Bowers Group is delighted to announce that its Technical Engineering Apprentice Aman Athwal has been shortlisted for the category of Engineering & Manufacturing Apprentice of the year in this year’s West Yorkshire Apprenticeship awards. Apprenticeship schemes have...
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Leonardo Helicopters UK award full supplier approval to Broder Metals Group
1 Jun
Broder Metals Group via its sister division, Broder Aerospace are proud to announce that they are now fully approved as a supplier to Leonardo Helicopters supporting their global material requirements. Having held ISO 9001 since 2005 and then being approved to AS9120...
Bridgwater & Taunton College Partners with ECITB to Offer Engineering Scholarship
7 Jul
Bridgwater & Taunton College (BTC) and The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) are excited to launch the ECITB Scholarship Programme which aims to support aspiring engineers wishing to pursue a career within the mechanical maintenance and...
WEAF Members Vertical Aerospace and Virgin Atlantic explore ‘flying taxi’ partnership
14 Jun
Virgin Atlantic is exploring whether it could launch a flying taxi service as part of a partnership with Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace. The airline suggests electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) could fly from towns to major airports. Vertical...
RHH Franks celebrates 60 years of engineering excellence with fresh look and new strategy for the future
9 Feb
British manufacturing firm, RHH Franks, are celebrating their 60th trading year, and have relaunched with an impressive new brand and long-term strategy of continual improvement. Based in New Milton, Hampshire, the business has been delivering exceptional...
Broadway Engineering announces significant expansion with new acquisitions
8 Feb
Broadway Engineering, a leading aero-engine component manufacturer, has announced a significant expansion following the acquisition of the operations of AVPE and Redcliffe Precision, two Bristol-based aerospace suppliers. The privately owned firm has a long...
WEAF Virtual Hydrogen Summit
28 Jan
We are delighted to be launching the first digital Hydrogen Summit in the South West! Listen to the experts to gain an overview of the sector and explore the opportunities it may bring to the South West supply chain. We will be discussing the development of the green...
WEAF is part of new project to Accelerate Cross Sector Ecosystems and Sustainable Supply-chains (ACCESS), funded by Innovate UK
23 Nov
WEAF has partnered with supply chain software business, Valuechain, along with the North East Automotive Alliance and Rail Forum Midlands (RFM) to kick-off a new project to Accelerate Cross Sector Ecosystems and Sustainable Supply-chains (ACCESS), funded by Innovate...
WEAF members Poeton Ltd ramp up support for medical ventilators
1 Apr
Poeton Industries remain fully operational at all three of its production sites and has increased its support for customers working on vital medical equipment required for the UK during these challenging times. The surface engineering specialists, with facilities in...
BEIS- Readiness to supply ventilators and ventilator components to support NHS
17 Mar
WEAF as an organisation works very closely with BEIS. As the spread of the Covid-19 virus grows we have been made aware of this call for assistance. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is looking for organisations who can support in the supply...
WEAF Welcomes New Members DP Engineering Ltd
13 Mar
DP Engineering is a precision sub-contract engineering firm established in 1952 providing high quality machined parts for sectors such as the aerospace (AS9100) & oil & gas. We are equipped to operate and service all industry, where quality engineering...
WEAF Welcomes New Member's Broder Aerospace
9 Mar
Broder Aerospace Broder Aerospace seeks to be different. We have core bar stock, but our ambition is to provide anything that our customers have difficulty in finding: whether this is a sourcing service for sizes and grades that cannot be bought “off the Shelf” or...