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VW Company Limited designs and manufactures stretcher trolleys that meet the needs and requirements of all their users. In 2003, we identified the need for a fully CEN compliant stretcher trolley within the UK. After considerable market research, it was agreed to design an all-new stretcher trolley, taking into account the requirements of all the relevant CEN & BSI standards, and the desires of the users. As part of the design brief, the ability to manoeuvre within confined spaces and passenger lifts was included, such that the stretcher trolley could be converted to wheelchair format. A single piece ambulance fixing kit was a pre-requisite; however the greatest design challenge proved to be meeting the maximum stretcher trolley weight parameter of 45kg, exclusive of mattress and belts. A completely new stretcher trolley design was developed, known as the MedAssist that utilises a fulcrum, as opposed to a scissor-lift arrangement; thereby allowing for a much shorter wheelbase, facilitating the wheelchair configuration and meeting all relevant standards and user requirements. We intend to continue to expand our product range with the Universal MedAssist stretcher trolley, a universal locking device and other improved medical equipment products. VW Company Limited founded in 1919, is wholly owned by the Newship Group, a long established privately owned British manufacturing group with assets of over 30 million and diverse interests both in the UK and Europe.
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NAICS Code Automobile Manufacturing: 336111
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David Swallows Goliath: Porsche Buys Controlling Share of VW
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- 2008-09-16
In a move that seemed preposterous when it was first proposed, little sports car maker Porsche has acquired a controlling share of giant mass-marketer Volkswagen, after a prolonged campaign. by Jim Henry
Volkswagen's U.S. plant may make Porsches, Audis
- 2008-05-16
Volkswagen's planned U.S. factory is likely to also make upscale Audis and Porsches, VW of America CEO Stefan Jacoby said Thursday. In an interview with USA TODAY, Jacoby said of the planned U.S. plant: "For Audi and Porsche, it would be an opportunity to add on...
Rear View: Ford's Announcement
- 2007-01-21
MEDIA speculation suggests that Volkswagen is interested in selling off some of its premium brands. After Ford's announcement that it wants to sell off Aston Martin, the VW group has followed suit according to media reports. Apparently Bugatti, the VW-controlled sports car maker who manufacturer the 1,000bhp...
VW prepares more management changes
- 2006-11-16
BERLIN AFP — Germany auto manufacturer Volkswagen plans more management changes imminently following the announced departure last week of of chief executive Bernd Pischetsrieder, a newspaper has reported. The executive in charge of the VW brand, Wolfgang Bernhard, would resign later on Thursday, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said. Quoting "informed...
VW tries branding to stem slide; Automaker also focuses on lease deals, financing while raising incentives.(Special Report: Automotive)
- 2004-04-12
Byline: JEAN HALLIDAY Byline: JEAN HALLIDAY
Volume car makers try to adjust their halos: manufacturers will have to work hard to ensure that the exclusivity of luxury car brands is not diluted by their mass-market offering
- 2003-07-31
There are few things more quintessentially English than a Bentley. But since the brand came under Volkswagen ownership, industry pundits have been waiting to see whether the German automotive giant would continue to pay homage to the car's English roots. Any fears that this would not be the case were...
San Antonio Express-News All About Cars Column.
- 2001-03-02
By G. Chambers Williams III, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 2--With Plymouth and Oldsmobile about to be relegated to the annals of automotive history along with such names as Studebaker, Rambler, Edsel, Packard, Stutz and many more, can Mercury be...
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