Richard Gordon, formerly commercial director at LEVC (London EV Company), has joined specialist automotive executive search firm, Ennis & Co, as an associate. Richard brings an exceptional breadth of knowledge of the automotive retail and manufacturer sectors, having also worked for Jardine Motors Group, Bentley Motors, Ferrari and Toyota, in senior automotive sales and marketing […]
Competitive pricing and easy access to all industry standards in one place Industry Forum – the organisation set up by the UK government, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and vehicle manufacturers to improve the competitiveness of the UK’s automotive supply chain – has launched an online shop (https://shop.industryforum.co.uk) giving easy access to English language […]
Leading manufacturer of heating systems will display Vitodens 111-W and 200-W boiler models at PHEX Manchester (17-18th October) Viessmann will be attending PHEX Manchester, part of the leading series of regional exhibitions for the UK plumbing and heating installers, with the Vitodens 111-W storage combi and 200-W boilers. Both recently secured Which? Best Buy status […]
Company also continues work to support customers with connected capabilities for a single, efficient fleet management experience Allison Transmission today announced that it will offer its medium-duty, fully automatic 9-speed transmission globally, and that it has developed an electric hybrid system with purely electric extended range. The news was revealed at the 67th IAA Commercial […]
New European plant for producing engine brake and valve actuation systems will add to the company’s manufacturing operations in the USA and China Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, announced today that it will open a manufacturing facility in the city of Brno in […]
Deliveries are nearing completion of 126 Mercedes-Benz Atego trucks with Allison 3000™ Series; UK capital’s fire and rescue fleet has already ordered 62 more vehicles Providing more torque at launch and gear changes without power interruption, Allison fully automatic transmissions were specified by London Fire Brigade (LFB) to improve the response time of its […]
Viessmann has secured a Which? Best Buy status for its six most popular Vitodens gas boilers for the second year in succession. The annual survey by Which? – the UK’s largest consumer organisation – conducts robust research in order to “reveal the boiler brands you can trust.” Viessmann is also one of only two boiler […]
Allison T 2100™ delivers perfect balance between performance and economy on hilly and speed-restricted Channel Island roads The States of Guernsey has ordered 22 additional Wrightbus StreetVibe buses equipped with Allison T 2100™ fully automatic transmissions for increased performance, faster acceleration and greater operational flexibility. Following an initial order of 12 buses delivered in 2017, […]
Unique manufacturing process for Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) multi-phase panels and components Process creates tailorable material properties Advanced Engineering Show will take place Oct 31st – Nov 1st 2018 at the NEC, Birmingham A novel and customisable multi-phase material that will bring fundamental new possibilities to design engineers will be launched at this year’s Advanced […]
Lower emissions and improved fuel economy gained through a new application of Jacobs’ well-proven valve actuation technology. Jacobs Vehicle Systems®, the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, will introduce its new Cylinder Deactivation (CDA) technology to the European market at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 (Hannover, Germany, September 20-27). […]