Last year, Britain was the largest market for electric buses in Europe, a position that it owes in large part to a small company in the Yorkshire town of Castleford. In 2013, Pelican was appointed as the official UK and Ireland importer for Chinese manufacturer Yutong and began selling its buses and coaches; in 2020, the first battery electric Yutong vehicles were deployed in Britain. In the last decade, 2,000 Yutong vehicles were sold through Pelican, of which over 800 are fully electric. For those familiar with Pelican solely as an importer of buses and coaches, the company’s announcement that it would introduce a medium-duty truck may have come as a surprise. In fact, as I learned on a recent trip to the company’s premises in the north of England, the decision to enter the electric truck market represents a return to Pelican’s roots as the oldest family-owned truck dealership still in operation in Britain.

The AI Low Bridge Detection System is manufactured at Durite’s headquarters in Essex, where the company designs, assembles, and distributes more than 5,000 vehicle safety and electrical products. These include camera kits, DVRs, telematics units, lighting systems, wiring components, and fleet compliance solutions for the UK and Irish markets.

This investment signals a major investment in electrified transportation solutions. Shell’s technology centre will test supplier agnostic charging systems to ensure the systems are safe and robust in extreme conditions before roll-out.

The subsidiary of Swedish manufacturer AB Volvo is partnering with Middlesex University, based in Greater London, to put on a three-year course that will combine classroom study with on-the-job experience.

At RTX 2025, Aegis used the industry spotlight to announce the Trailblazers initiative, share its rollout schedule, and engage directly with commercial vehicle operators on the challenges of transitioning to clean energy.

These launches underline Iveco’s  commitment to low and zero emissions solutions for the UK market.

In the two month period before RTX, Certas Energy added six new HVO supply points, bringing the total depots to 28 across the UK, with more to follow.

Speaking to Durgadutt Nedungadi, Sr. Vice President for EMEA & APAC at Netradyne, he said that the company serves commercial fleets across North America, Europe (including the UK and Germany), Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, India, and has announced planned expansion into Japan, Ireland, France, Spain and Italy by the end of 2026.

Built specifically for vans, trucks, and emergency vehicles, this flexible light has been built to handle the rough and tumble of the road.

RTX 2025 represented Sailun’s first major UK exhibition appearance, leveraging local distributor partnerships to strengthen its presence in commercial vehicle markets across the UK and Ireland.

Kumho Tire is a major South Korean tyre manufacturer founded in 1960 with global production in South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the USA.

Nearby was Paccar’s aftermarket brand, TRP (Truck & Trailer Parts), based in  Haddenham, which offers parts and consumables across multiple truck and trailer brands.