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On DSEI-eve (8 September), not a creature was stirring except for the House (of Commons) with the long-awaited publication of the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025: Making Defence an Engine for Growth. The paper arrives nine months after the Strategy’s Statement of...
2 October 2025 – WEAF, the premier supply chain organisation supporting aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing for the South West, is delighted to announce that it has formally signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC). The AFC is a promise from the nation...
SKF is renowned for manufacturing high-quality self-lubricating spherical plain bearings, journal bearings, and rod ends. The company is also a key WEAF collaborator and long-term sponsor, including this year, of the WEAF Gala Dinner. Based in Clevedon, North...
WEAF, the premier supply chain organisation supporting aerospace, defence, and advanced manufacturing across the South West, is championing Gloucestershire’s role as a leading innovation hub. This comes at a crucial time as the UK’s Defence Industrial Strategy has...
Amidst the energy of the Royal Marine band, the persistent buzz of tube strikes, and a record number of attendees, this year’s Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) was a dynamic and at times challenging event. For many attendees, the central question...
High Stakes, High Tech: WEAF brings 007-style glamour to South West manufacturing community On 27th November, WEAF stages a casino-inspired Gala Dinner at the Winter Gardens, Weston-super-Mare – where the sea meets the Secret Service. Combining the allure of a James...
Your central hub for connecting, showcasing your capabilities, and collaborating with businesses across the aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and defence community in the South West is here. The new portal has been created based on your feedback. Furthermore, those...
Do you want to help teachers and students see inside modern jobs in manufacturing? On 23 October at Bristol and Bath Science Park, young people from manufacturing and engineering companies across the region will present their careers and the detail of their work to...
After going for the gold last year, Sandler South West returns for this year’s Gala Dinner as a Headline Sponsor. Sandler is a global performance consultancy with over five decades of experience in helping organisations build world-class leadership, management, sales...
MBDA invites all suppliers, SMEs, academia, research institutions, and potential collaborators attending DSEI UK 2025 to visit the “Collaborate to Innovate” section of its stand and explore partnership opportunities. Collaboration driving innovative MBDA...
Delivered by Business Information Point (BIP), North Devon Plus, and Cosmic, the Somerset Start Up and Grow programme provides new and early-stage businesses with expert one-to-one support, workshops, and practical tools to get started and grow. And its free! ...
Invest Somerset – Aerospace and High-Value Manufacturing Showcase | 16th September 2025 We’re pleased to invite you to the Invest Somerset – Aerospace, Future Flight and High-Value Manufacturing Showcase, taking place at the iAero Innovation Centre in Yeovil...