THE North West Aerospace Alliance has said the opening of its new Preston office is an important milestone in its move away from a reliance on public sector funding.

The aerospace cluster organisation lobbies for businesses in the industry’s supply chain. It has around 350 paying members but works with closer to 800 organisations across the sector, which is worth £3.7bn in the North West and around £7bn nationally.

Two thirds of the NWAA’s 35 staff will be based at the new 3,000 sq ft office a......for the full story register now for free or login below...