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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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VW says will create 8,500 jobs this year
- 2008-03-16
BERLIN AFP — Germany's Volkswagen plans to create some 8,500 new jobs worldwide in 2008 after several lean years at the biggest European car maker, a company spokesman said Sunday. The spokesman confirmed remarks in the German press by human resources chief Horst Neumann, who said half of the...
VW works council head demands Porsche job guarantees
- 2007-10-29
FRANKFURT AFP — The head of VW's workers' council said in an interview published Monday he wanted assurances that luxury car maker Porsche would respect contract agreements and preserve jobs if it bought the European auto giant. "We need a clear signal that the family which owns Porsche, and...
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- 2007-06-18
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VW to make new Audi model in Brussels, saving jobs
- 2006-12-01
BRUSSELS AFP — German car maker Volkswagen has said that it would make its new Audi A1 model exclusively in Brussels from 2009, possibly saving 3,000 jobs at its plant in the city threatened by mass lay-offs. Last week the company announced plans to cut about 4,000 jobs at its...
VW throws lifeline to Brussels plant with Audi plans
- 2006-12-01
BRUSSELS AFP — German car maker Volkswagen offered a lifeline to its Brussels factory, unveiling plans to build its new Audi model at the plant a little more than a week after announcing mass lay-offs. Europe's biggest car maker said in Brussels that it could build the new Audi A1...
Volkswagen chief resigns, leaving job cuts to successor
- 2006-11-07
BERLIN AFP — German car group Volkswagen announced that chief executive Bernd Pischetsrieder would step down at the end of December, a surprise move that comes at a difficult time for Europe's biggest auto manufacturer. Pischetsrieder has been responsible for pushing through a vast restructuring plan to cut costs and...
The big squeeze; European car firms.
- 2006-02-18
Is only just beginning for Europe's carmakers JUST as General Motors has long been an icon of American business, so Volkswagen is a symbol of the German industrial economy. Unfortunately, the comparisons do not stop there. Late last year, GM announced big job cuts....
German magazine says 30,000 VW jobs could go
- 2005-09-10
BERLIN AFP — Volkswagen VW will shed up to 30,000 jobs, mostly in Germany, as part of its cost-cutting plan, according to the German weekly auto magazine Automobilwoche in its Monday edition. Quoting an internal estimate, the magazine said "between 25,000 and 30,000 jobs will be in danger in...
VW to create 700 new jobs in January.
- 2005-01-26
MEXICO CITY, Jan 26, 2005 (Notimex/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Thanks to new production projects, Volkswagen de Mexico will create 700 jobs this month and possibly even more, stated Thomas Karig, in charge of Public a MEXICO CITY, Jan 26, 2005 (Notimex/Corporate...
Volkswagen workers walk out in Hanover, wage talks to continue
- 2004-11-02
FRANKFURT AFP — Hundreds of workers at German auto maker Volkswagen's Hanover plant walked off the job, as management and union representatives readied to resume deadlocked wage and job talks. Two stoppages were scheduled throughout the day, while around 30,000 workers were expected to gather at VW headquarters in...
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