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Boeing Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Ontic

Boeing Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Ontic

Boeing announced a distributor agreement with Ontic (a WEAF member) to support the Staverton product line.   The agreement identifies Boeing Distribution (formerly Aviall) as the exclusive distributor of approximately 600 actuation and control products on a range...

Suppliers and Business Partners Invited to Pride@Airbus Event

Suppliers and Business Partners Invited to Pride@Airbus Event

Local Community of Suppliers and Business Partners Invited to Pride@Airbus Event Are you an Inclusive Airbus supplier? Pride@Airbus, Airbus' LGBT+ Employee Resource Group (ERG), is organising an event with the aim to create a community of industry leaders who can...

Apply for enhanced energy bill support now

Apply for enhanced energy bill support now

Less than one week to go until Energy and Trade Intensive Industries can apply for enhanced energy bill support. Get ready to apply now! From April 26, non-domestic customers that operate in energy and trade intensive industries (ETII) will be able to apply for...

The importance of collaboration to achieve net zero

The importance of collaboration to achieve net zero

With increasing emphasis on achieving Net Zero by 2050, we look at the importance of collaboration to achieve Net Zero. After the legally binding declaration — to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 was made, many South West businesses are focusing...

MRPeasy Celebrates 300 Small Manufacturing Clients in the UK

MRPeasy Celebrates 300 Small Manufacturing Clients in the UK

MRPeasy Celebrates 300 Small Manufacturing Clients in the UK, 1300 Worldwide MRPeasy, a trusted provider of manufacturing ERP software for small manufacturers, is proud to announce that it has reached the significant milestone of having 300 clients in the UK and 1,300...

R&D tax relief for SMEs

R&D tax relief for SMEs

Research and Development (R&D) tax relief for small and medium-sized enterprises. How to claim Corporation Tax relief for costs on R&D if you're a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME).   What is Research and Development (R&D) tax relief? R&D tax...

WEAF to exhibit at DSEI

WEAF to exhibit at DSEI

With less than six months until DSEI, WEAF is busy preparing and planning how we can make the most of the show for our members. DSEI is the only event to integrate all the pillars of national security and defence: Air, Space, Land, Naval, Security, Cyber and Joint....

Winners of the Sustainable Smart Factory competition announced

Winners of the Sustainable Smart Factory competition announced

BEIS, UKRI and Made Smarter Innovation announced the winners of the Sustainable Smart Factory competition. BEIS, UKRI and Made Smarter Innovation announced the winners of almost £14m in combined backing from its latest funding call – the Sustainable Smart Factory...

UK Gives Ukraine Two Sea King Helicopters

UK Gives Ukraine Two Sea King Helicopters

The UK Government has donated two Sea King helicopters tothe  Ukraine that do not carry any weapons or fly particularly fast, and which are no longer used by the Royal Navy. Used over 40-years ago, the Sea Kings played a fundamental part in the Falklands conflict and...

Funded access to Catapults and RTOs to support growth & scaling

Funded access to Catapults and RTOs to support growth & scaling

Funded access to Catapults and RTOs to support growth & scalingInnovative, ambitious businesses can benefit from the facilities and expertise provided by Catapults and Research & Technology Organisations (RTOs) through Innovate UK EDGE. RTOs are specialised...

Vertical Aerospace reaches significant certification milestones

Vertical Aerospace reaches significant certification milestones

WEAF Member Vertical Aerospace reaches significant certification milestones, including Design Organisation Approval UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issues its first eVTOL Design Organisation Approval to Vertical Aerospace (Vertical), underlining regulatory...

Is Supply Chain Innovation in Aerospace The Key to Success?

Is Supply Chain Innovation in Aerospace The Key to Success?

A successful supply chain is at the heart of any aerospace and defence organisation's profitability. Effective and efficient supply chains enable aerospace and defence organisations to meet their strategic and financial goals.Supply chain innovation is critical to the...