Calderdale & Kirklees
Manufacturing Alliance
Proud to Support and Represent Manufacturing Excellence in Calderdale & Kirklees.
Strengthening Local Engineering, Skills Development and Collaborative Manufacturing Across West Yorkshire.
As an active member of the Calderdale & Kirklees Manufacturing Alliance (CKMA), WKW Precision Engineering plays a committed role in supporting and promoting engineering excellence throughout West Yorkshire.
CKMA is a respected regional network that brings together manufacturers and engineering organisations to strengthen local supply chains, develop skills, share best practice and drive continuous improvement.
For WKW as an SME precision engineering company serving Renewables, Medical, Sub Sea, Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Automotive and Creative/Sculpture Fabrication sectors, CKMA membership reinforces our dedication to innovation, collaboration, workforce development and high quality regional manufacturing.
What is CKMA?
CKMA is an industry led alliance focused on supporting engineering and manufacturing organisations across Calderdale and Kirklees.
Its primary aims include:
Encouraging collaboration between local manufacturers
Helping businesses share knowledge, resources and expertise
Providing access to sector insights, training and development
Strengthening the regional engineering skills pipeline
Representing regional manufacturing interests nationally
Supporting digital transformation, automation and innovation
Creating a stable, competitive and future ready industrial ecosystem
Membership helps ensure that WKW stays aligned with emerging trends, technologies and opportunities across the manufacturing sector.
Why CKMA Membership Matters to Our Clients
✔ Stronger supply chain resilience and regional reliability
Working within a connected manufacturing ecosystem ensures we can access local partners quickly, enabling faster problem solving, flexible capacity support and strengthened delivery performance.
✔ Demonstrates commitment to workforce development
CKMA places strong emphasis on apprenticeship training, up skilling and knowledge transfer essential for maintaining a skilled workforce capable of delivering precision engineering to regulated sectors.
✔Reinforces professional stability and operational maturity
Membership indicates that we commit to high operational standards, maintain best practice processes and engage in continual improvement, key expectations for customers in nuclear, defence and aerospace.
✔ Access to shared innovation and technical insight
We benefit from member only:
technical seminars
factory tours
knowledge groups
leadership development programmes
digital manufacturing insights
These learning opportunities translate directly into process improvements and higher quality outputs for clients.
✔ Supports ESG and social value requirements
Engagement in regional industry alliances demonstrates support for local economic growth, training and sustainability, increasingly important in both the UK public sector and private sector procurement scoring.
Our precision produces perfection,
enabling our clients to thrive globally.
Benefits Reach Across All Sectors We Serve
CKMA is widely recognised as a respected collaborative network supporting West Yorkshire’s manufacturing landscape.
WKW are:
Supporting regional engineering excellence
Developing the next generation of skilled engineers
Continuous improvement and professional collaboration
Strengthening supply chain resilience and local capability
Delivering consistent, high quality precision engineering to UK and international clients
This commitment strengthens every partnership we enter.