Bournemouth based Ferchau Engineering has received an award from the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The award was presented for consistently meeting expectations with regard to cost, for Ferchau’s work on the flagship A380 airliner. Ferchau...
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University launches £4m fund for South West businesses
14 Feb
Businesses across the South West are set to cash in on a new £4 million funding programme, run by the University of the West of England, Bristol. Available to both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies, the Innovation 4 Growth scheme will part...
Fine Tubes turns to City College Plymouth to develop Management Training programme
21 Jan
Fine Tubes, the Plymouth-based manufacturer and global distributor of precision tubes for critical applications – from aerospace to power generation – has been working with City College Plymouth to develop and implement a customer service-focused management training...
GKN Aerospace – Bristol to recruit another 48 apprentices
21 Jan
• Intake increases once again • Process begins at open evening on the 23rd January, 2014 • New technician apprenticeship added to advanced and higher schemes An open evening from 4.00pm to 7.00pm at the BAWA Centre, Southmead Rd, Filton on Thursday 23rd January, 2014...
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18 Jan
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Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry
15 Jan
AERTEC Solutions homes in on the United Kingdom and with the help of Airbus, commences a pioneering project to apply video game technology to the aerospace industry The multinational aeronautical engineering firm makes an impact on the British aerospace market with...
Fine Tubes develops seamless titanium tubing for Airbus and Liebherr
15 Jan
Fine Tubes, a leading manufacturer and global distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, is currently producing seamless Grade 9 and Grade 5 titanium tubing for Airbus and Liebherr. The company is one of the few suppliers with the capability to produce...
50 plus GKN Aerospace employees celebrate academic success
8 Jan
The academic achievements of 53 members of staff from GKN Aerospace operations around the country were recognised at the company’s ‘Recognition of Learning’ ceremony and dinner at Bristol’s Marriott Royal Hotel late last year. The event was hosted by the...
A New Year & A New Chief Executive!
7 Jan
As the new Chief Executive of WEAF I wish all our members and visitors to this website a belated Happy New Year and a very prosperous and healthy 2014. Our members and the wider manufacturing and advanced technology sectors in the region have greatly benefitted...
Bristol students see how GKN Aerospace is making things fly
19 Dec
Filton site hosts second ‘See Inside Manufacturing’ event GKN Aerospace welcomed 25 students from four local schools into its manufacturing facility at Filton in Bristol last month, to see how the company’s technology helps to make the world’s aircraft fly. This...
Symbiotics and Pan-Am Celebrate 100 online test candidates
19 Dec
Leading providers of human performance consultancy for aviation, bluelight services, transportation and defence, Symbiotics Ltd is delighted to announce that 100 candidates have now passed through the online assessment service that the company has developed with Pan...
GKN Aerospace apprentices win at WorldSkills UK, 2013 final
19 Dec
2 day live CNC milling competition sees gold and silver wins for GKN Aerospace pair GKN Aerospace apprentices Steven Castle and Mike Watson have shown they can compete with the best in the UK after scooping gold and silver medals respectively at the WorldSkills UK,...