When travelling in France (from 1st July 2012) breathalysers must carry the French NF marking and carrying the wrong type of breathalyser will also result in a fine. British company AlcoSense has launched a new single-use disposable breathalyser, the AlcoSense Single NF, specifically to meet the French requirements. Read More..

To celebrate Comma’s continuing Technical Partnership with the FIA Formula Two Championship and its operator, MotorSport Vision (MSV), the £2 million Motorsport Ticket Giveaway Promotion is back for a third consecutive year. Read More..

The team of professionals at First Line has been strengthened with the addition of Nick Smith, who has joined as the new product manager for the Borg & Beck clutch programme. Read More..

Established in 1983, Bicester has always been First Line’s home, but despite protracted deliberations over possible sites in the town, the requirements for a new building able to meet the needs of the 12 product groups and the 25,000 part numbers that now form the First Line and Borg & Beck brand portfolios meant there was no choice but to look elsewhere.
The new Banbury site is half a mile from junction 11 of the M40. First Line’s continuing commitment to its customers can also be witnessed by the fact that the new facility also includes a technical centre for its Borg & Beck clutch systems, followed by the addition of a fully functioning garage workshop, so that technicians can receive first hand instruction on today’s technical challenges, due later this year. Read More..

Cambiare has doubled the size of its popular Lambda sensor range, bringing the total to over 400 direct fit part numbers.
The OEM quality range of sensors now features the latest generation 5-wire wideband and air-fuel ratio sensors (otherwise known as lean burn sensors). Unlike earlier generation Lambda sensors, wideband sensors produce a variable voltage based on the air-fuel ratio in the exhaust gas. Read More..

Neil Davis is Managing Director of Stratford-upon-Avon based business FPS and this year the team across all 22 FPS sites are involved in Sport Relief 2012.
Neil is part of a team of Managing Directors and Chief Executives called the LeaderBoard who are raising money for Sport Relief 2012 by competing against each other at the
Blenheim Triathlon on June 10th. There are around 30 in the team. Read More..

Hybrid vehicles tend to be divided into three categories: full, mild and micro hybrid. Full hybrids can operate by using just the engine, just the electric motor or a combination of both, whereas mild hybrids can only use the electric motor short periods to back up the engine, but can't operate solely on electric power. Micro hybrids on the other hand cannot draw on any form of electric propulsion, but use 'Start-Stop' technology to reduce emissions and improve fuel consumption. Read More..