01174 621101

Latest News

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

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...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

Fine Tubes develops seamless titanium tubing for Airbus and Liebherr

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...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

50 plus GKN Aerospace employees celebrate academic success

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...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

A New Year & A New Chief Executive!

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...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

Bristol students see how GKN Aerospace is making things fly

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...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

Symbiotics and Pan-Am Celebrate 100 online test candidates

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...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

GKN Aerospace apprentices win at WorldSkills UK, 2013 final

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,...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

Altran receives Airbus ESW Recognition for Innovation in 2013

Altran has received recognition from Airbus ESW for its outstanding contribution to Innovation in 2013, for its work on AIRGEOM (Advanced Integrated Rapid Geometry Morphing Environment), a holistic and seamless environment for the deformation of...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

Hardide aims high for prestigious Nadcap approval

Hardide Coatings’ plan to secure the aerospace industry’s prestigious Nadcap approval is taking off. The provider of advanced surface coating technology aims to reach new frontiers of surface engineering by securing the accreditation within the next 18 months. The...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

Fine Tubes appoints Adrian Salle to new Sales Manager role

Fine Tubes, a leading manufacturer and global distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, is delighted to announce the appointment of Adrian Salle in the new role of Sales Manager. The role itself has been created through the successful global growth in...

Video gaming technology comes to the aerospace industry

New Airbus orders announced at the Dubai Airshow

Over the weekend, Emirates announced an order for 50 additional Airbus A380s, bringing the airline’s total orders to 140 aircraft and sustaining 2,500 jobs in the British aerospace sector. Separately, Etihad has ordered 50 A350s which will help sustain 4,000 jobs over...