WHY US?
The NEAA is one of the fastest growing industry clusters in the UK and the largest in automotive. We have a proven track record of helping our members make valuable business connections whilst supporting collaborative opportunities and coordinating industry-led activities. We offer a broad scope of membership services and many of our members have maximised these to great advantage.
We have nurtured a network of like-minded businesses who take a collaborative approach to improving the region’s global competitiveness by sharing best practice, solving common problems, and driving innovation. In addition to this, we offer industry knowledge and thought-leadership to help our member companies shape their business strategy and align their products and services with market needs.
The team at the NEAA will always go the extra mile to ensure businesses gain value from their membership.
Expand each section to read more about each benefit.
Strategic Direction
- Led by industry, for industry
- Network of industry leaders driving the strategy
- Coordination of activities of mutual benefit
- Maximising opportunities for the North East of England
Route to Market
- Raising company profile
- Networking and events
- Meet the Buyer opportunities
- Platform to showcase products and services
- Business and collaboration opportunities
- Member to member introductions
- Marketing support
- Promotion via NEAA communications platforms (website, newsletter and quarterly magazine, social media)
- Network of International links
Capability Improvement
- Business Resilience Group
- Digitalisation Group
- HR Forum
- Industry-led focus groups
- Cost reduction activities
- Benchmarking and KPIs
- Best practice visits
- Access to NEAA funded programmes
- Signposting to public sector funding
- Skills and training initiatives
Knowledge Transfer
- Shared intelligence and insights
- Dissemination of sector information
- Knowledge transfer events and masterclasses
- Supply chain opportunities to market
- Insights into the latest technology and innovation
- Technical and funding advice
- International trade support
Sector Engagement
- Unified voice for the North East automotive sector to key stakeholder groups – including Automotive Council, Catapults, Department for Business & Trade, CCAV, Driving the Electric Revolution, Innovate UK, Knowledge Transfer Partnership, Make UK, Made Smarter, North East Apprenticeship Ambassadors, North East Combined Authority, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Northern Powerhouse, Silesia Automotive & Advanced, Manufacturing Cluster (Poland), Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders
- Publicising individual businesses and the regional capabilities on a local and national level
- Impacting and influencing policies
MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES
The NEAA is a not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee and membership is restricted to companies and not personal membership. Fees start from as little as *£268 +VAT per annum (*2026) and are based on the number of UK employees.
| Category | Description | Annual Fee |
| Public | Public Sector & Associations | £1,351 + VAT |
| Start-up | Start-ups (less than 2yr), Not for profit | £268 + VAT |
| Micro | <10 UK employees | £471 + VAT |
| Small | 10<49 UK employees | £812 + VAT |
| Medium | 50<249 UK employees | £1,351 + VAT |
| Large | 250<499 UK employees | £4,054 + VAT |
| Multi | 500+ UK employees | £6,760 + VAT |
TRACK RECORD
We offer a broad scope of membership services and many of our members have maximised these to great advantage. Here are just a few…
“Snorkel, as a first-year member of the North East Automotive Alliance, have already benefitted with meetings always being helpful, informative and positive.
“As part of our membership benefits, we were fortunate to exhibit for the first time at the NEAA Expo held at the Beacon of Light. This provided us with an excellent networking opportunity. Connecting us with a large variety of Northeast businesses in support of the automotive industry. This enabled us to engage with the industry in a way we haven’t previously been able. We were also impressed by the high levels of organisation and helpfulness displayed throughout the day.
“We will certainly look to attend future Expo’s and events and further support the NEAA wherever possible.”
Alec Boyle / Technical Sales & Product Manager / Snorkel UK
“We are so glad that we made the decision to join the NEAA in early 2023 as it offers our business everything we need from a network – a place to build solid and supportive relationships, the opportunity to work with world class organisations and the chance to attend high quality events with likeminded people that are keen for everyone to succeed.”
Simon Merchant / Director, Commercial Partners / Interdigitate
“We have worked with NEAA member, NEPS, since 2022; they provide unmatched courier services weekly, which helps us with time-critical production. This is crucial for our business as NEPS helps us meet important deadlines. They always offer a professional service that is easy to work with and is always on time. We look forward to working with NEPS on future projects.”
Zanda Johnson, Unipres UK
“Advanced Electric Machines are an NEAA member and have participated in the NEAA Trade Group since the start of 2020. As well as providing regular informative meetings on a number of subject matters related to the operation of a business, it also acts as an excellent networking forum with other local businesses, organisations, and Government bodies.”
Andrew Woods / Business Development Director / Advanced Electric Machines (AEM)
“I think the NEAA cluster is a tremendously useful group and both as a whole and within the individual working groups, it can facilitate the industry working together to recognise the combined strengths in the region, while also understanding the importance of specific areas and issues such as keeping people safe within the sector as a whole, particularly in the fast-moving areas of EVs.”
Draeger Safety UK
“Being part of the NEAA puts us right in the centre of the region’s automotive community. The network gives us direct access to manufacturers, tier suppliers, and other partners who share challenges and opportunities. It helps us stay close to sector trends, align our offering to what automotive customers really need, and collaborate to improve supply chain resilience across the region. The relationships we’ve built through the NEAA have played a meaningful role in our expansion and service development.”
Masfix
“TR continue to enjoy and benefit from a long-standing relationship with the NEAA. Their platforms have been instrumental in opening doors and introducing TR to key Tier 1’s around the globe. Our membership has created valuable opportunities for us such as generating business in the North East. We have also shared our own experience, knowledge, and best practice to assist fellow members.”
TR, part of the Trifast plc Group
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