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WEAF IS HERE TO HELP YOUR AEROSPACE, DEFENCE OR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING BUSINESS SOAR

WEAF is a not-for-profit organisation which provides support to its members and promotes growth of the Southwest Aerospace, Defence and Advanced Manufacturing Cluster. One of the main aims of WEAF is to help companies to sustain and grow their businesses through networking opportunities (such as events) and providing industry-wide business information.

Finding new prospects, increasing orders with the existing customer base and accessing the right kind of funding and finance are key to any business’s success.

As we move to develop a more sustainable future, investment in innovative products and processes which service future markets whilst reducing carbon emissions are vital to the future of the aerospace, defence and advanced manufacturing sectors.

 

WEAF have put together information on sources of funding that are potentially available to support your business. You can navigate to this information via the menu bar at the top of the page.

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Advanced Manufacturing to be MoD’s ‘New Normal’

A UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) strategy on Advanced Manufacturing has been released. The paper focusses on additive manufacturing specifically with lessons learnt from Ukraine, the opportunities, and overcoming obstacles in the adoption of the technique for UK...

Bowers Group Unveils Next-Generation Mobile Metrology Showroom

Bowers Group is delighted to introduce its new Mobile Metrology Showroom, delivering precision measurement demonstrations directly to businesses across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Designed to provide an on-site and direct experience, the brand-new facility...

Tariff Showdown: The impact on UK manufacturing.

The Wild West of politics on the global stage will impact the UK, WEAF considers how the latest US administration tariffs could potentially impact the aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing sectors.  The UK has been hit with a 10% tariff on all goods sold to...