchor tenant at the new aerospace centre iAero, located next to the company’s site in Yeovil, Somerset - the ‘Home of British Helicopters’. This tenancy highlights the company’s continued commitment to aerospace innovation in the...

Johnson Matthey announces new hydrogen gigafactory

Johnson Matthey announces new hydrogen gigafactory

Johnson Matthey announces new hydrogen gigafactory to accelerate the transition to a decarbonised transport economy   Key facts: JM invests in capacity to support customer growth, backed by customer demand UK government through the Automotive Transformation Fund...