Established in Bristol in 1994, the West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF) works with industry, the public sector, academia and other stakeholders. It provides a focal point for activities to boost the competitiveness and growth of the region's 500-plus companies serving the world's aerospace industry. 
 
WEAF is able to exploit the skills and experience of many of the region's leading experts in a wide range of associated areas - to help business in a variety of ways. 
 
There are five main areas of activity that have been identified as important for the South West of England:

• development of networks/clusters to take full advantage of the concentration of aerospace businesses in the South West;
• skills development to have the most capable workforce possible;
• competitiveness development to enable South West supply chain companies to compete in the global market;
• promotion of the South West as the 'aerospace region' to encourage growth and to recognise the importance of aerospace to the area;
• communication to share a common view of where the industry is going.