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Viessmann kicks off EURO 2020-themed installer reward programme

17th January 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

Viessmann Trained Installers who register extra boilers this January and February can receive exclusive rewards and the chance to win a VIP ticket to watch a EURO 2020 football match. Viessmann has launched a 2020 UEFA European Football Championships sales promotion to help installers fight the winter blues and be part of this summer’s major […]

New ADAS tools added to Panthera Free simulator software

17th January 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

Cruden, the driving simulator and simulator software specialist, has launched the biggest update yet to Panthera Free, the free-to-use version of its Panthera simulator software. At the heart of a comprehensive suite of upgrades is the addition of Panthera ADAS Toolbox, an experimental environment in MATLAB/Simulink that allows automotive engineers and researchers to create any […]

Allison Transmission and Department of Defense to upgrade propulsion systems

6th December 2019 By Madeleine Bendall

Allison will provide upgraded X200 transmissions for the United States Army’s tracked military applications. Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions for commercial and military vehicles, is proud to partner with the U.S. Army’s Tank-automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) to provide the Allison X200-4A propulsion solution for the M113 […]

Viessmann scoops Brand of the Year 2019

4th December 2019 By Madeleine Bendall

Viessmann has been named by German consumers as the top Energy & Heat brand for 2019 in the Handelsblatt Brand of the Year rankings. Over 900,000 people took part in online interviews conducted by researchers YouGov on behalf of the German business newspaper. Family-run heating innovator Viessmann beat other top-five placing companies Vaillant, Buderus (Bosch), […]

Viessmann acquires Kospel, strengthening market presence for electrical systems in Central and Eastern Europe

25th November 2019 By Madeleine Bendall

Allendorf (Germany) / Koszalin (Poland), November 25, 2019 – The Viessmann Group has acquired the Polish company Kospel S.A. (Kospel), a manufacturer of instantaneous water heaters, electric water heaters, electric boilers and hot water storage tanks. The acquisition strengthens Viessmann’s product portfolio, expertise and human resources in the field of innovative electrical systems. Headquartered in […]

New app-based metering solution for heat networks leads digital charge

25th November 2019 By Madeleine Bendall

SAV Systems and Insite Energy join forces to launch the first-to-market digital smart metering app for heat networks. The solution is designed to reduce capital and operational expenditure and make energy data accessible to both the heat supplier and consumer. KURVE – the UK’s first app-based metering solution for heat networks – has been launched […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS OPENS FIRST EUROPEAN FACTORY

19th November 2019 By Madeleine Bendall

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a worldwide manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding and valve actuation systems, recently shipped the company’s first engine brake from its newly opened European facility near the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. With its headquarters in Bloomfield, CT, and its Suzhou facility in Eastern China, Brno becomes the third production […]

Viessmann opens new Chinese factory

19th November 2019 By Madeleine Bendall

Viessmann has opened a new plant for the manufacture of wall-mounted gas boilers for the Chinese market, in Pinghu, a city close to Shanghai. In addition to the 12,000 m2 factory, the company has also built a centre for the research and development of new technologies and services. Viessmann has operated in China for 20 […]

Viessmann boilers and CHP specified for the world’s tallest modular building

14th November 2019 By Madeleine Bendall

New, landmark residential development in Croydon gets Vitocrossal boilers for their high efficiency and low NOx emissions Viessmann boilers and a Viessmann CHP unit have been specified to provide space-heating and domestic hot water to 546 apartments at 101 George Street, the new residential development in Croydon, London, which has become the tallest modular […]

Retrofitting Allison’s FuelSense® 2.0 software to RCVs cuts fuel consumption by 8.85%

12th November 2019 By Madeleine Bendall

Fife Council’s independent trial on Mercedes-Benz refuse trucks demonstrates how software upgrades can save thousands of pounds in annual fuel costs. Two Mercedes-Benz Econic refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) retrofitted with Allison Transmission’s latest FuelSense® 2.0 software have gained fuel savings of 8.85%. This demonstrates how mid-life software upgrades can significantly reduce vehicle fleet running costs. […]