Last month we brought you details of some of Cummins’ ongoing developments (Issue 1345, 25 September 2015) but what we were unable to mention at that time, because it was embargoed, was the launch of its new stop-start system which promises to reduce fuel consumption by between 4% and 7% depending on duty cycle and […]
Continental is a long established name in rubber with origins that go all the way back to 1871. Until around 20 years ago, being number three in tyres and related services was the extent of its involvement in the automotive industry. Then it decided the way to growth was diversification, starting with the acquisition of […]
Nights are drawing in, leaves are falling and glass is cracking. Autumn is here and with it the colder weather, a common cause of cracks in glass getting bigger. As that bit more care is required with glass in the winter months, Chris Peat has spoken to some of the main companies concerned with looking […]
Stanford Coachworks, which earlier this year celebrated its 20th anniversary, again staged its own Expo at the now familiar venue of the Brands Hatch Racing Circuit in Kent. As previously, the event was very well attended and Stanford directors, Lee Wiggins and Jess Rider, put on an impressive display of their coachbuilding skills. The range […]
There wasn’t room in last week’s Coach & Bus Live 2015 review to more than scratch the surface of the information revealed at a press conference on the ADL stand, who pre-empted the event with a major announcement about their new Enviro400H City bus before staging their customary ‘state of the nation’ media briefing at […]
If you visited Coach and Bus Live, you will know the exhibition halls were packed with not only the latest vehicles in the industry, but swathes of new products and technologies. Chris Peat toured the stands to bring news of what was displayed. Drivers and booking agencies Promoting its network of professional coach, minibus and […]
Exhibitors from across the globe are to descend upon Kortrijk, Belgium (or Courtrai if you are following the signs through France) on 16 to 21 October for Busworld Kortrijk 2015. The bi-annual event will see hundreds of displays, many of which are applicable to the UK market. Here we have a run down of a […]
