NATEP Programme

THE NATEP PROGRAMME

A UK Wide Initiative

The NATEP programme is a UK Wide initiative led by a consortium partnership of ADS, the Premier Trade Organisation for companies in the UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space Sectors, and Farnborough Aerospace Consortium.

The programme will support companies in the aerospace supply chain to develop innovative technologies, working in collaboration with others and supported by higher tier companies. It will equip them to win new business with existing customers and to diversify their customer base. It is based on a proven model delivered by the partner organisations since 2013. As well as grant funding, the programme provides high calibre technical and management resource to help those companies accelerate the technology development towards market readiness.

NATEP is an industry-led programme. Panels of aerospace industry professionals and technology advisers throughout the English regions, Northern Ireland and Scotland are contributing their time for free to support the projects. New and innovative product technologies already supported by NATEP will find applications on current and future aircraft platforms. New or improved manufacturing process technologies will enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the UK aerospace manufacturing sector as well as finding applications in other industry sectors such as Energy, Automotive or Rail.

Harriet Wollerton, NATEP Programme Director comments,

NATEP is a success and represents a tremendous opportunity, particularly for small and medium sized companies. The programme, running since 2013, has shown that it is sized and arranged to suit the needs of small supply chain companies and projects.
The mentoring and support provided by NATEP helps the planning and execution of the projects and has produced many exciting and innovative products, materials and manufacturing processes that will help anchor manufacturing and high value jobs in the UK, improve productivity and competitiveness in the sector and create export opportunities.
The new funding from the Aerospace Technology Institute will take the programme to 2025 and can be further built upon.

Our Sponsors

NATEP is supported by the signatories of the Aerospace Growth Partnership’s (AGP) Supply Chain Competitiveness Charter.

These Prime and Tier one companies are committed to strengthening relationships with their suppliers so that they work together more effectively to raise productivity and competitiveness.

NATEP STATS

The latest National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP 3) is a £10m programme to mature 60 aerospace technologies in the UK aerospace supply chain.

CONSULTATION

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PRACTICE

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MEDIATION

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THE AEROSPACE GROWTH PARTNERSHIP

The Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) is a strategic partnership between the UK Government, industry, and other key stakeholders, established to secure the future of the UK aerospace industry in the face of an ever changing, and increasingly competitive global landscape. This partnership is intended as a vehicle to tackle barriers to growth, boost competitiveness and exports and grow the number of high value jobs in the UK.

To date, the AGP has helped generate R&D funding, driven innovation and best practice, and elevated relationships within the sector.

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