Less than two years on from the product and manufacturing launch, Schmitz Cargobull AG has decided to shut down its V.KO Van Bodies production in Berlin.

Funded by the Scottish Government and delivered through a government body called the Energy Saving Trust, the Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit scheme enables Scottish bus operators to retrofit their existing vehicles with accredited emission control equipment under the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme, to reduce harmful emission levels from existing vehicles.

JTB Hawaii Inc, a tourist travel service provider in the Hawaiian Islands, is purchasing three 40' Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and two Proterra 60 kW plug-in chargers.

VDL Bus & Coach has expanded its Citea Electric bus range with the Light Low Entry length variant measuring 11.5 metres.

Trailer and bodybuilder, Cartwright Group, has invested in a fully programmable robotic welder to drive up productivity and efficiency at its South Manchester production facility.

Specialist steel producer, SSAB, says it is convinced good environmental stewardship also drives good business and is firmly committed to reducing its own carbon footprint and that of its customers and is promoting a programme called EcoUpgraded.

Transport refrigeration specialist, Carrier Transicold Europe SCS, has introduced a range of new developments, first seen at the 2018 IAA exhibition last year.

Schmitz Cargobull Telematics, a division of Schmitz Cargobull AG, has achieved GDP certification for its telematics systems.

Cement working equipment manufacturer, CIFA Spa, part of Chinese industrial group, Zoomlion Heavy Industry since 2008, is to present a new range of mobile cement equipment at Bauma 2019.

Fahrzeugwerk Bernard Krone GmbH & Co KG is doubling its production capacity for swap bodies and Dry Liners at its production plant in Herzlake.

Kögel Trailer GmbH has appointed Luigi Meclea as sales director for Romania and Marius Popescu as key account manager for Romania.

Alfdex AB, a 50/50 joint venture, between Swedish companies, Alfa Laval AB and Concentric AB, is to expand its manufacturing unit in China during the first half of 2019 in response to demand driven by China's initiative to improve their air quality, called the 'Blue Sky' action plan.