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The past few months have been challenging for many in the bus and coach industry. Companies have undeniably risen to the challenge of providing essential transport to key workers during this difficult time, helping to keep essential services running and…

When was Winton Engineering founded? It was founded in 1984 by Mr Bill Winton, and the company was responsible for developing the Drive Line Power Take Off (DLPTO) system, which was given a worldwide patent in 1986. The business was…

This week we published May registration figures for light commercial vehicles: almost three quarters down on the same month last year, with year to date volumes halved. Considering the current situation, and the torrid time some other sectors are going…

Tell us a bit about your business? When were you founded, where are you based and how many people do you employ? Magnomatics was founded in 2006 as a spin-out company from the University of Sheffield. The original founders were members of…

As the immediate crisis around us begins, albeit slowly, to abate, it’s time to start looking towards the longer term issues affecting our industry. Scaling up manufacturing, future mobility and driving ULEV adoption will all be up for debate in…

Tell us a bit about your business? When were you founded, where are you based and how many people do you employ? BEAMA was established in 1902 as the National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association and changed its name to the British Electrotechnical and…

Of all the sectors in the UK, public transport has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 outbreak. Bus and coach ridership is down 90% and many operators have stood their vehicles against a wall. Government support via the Job…

Tell us a bit about your business? When were you founded, where are you based and how many people do you employ? Tiger Trailers was founded in 2014 by brothers John and Steven Cartwright, with the vision of creating the most advanced…

As lockdown measures across the world begin to ease and global markets re-open, we are starting to see operations at some of our bigger manufacturing plants get back into action. On Monday, PSA’s Luton plant will begin van production, as…

Tell us a bit about your business: when were you founded, where are you based and how many people do you employ? Starting out as contractors, Rob Ferrone joined forces with Adam Grant to launch Quick Release (QR_) in 2003.…