Networks

“Wales tries harder. They contact us, involve us, invite us to the events, and come up with ideas to help improve our business.  We benefit from the experience of others, we learn from others, and we can see how they achieve their objectives.”
Mark Langston, Sales and Marketing Manager, Floform

Bring your business to Wales, and you’ll join an established automotive community with extensive global networks.
 
Leading the way is the Welsh Automotive Forum (WAF) - the authoritative voice of the nation’s automotive industry. It encourages collaboration, promotes business process excellence and offers business development through mutually supportive networks.

Business development through our networks will help you to:

• identify quality Welsh suppliers and establish profitable long-term relationships; 
• introduce your products to a vibrant supply chain;
• improve your competitive performance by supporting cost reduction plans
  and other projects;
• exploit new technologies and market opportunities;
• access funding for R&D and specialist support;
• market yourself to a global audience;
• give you access to the best technicians and graduates in your field through knowledge transfer specialists.

Three other network support organisations will also maximize business opportunities and improve your bottom line.

The industry’s Accelerate Clusters bring together companies, academia, centres of excellence and other organisations. Between them they support new technologies and market opportunities in Alternative Fuels and Powertrains, New Vehicle Development, Motorsport, Design and Manufacture, and End of Life Vehicles.

Source Wales helps companies to identify quality Welsh suppliers.

Innovation & Technology Councillors (ITCs) deliver free technical advice on innovation and technology and best practice standards, along with other areas of activity from finance for R&D to IPR and licensing.

Know How Wales improves business performance through industry and academia collaborative projects.  It offers advice on operational issues, funding, R&D facilities, and provides access to the best technicians and graduates in your field.

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