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‘Heat for Good’ initiative kicks off with free heating installation at Banbury disabled children’s charity

2nd February 2018 By propel-admin

An industry collective, including eight heating engineers from around the UK, has provided a heating system to the Let’s Play’s children’s centre in North Oxfordshire Banbury, UK – Let’s Play – a charity providing after-school and holiday activities for over 100 disabled children in Oxfordshire – has received a warm boost to the new year […]

Time is running out for the auto supply chain to transition to new quality management standard, warns Industry Forum

9th July 2018 By propel-admin

Common issues are holding back some automotive supply chain companies looking to gain the new IATF 16949 quality management before the deadline of September 2018. Birmingham – 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 […]

Fuel cell micro-CHP gets strongest endorsement from industry voters

5th December 2018 By propel-admin

‘Power to the people – fuel cell micro combined heat and power’ project from PACE wins Best Success Story at Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) awards A fuel cell micro combined heat and power (micro-CHP) project has been named as the most successful of all EU hydrogen and fuel cell projects at […]

101-year-old war hero takes out 10-year boiler warranty

2nd August 2019 By propel-admin

“I plan to see it through!” says D-Day veteran A 101-year-old Ravenshead resident who was wounded twice during the Second World War, has taken out a 10-year warranty on his new Viessmann Vitodens 100-W combi 35 kW boiler. “The warranty gives me peace of mind,” explained Donald Sutton who fought throughout the War in Syria, […]

Green Homes Grant to stimulate the heat pump market

8th July 2020 By Louise

Viessmann has welcomed today’s announcement of a new Green Homes Grant by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. The government will issue vouchers of up to £5,000 per household and up to £10,000 for low income households, to cover two-thirds of the cost of home improvements such as loft, wall and floor insulation, eco-friendly […]

Allison Transmission and Emergency One Formalise Collaboration on Electric Axle Integration

22nd April 2021 By Louise

Allison Transmission, a leading designer and manufacturer of conventional, hybrid and electric vehicle propulsion solutions, in collaboration with Emergency One (UK) Ltd, the market leader in the United Kingdom in the manufacture, service and support of fire and rescue vehicles, is pleased to announce a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two companies will integrate […]

Allison Transmission specified for UK’s first hydrogen-powered refuse collection vehicle

24th February 2022 By propel-admin

Allison fully automatic transmissions well suited to next-generation powertrains ABERDEEN, UK – February 2022 – An Allison fully automatic transmission has been specified for the UK’s first refuse collection vehicle (RCV) with a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. Aberdeen City Council’s decision to couple a 250 kW Hyzon electric motor to an Allison 3000 Series™ transmission […]

World’s first dual-fuel refuse collection vehicles use Allison transmissions for lifetime cost savings

25th April 2017 By propel-admin

Pioneering diesel-hydrogen vehicles are expected to reduce fuel consumption, air pollution and noise FIFE, SCOTLAND – The world’s first dual-fuel refuse collection vehicles, each running on a combination of diesel and hydrogen, and equipped with a fully automatic Allison transmission, are now in service in Scotland. This bold new initiative, taken by Fife Council, is […]

Viessmann employees celebrate company anniversary with party

29th September 2017 By propel-admin

Approximately 155 Viessmann colleagues and their families gathered to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary at a centenary party earlier this month. The event took place at Haughton Hall in Shifnal, near to the company’s UK headquarters in Telford. Viessmann UK joined its parent company in Germany, and many other international locations, in holding a staff […]

New heating technology secures Excellent BREEAM rating for low carbon student block

6th February 2018 By propel-admin

The newly-built Walpole in South London is the UK’s first installation of Viessmann’s award-winning Vitocrossal 100 boilers A new five-storey student accommodation development opposite Goldsmiths University in London’s New Cross has achieved an Excellent BREEAM rating by using space-saving, state-of-the-art heating equipment. Walpole, which houses 87 students in cluster flats and self-contained studios, uses both […]