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As mentioned last week, the Bus and Coach sector is in a parlous state. However, the HGV sector looks to be recovering well, with numbers up 12.9%. Ongoing issues around the supply of semiconductors still cast a shadow of course,…

Paneltex recently took on 12 new engineering apprentices.  How have you benefited from your apprenticeship scheme? Paneltex is a company founded on people, and we’re always looking for new talent that we can develop. The apprenticeship scheme allows young people…

While much has been made of the surge in electric car registrations, buses are also a vehicle class where electrification is growing. This success is a great example of national, local government and industry cooperation. We should also add that…

How important is the commercial vehicle sector to Osprey? Osprey’s mission is to enable cleaner road transport to create a healthier environment for future generations. With over half of all new light vehicles sold in the UK going to the…

The UK has one of the best road safety records globally. This has come about due to robust legislation, enforcement, and a lot of effort on the part of the road transport sector. A critical part of the UK’s safety…

After a challenging couple of years for the bus and coach sector, yesterday’s announcement of the Levelling Up White Paper contains some provisions that should give the industry some cautious hope. With bus ridership levels still reeling from the impact…

How important is the commercial vehicle sector to Equans? The CV sector is hugely important. Within the UK, we own and operate the GeniePoint network – the national rapid public charging network. However, we place equal focus on helping businesses…

While 2021 will be yet another year which we won’t fondly remember in future, for the commercial vehicle sector, there have been reasons to look forward with more optimism, as production began to bounce back. Compared to 2020, UK commercial…

Can you start by giving us a brief overview of your system? Our patented sensor technology includes intelligent TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring system) for all vehicle types, from cars and vans right up to the largest trucks and trailers. For…

For the past year, the main debate across the sector has been around decarbonisation and end of sale dates. While an enormous issue, the technical and regulatory discussion seemed at first to be relatively straightforward – but it is rapidly…