Benefits of Membership
NWAA Member Benefits
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North West Aerospace Alliance Member Benefits:
The tangible benefits provided by the NWAA are the secret to its success and flourishing membership. NWAA members know that the Alliance approach works, opening doors, overcoming obstacles and creating opportunities.
Here are just some of the key benefits of membership:
Dedicated Membership Liaison Manager
Your first and main point of contact for all membership enquiries or general information about the NWAA. You can expect a one to one visit which helps us to understand your company, your company’s needs and provide the right support. In return, it’s a opportunity for you to learn about all aspects of the NWAA and its services.
The Alliance brings companies of all types and sizes together at our Member Forums, focus groups and Supply Chain Workshops.
Our Members Forums are held bi-annually and the NWAA secures prestigious guest speakers who present on current issues and topics.
The NWAA is committed to helping its members create and maintain a world class aerospace supply chain in the region.
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Events & Exhibitions Service - Putting on a show, maximum impact at minimum cost!
The NWAA Exhibition service has firmly established an envied reputation for helping it’s members to promote their aerospace products and services to best advantage, whether in the UK or overseas.
Over recent years, the NWAA has supplemented it’s expertly organised bi-annual appearances at the Farnborough and Paris International Air Shows, by helping members to promote their businesses, many for the first time, in other key aerospace markets worldwide.
The highlight of the year has to be the Annual Aerospace Ball which is held locally and is always well attended. A chance to dress up in your tuxedos and ballgowns, you can expect a fun packed evening with plenty of entertainment! Monies raised on the evening goes to the NWAA’s chosen local charity - The New Childrens Hospital Appeal.
PR, Marketing Support and Website:
NWAA produces a quarterly newsletter, the ‘Aerospace Bulletin’, and is distributed amongst all it members, plus wider mailing lists covering the UK and worldwide. This showcases recent news, developments and upcoming events and exhibitions. Members are invited to place adverts and editorial in the newsletter. A special edition of the newsletter is produced specifically for the annual air shows and again, members are invited to place editorials and adverts to gain extra exposure.
‘ Express News’ is our monthly e-mail bulletin. This typically includes 3rd party events which the NWAA has deemed of interest to its members but is too urgent to keep on file until the next newsletter.
www.aerospace.co.uk is our website . E-business and web-based technology partly hold the key to effective communication for the future. NWAA members each receive an entry on our NWAA web site - one of the most popular aerospace resources on the Internet. and our many visitors include key manufacturers from Boeing, BAE SYSTEMS, Airbus UK, Rolls-Royce and Lockheed Martin. Members can also decide to nclude their company’s banner on the website for a small charge each month as another form of advertisement and exposure.
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From skills issues, through marketing to the Alliance's non-stop analysis of supply chain challenges, the Alliance provides detailed and timely advice to its Members through our 2 Regional Business Advisors (RBA’s) in Aerospace. We provide access and advice to members seeking assistance from the various funding streams open to aerospace companies.
Links into Business, locally, regionally, and Internationally
The Alliance is often first port of call for procurement professionals, providing a direct link between potential buyers and member companies with the capabilities to match their requirements. The NWAA offers a range of international trade support activity such as:
Organisation of inward and outward market visits to enable interface with potential customers and supply chain partners in key aerospace markets eg: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, North America, China & India
Participation in Trade Shows including not only Farnborough & Paris, but smaller events based on subsets of member capabilities such as MRO Europe or growing markets.
Seminars & Workshops on specific markets and overseas related issues such as Offset/Industrial participation
Meet the Buyer events organised both in the UK and overseas.
Access to Partner International Support Activity: partners such as SBAC and DMA offering activity such as UK pavilions at trade shows, outward and inward missions
Access to UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) – the Government Network which supports overseas trade and investment. Access to UKTI staff in Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions worldwide, also within the Northwest region located in 5 international trade teams in Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
UKTI’s support includes:
Market Research – Help with desk research and tailored research undertaken by Embassy & Consulate staff to company specifications. UKTI also provides financial assistance for SMEs to carry out their own market research. This service is delivered by the British Chambers of Commerce.
Export Readiness Assistance – Essentially a scheme known as Passport to Export where up to £3000 of match funding is available for new and inexperienced exporters towards the costs of developing an agreed strategic export plan including training, market research and market visits.
Intelligence and E-sales leads – Generated by overseas staff and provided free of charge to company specifications.
Publicity – Arrangement of international press releases.
Financial Assistance towards the cost of missions & trade fairs.
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