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German state orders 109 new MAN TGM fire-fighting vehicles with Allison transmission

1st February 2021 By Louise

North Rhine-Westphalia invests in disaster management with its biggest ever order for fire-fighting vehicles: 109 new LF 20-KatS on MAN TGM 18.340 chassis with Allison 3000 Series™ fully automatic transmissions. Germany’s largest fire department training facility, The Institut der Feuerwehr NRW (IdF NRW), has ordered 109 Magirus LF20-KatS vehicles on behalf of the North Rhine-Westphalian […]

Cruden is appointed as a Unity reseller

11th January 2021 By Louise

Cruden, the driving simulator and simulator software specialist, has been appointed as a reseller of the Unity engine’s licenses and services. Use of Unity is growing widely among automotive simulator engineers as the testing of autonomous driving (AD) technologies and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) requires the creation of multiple driving scenarios for human test […]

Digitalised heat metering reduces costs by 60% at new Mitcham development

7th January 2021 By Louise

KURVE, the UK’s first digital pay-as-you-go (PAYG) web-app for heat networks, has delivered significant savings on the capital cost of energy metering at Greenside Views, a newly completed development made up of one, two and three-bedroom flats in Mitcham, Southwest London. Greenside Views is the first KURVE site to go live, following its announcement last […]

Brazilian fleet specifies fully automatic transmissions for more agile and robust armoured cash transport trucks

7th January 2021 By Louise

Valuables transportation company, Protege Group of São Paulo, selects Allison transmissions for the first time – on Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz light trucks. The Protege Group, a prominent securities transportation specialist in Brazil, has specified its first fully automatic transmission as part of a pilot project to evaluate new armoured cash transport trucks. Two armoured high-value […]

Heatforce and Viessmann to sponsor Glamorgan Cricket

17th December 2020 By Louise

Welsh plumbing, heating and green energy company, Heatforce, has entered into a two-year sponsorship of Glamorgan Cricket Club in association with Viessmann. The spectator terrace at Glamorgan Cricket’s Sophia Gardens stadium, Cardiff, will be renamed ‘The Heatforce/Viessmann Terrace.’ Heatforce’s close relationship with Viessmann has led to the decision to explore a new audience, and to […]

Shandong Pengxiang Auto selects Allison Transmission’s 4800 Off Road Series™ for its wide body mining dump trucks

14th December 2020 By Louise

50 units are delivered to support engineering, construction and mining operations in China; autonomous driving prototype of the WBMD truck also features an Allison transmission Chinese truck OEM, Shandong Pengxiang Auto, has specified Allison’s 4800 Off Road Series™ (ORS) fully automatic transmission for its latest wide body mining dump (WBMD) truck. Thirty units of the […]

Viessmann welcomes 6th Carbon Budget but calls for more focus on improving gas heating efficiency

10th December 2020 By Louise

Statement from Viessmann in response to the Climate Change Committee’s 6th Carbon Budget, announced December 9th 2020, from Darren McMahon, Viessmann marketing director. We commend the ambition to reduce emissions in buildings to zero by 2050 in line with net zero legislation. The CCC report rightly notes that emissions reductions from heating have flatlined since […]

Viessmann develops new air ventilation solution to help schools battle COVID-19

10th December 2020 By Louise

By introducing a new displacement ventilation system, Viessmann is following-up its earlier initiatives to help society combat the pandemic Viessmann has created an air ventilation solution to combat the spread of COVID-19 in schools. The company’s unique new hybrid ventilation unit, the Vitovent 200-P, provides closed rooms with constant air circulation of filtered air. This […]

Viessmann responds to UK Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution

18th November 2020 By Louise

Comment by Darren McMahon, Viessmann UK marketing director: Viessmann fully supports the Prime Minister’s ambitious Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, announced yesterday. The plan outlines a set of initiatives designed to mobilise £12 billion of government investment to both create and support up to 250,000 highly-skilled green jobs. This level of focus […]

New heat network regulations demand meter retrofits for thousands of housing association, local authority and managing agent properties

17th November 2020 By Louise

Insite Energy warns heat suppliers about potential pitfalls as they embrace new rules to comply with the latest amendments to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations. Following the announcement of amendments to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations on November 6th, heat suppliers to properties connected to heat networks – such as housing […]