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Future Ready: Employer Conference on Meaningful Work Experience

Future Ready: Employer Conference on Meaningful Work Experience

Meaningful Work Experience. Big Impact. A stronger future through employer-school partnerships.  Monday 1st December 2025 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM,  Engineers House The Promenade, Clifton Down, Bristol, BS8 3NB With the Government’s drive to expand meaningful work...

WEAF Golf Day – Driving Success!

WEAF Golf Day – Driving Success!

The WEAF members and their guests enjoyed a fabulous day out at the Chipping Sodbury Golf Club on Wednesday 8th October, on a perfect Autumn Day on the course.  More than twenty WEAF members took part, combining great golf with plenty of time to catch up, network and...

Empowering Women: Female Leadership and the Menopause

Empowering Women: Female Leadership and the Menopause

The next in the series of the Empowering Women in the Workplace event took place at iAero in Yeovil.   The third in the event series, the WEAF team was delighted to welcome people throughout industry and in all stages of their career  The fully packed session focussed...

WEAF unpicks the Defence Industrial Strategy

WEAF unpicks the Defence Industrial Strategy

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...

WEAF signs the Armed Forces Covenant

WEAF signs the Armed Forces Covenant

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...

Introducing the Gala Dinner Gold Sponsor: SKF

Introducing the Gala Dinner Gold Sponsor: SKF

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...

Gloucester: A High-Growth Hub for Aerospace Manufacturing

Gloucester: A High-Growth Hub for Aerospace Manufacturing

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...

WEAF’s Take on DSEI 2025

WEAF’s Take on DSEI 2025

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 at WEAF Gala Dinner

High Stakes at WEAF Gala Dinner

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...

Network Portal is Live!

Network Portal is Live!

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...