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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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Breaking News: VW board approves Porsche takeover
BNET
- 2009-11-20
Volkswagen said its supervisory board had cleared the way for its planned takeover of sportscar maker Porsche. Volkswagen said its supervisory board had cleared the way for its planned takeover of sportscar maker Porsche, as Europe's biggest carmaker ratcheted up the quest to become world number one. The German giant...
Breaking News: VW to buy into Karmann, create new model
BNET
- 2009-11-20
Volkswagen says it will buy some assets of contract car-builder Wilhelm Karmann to create a manufacturing subsidiary that will eventually build a new car model. German carmaker Volkswagen says it will buy some assets of German contract car-builder Wilhelm Karmann to create a manufacturing subsidiary that will eventually build a...
VW board agree Porsche integration
BNET
- 2009-11-20
Volkswagen said on Friday its supervisory board had paved the way for the planned integration of Porsche as its 10th marque, a move that will bring a further push to its aim to surpass Toyota as the world's largest carmaker by 2018. VW's board members approved a set of contracts...
Breaking News: Ford, Subaru, VW top US safe car list
BNET
- 2009-11-18
Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the US insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment. Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the US insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies...
Ford, Subaru, VW win top safety picks
BNET
- 2009-11-18
WASHINGTON - Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the U.S. insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded its "top safety pick" on Wednesday to 19...
Volkswagen sales up 11%
BNET
- 2009-11-13
FRANKFURT ? German car maker Volkswagen AG said Friday that its group deliveries were up 11 percent on the year in October, helped by strong increases in China and Brazil and a smaller rise in the U.S. Volkswagen said the group delivered 557,300 cars last month, compared with 501,500 in...
Porsche makes €4.4bn loss
BNET
- 2009-11-12
Porsche revealed on Thursday a €4.4bn pre-tax loss in its past fiscal year. The sports carmaker had to swallow large writedowns on Volkswagen shares and options. It said the loss compared to a €8.6bn profit before tax in the year before, when it could reap billions in paper gains from...
VW hires Neumann to lead electric car unit
Financial Times
- 2009-11-11
Volkswagen has poached back the former chief executive of Continental for a newly created post to oversee the development of electric engines, highlighting the rapidly increasing importance of zero-emission vehicles for the industry.Karl-Thomas Neumann will start in December as head of electric mobility and group chief officer, reporting directly...
Volkswagen hit by Qatar sale
Financial Times
- 2009-11-10
Volkswagen shares slid after Qatar Holdings said that it would sell up to 25m of its preference shares in the German carmaker.The sovereign wealth fund announced in a statement that it was selling half of its 50m shareholding "to enhance the liquidity" of VW's preference stock, or about a...
VW records profit despite slide in demand
BNET
- 2009-10-29
Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, succeeded in generating a second successive quarterly profit in spite of slumping demand in most of the world's big vehicle markets. Net income in the three months to the end of September fell from €1.1bn ($1.62bn) a year ago to €161m, putting VW on course to...
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