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Record demand sees Viezu expand its team

1/16/2012 4:28 AM EST - Viezu Technologies

Bromsgrove-based Viezu Technologies, one of the UK’s leading aftermarket engine tuning companies, has expanded its team to satisfy unprecedented levels of demand from customers.

Alasdair Maclachlan has been appointed in the new role of general manager and is responsible for the day to day running of the firm, while its technical team has been doubled in size with the arrival of Dave Parker and Paul Roberts, both...

Scania’s quest for the best truck drivers begins now

12/7/2011 8:00 AM EST - Scania

This week marks the launch of the 2012 Scania Driver Competitions. More than 55,000 drivers from across 39 countries are expected to compete to be declared the best truck drivers, and with the new online registration process, qualifying is just a few clicks away.
Initiated in 2003, the Scania Driver Competitions were originally held in Europe. They have since spread out globally, evolving into challenging...

Environmental focus gives Scania market leadership

11/25/2011 4:00 AM EST - Scania

A major order for 121 biofuel buses from Nobina strengthens Scania’s leading position as a supplier of vehicles that can be run on the renewable fuels available today. “The fact that Scania can deliver reliable and cost effective buses that have engines with well-tried technology for running on gas, biodiesel and bioethanol. As a result, Scania is now easily the largest make in the Swedish bus market,” says Leif...

Scania’s new global engine range ready for the future

10/25/2011 2:00 AM EST - Scania

Scania is taking the final steps towards a global engine platform based on the latest technology for all markets and for all emission standards. Strength, high performance and fuel efficiency are key characteristics. Easier servicing and parts supply contribute to improved uptime for operators.
“After several years of development, we are taking the final steps towards a common global engine platform that is...

Engine tuning specialist wins another ‘Innovation’ award

10/21/2011 7:03 AM EST - Red Marlin Communications

Viezu Technologies, one of the UK’s leading aftermarket engine tuning companies, has picked up a second Innovation award in a matter of months and will now compete as a finalist in the national British Chamber of Commerce Awards.
Having picked up an ‘Innovation in Technology’ award from Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce during the summer, the company has now scooped the same prize for the West...

‘Blue Optimize’ revolutionises the environmental drive

10/14/2011 5:36 AM EST - Red Marlin Communications

CO2 reductions of up to 20% promised with no loss of performance or power
Drivers of large, high-powered or performance vehicles can now make dramatic guaranteed cuts of up to 20 percent from their CO2 emissions and significantly improve their fuel economy thanks to the launch of Blue Optimize, a new tuning service from leading performance specialists Viezu Technologies.
The award-winning service promises to...

SEI scientists coordinate new UNEP-WMO climate study

6/14/2011 5:22 AM EST - Stockholm Environment Institute

Complementary action to curb ‘soot’ and ‘smog’ pollution could help limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees or less
Press release June 14, 2011
Fast action on pollutants such as black carbon, ground level ozone and methane may help limit global temperature rise in the near future and significantly increase the chances of keeping temperature rise below 2 degrees C says a new assessment launched today in Bonn,...

Scania to deliver buses to Copenhagen

6/9/2011 7:10 AM EST - Scania

Bus operator Arriva has once again chosen Scania as a supplier, ordering more than 100 buses for the public transport system in Copenhagen, Denmark. The buses are prepared for biodiesel use.
Scania buses’ good fuel economy, high reliability and passenger comfort influenced Arriva’s choice of supplier. Arriva already has a large fleet of city buses provided by Scania.

Arriva’s order is the result of the largest...

Volvo Trucks first to market gas-powered truck for long-haul operations

5/31/2011 3:00 AM EST - Volvo

Volvo Trucks is enhancing its focus on alternative fuels with the launch of the new Volvo FM MethaneDiesel. This truck is powered by up to 75 percent gas. Thanks to its fuel-efficient technology – which extends the vehicle’s operating range – it can considerably reduce CO2 emissions from heavy and long-distance transport operations.
“The sales start of our methane-diesel model creates new conditions for the gas...

More efficient logistics reduced the Volvo Group’s carbon footprint by 22 percen...

5/25/2011 7:15 AM EST - Volvo

Between 2006 and 2010, emissions of carbon dioxide from the Volvo Group’s transportation of goods and products in Europe was reduced by 22 percent, measured as the average number of grams of carbon dioxide per ton per kilometer. This is one of the findings revealed in a report from Volvo Logistics, the Volvo Group’s logistics company, which develops and purchases transportation solutions. The report is a summary of...

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