CWAF : Aerospace Manufacturing

The CWAF has now further developed the group by establishing links with three new invited members – ActOn Finishing, CFS Aero and Tenencia. The CWAF is believed to be the most mature Aerospace cluster in the Midlands. Every CWAF member is accredited to AS9100, all have deployed the SC21 framework, with four already gaining national recognition awards, and they regularly gather to share best practice between themselves. CWAF members have been invited to speak with government ministers on numerous occasions, have twice been invited to present at national task force meetings by the national industry body (ADS), and maintain a strong link with their regional trade association, Midlands Aerospace Alliance, through participation in regional working groups.Annette Rothwell, AEC and OSys. The CWAF continues to do an outstanding job in providing a focal point for a number of excellent aerospace manufacturing companies in the Coventry & Warwickshire area. The CWAF does a tremendous job promoting the world class aerospace capability in CW LEP area and driving forward projects and collaborations that are helping build the skills, capabilities and quality required to compete globally.The CWAF has played a key role, as part of the High Value Manufacturing Group, in helping shape CW LEP strategy and priorities so that the LEP can deliver relevant and practical actions to support this sector to grow and flourish in our region. The Coventry and Warwickshire Aerospace Forum (CWAF) is a group of world-class manufacturing businesses working together and collaborating with leading UK Universities and Associations that brings together over 500-years of combined Engineering Knowledge and Manufacturing expertise. This is of particular benefit to the OEM’s as the cluster offers the full range of Supply Chain Solutions and requirements of the Aerospace Industry, backed up by international accreditations (AS9100 & NADCAP) coupled with individual Customer Approvals.