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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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Cover Story: Parked up.
- 2007-06-01
Byline: Lillie Guyer As the auto industry retrenches in Europe and North America with job cuts, downsizing and plant closings, the supplier parks question also hangs in the balance. Supplier parks are clusters of suppliers located close to assembly plants to provide just-in-time supply...
The day the factories stopped; German labour.(Industry Overview)
- 2004-10-23
Car workers bear the brunt of a global reality for many German employees ADAM OPEL built his first cars in Russelsheim over 100 years ago. It was there on October 19th that thousands of German car workers marched under union banners to save their...
GROWING GTL SUPPLY SEEN PROVIDING AMMUNITION FOR AUTOMAKER PUSH TO 55 CETANE DIESEL
- 2004-06-01
LondonA big increase in gas-to-liquids GTL diesel supplies over the next 10 to 15 years could help automakers in their quest to push diesel cetane minimums to 55, at least in Europe where cetane minumum is now 51. That was the message from Ford (U.K.) fuels & lubes...
Diesel-powered passenger cars aiming for bigger chunk of US market
- 2004-01-08
DETROIT, United States AFP ? The diesel-powered passenger car, immensely popular in Europe but conspicuously rare in America, may be the US auto market's wave of the future, thanks to advances in pollution and noise reduction and a financial boost from a pending clean-engine law. "From our past experience...
The art of overtaking; The European car industry.(how to succeed in Europe's overcrowded car market)(Brief Article)
- 2001-09-08
How to succeed in Europe's overcrowded car market NEXT week's Frankfurt Motor Show will see the appearance of a whole range of new models, as Europe's car makers jostle for position in a market that is stagnant and afflicted with overcapacity. Ford of Europe...
European Automakers Refine Lines for 1995. (Originated from Detroit Free Press)
- 1994-09-21
Sep. 22--As a force in the American marketplace, European vehicles don't amount to much. When the tally is in for the '94 model year, Europe will wind up with a little less than 3 percent of the total U.S. market, and a little over 4 percent of...
Then there were seven. (European automobile manufacturers)
- 1994-02-05
The planned merger between BMW and Rover will result in a manufacturer with a wider product range than those of rivals and a 7% market share in Europe. If the merger is successful, it could spur more mergers between manufacturers who need to improve profits and reduce capacity.JUST when Europe's...
Super Lopez; Spain's controversial hometown hero. (Jose Lopez, the GM and VW manager)
- 1993-10-01
Jose Lopez was employed by General Motors GM and then moved to Volkswagen VW after GM refused to build a car factory in Lopez's native Spain. GM accused him of taking senior management and plans to VW. VW are planning to build a plant in Lopez's home Basque region to...
Don't forget us. (foreign investment in Spain) (Business)
- 1990-03-31
SPANIARDS are worried that the rush into East Germany and other reforming East European countries will bring to an end their own country's foreign-investment boom. Large flows of foreign money into the car, food, and machinery industries have helped turn Spain into Europe's fastest growing big...
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