Thanks Ben i will of course most likely do a follow up using your knowledge base and make myslef look like an expert on the subject hjopefully even you will be impressed :)
Mike: One ambulance chassis supplier not mentioned is Ford, with the Transit. I'm sure you recall that Ford had a factory in Eastleigh, near Southampton that produced complete Ford Transit vans from 1972 until 2013 when production was transferred to the Ford Otosan plant in Turkey and the Eastleigh factory closed, ending all Ford vehicle assembly operations in the UK. Coincidentally (or not) the European Investment Bank, owned by the Member States of the European Union, including of course at this time, the UK, approved an £80 million loan in June 2012 to help Ford Otosan upgrade its factory to increase production of Ford Transit models.
Thank you Richard I did pick up from my research about Ford moving Transit to Turkey. However the revelation that the UK and Europe assisted in outsourcing Transit from the Eu and UK is truly shocking - I will look deeply into that... thank you
Fire Appliances are similar Mike. Volvo remain the outstanding producer for Metropolitan Services though. The slimmer chassis and body width allows better access through congested traffic and back lanes. They used to be "finished" here as you say by "Emergency One".
Sadly, I don't think we have the expertise in Britain now to design or deliver a fit for purpose fire truck. Look at the BRV (converted Toyota pick ups) in WMFS and the transit vans (informally known as mobile dog-wash) in Staffordshire and others. Disastrous. Consideration isn't given to modern furnishings and chattels which have higher energy and heat release rate levels which require increased water flow rates (LPM) and compatible equipment on the supply and delivery sides of a pump. The supply side leads back to water mains- national infrastructure and politics. The cycle thus begins again.
Thanks Ben i will of course most likely do a follow up using your knowledge base and make myslef look like an expert on the subject hjopefully even you will be impressed :)
Mike: One ambulance chassis supplier not mentioned is Ford, with the Transit. I'm sure you recall that Ford had a factory in Eastleigh, near Southampton that produced complete Ford Transit vans from 1972 until 2013 when production was transferred to the Ford Otosan plant in Turkey and the Eastleigh factory closed, ending all Ford vehicle assembly operations in the UK. Coincidentally (or not) the European Investment Bank, owned by the Member States of the European Union, including of course at this time, the UK, approved an £80 million loan in June 2012 to help Ford Otosan upgrade its factory to increase production of Ford Transit models.
Thank you Richard I did pick up from my research about Ford moving Transit to Turkey. However the revelation that the UK and Europe assisted in outsourcing Transit from the Eu and UK is truly shocking - I will look deeply into that... thank you
Sadly I understand from LinkedIn that O&H Vehicle Conversions have had to call in Administrators.
Fire Appliances are similar Mike. Volvo remain the outstanding producer for Metropolitan Services though. The slimmer chassis and body width allows better access through congested traffic and back lanes. They used to be "finished" here as you say by "Emergency One".
Sadly, I don't think we have the expertise in Britain now to design or deliver a fit for purpose fire truck. Look at the BRV (converted Toyota pick ups) in WMFS and the transit vans (informally known as mobile dog-wash) in Staffordshire and others. Disastrous. Consideration isn't given to modern furnishings and chattels which have higher energy and heat release rate levels which require increased water flow rates (LPM) and compatible equipment on the supply and delivery sides of a pump. The supply side leads back to water mains- national infrastructure and politics. The cycle thus begins again.