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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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Empowering Women in the Workplace 9th December 2025 – Roundup

The December 2025 Empowering Women in the Workplace meeting brought participants together for the final engaging and reflective session of the year which took place at University of the West of England (UWE). The WEAF team would like to thank to Professor Sue Durbin,...

Kyocera SGS to Relocate their European Headquarters

Kyocera SGS to Relocate their European Headquarters to Create Kyocera’s Largest Carbide Tooling Site in Europe As part of Kyocera Corporation’s global drive to become the world’s leading carbide tooling company, Kyocera SGS Precision Tools Europe Ltd (KSPTE) has...

Martyn’s Law Update

WEAF professional partner Castlemead Insurance have advised that a number of insurance policies now exclude terrorism from the public liability sections of their policies. The legislation commonly known as Martyn’s Law is currently in a 24 month implementation period....