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Environment Agency selects Cenex to ...  27/04/2012Back to top  

Cenex has announced it has been selected by the Environment Agency to undertake a technology review of its Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) fleet. The results of this work aim to provide accurate information that will enable the Agency to effectively plan its on-going low carbon fleet strategy. As a stakeholder in the Low Carbon Vehicle [...]

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ASHWOODS LAUNCHES NEW COMPONENT PARTS RANGE  03/04/2012Back to top  

Ashwoods recently diversified into the core component market and launched a series of EV and HEV parts in the UK, including a new BMS which we confidently expect to be the lowest $ per kW in the market.

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Vans of the Year Awards 2012 – ...  16/03/2012Back to top  

ecoInnovation Award 2012 Ashwoods Automotive With the ongoing push towards more sus tainable transport, not to mention the spiralling cost of diesel, we have introduced a new ecoInnovation Award this year. We like simple at VansA2Z and if combined with a relatively low cost we like it even more. The first recipient of this award [...]

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Ashwoods selected for government funded low ...  18/01/2012Back to top  

Low carbon vehicle specialist Ashwoods Automotive is the exclusive supplier into Phase Two of the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme, administered by OLEV, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles. It is the UK’s largest programme for low carbon commercial vehicles.   500 Ashwoods Hybrid Transits available Includes Panel vans, Dropsides, Tippers, Chassis cabs and other [...]

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Ashwoods secures a £2.6m funding deal to ...  13/12/2011Back to top  

 Low carbon technology company Ashwoods Automotive has secured £2.6 million of private equity funding in a deal that should see its headcount grow by 20 per cent. The Exeter-based business is seeking to grow its market share in the production of components for hybrid and electric vehicles. The investment, which has come from unnamed individuals with [...]

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Ashwoods takes second place to Jaguar Land ...  23/11/2011Back to top  

 Ashwoods is celebrating after coming runner up at SMMT’s second annual award designed to showcase the importance of R&D and the role the UK plays in developing global automotive products, beating off stiff competition from companies across the car, commercial vehicle and supply chain sectors.  Ralph Hosier, SMMT judge , engineer and motoring journalist  commenting [...]

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Innovation for Ashwoods at Western Morning ...  18/11/2011Back to top  

Ashwoods Hybrid Drive Sytem won the Innovation catagory at the first Western Morning News Business Awards. The prize was one of 14 handed out at an event at St Mellion International which celebrated the best businesses in the Westcountry. WMN editor Alan Qualtrough said, “The aim of our awards was to celebrate the Westcountry’s business [...]

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Ashwoods join Low Carbon Transport Champions ...  15/11/2011Back to top  

it’s so important that we recognise, through these awards, those British businesses that are building a low carbon vehicle industry in this country, helping to put the UK at the very forefront of this next technological revolution

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Ashwoods ranks in top 25 Clean Technology ...  11/11/2011Back to top  

Ashwoods Automotive in Cleantech Connect 2011 Top 25 League Tables

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Hybrid technology takes three IET Innovation ...  10/11/2011Back to top  

Ashwoods Automotive scoop three prestigious IET Innovation awards in the Power / Energy, Sustainability and Transport categories

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