SMMT helps businesses open up a wealth of growth opportunities, and another came last week with our new Meet the Heavy Body Builder event, hosting one-to-one meetings between suppliers from bodybuilder sector and heavy vehicle manufacturers seeking to add a new trailer, semi-trailer or body to their base vehicle. This is a thriving British-built industry… Continue reading Heavy body builder drives gains for the UK
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Five minutes with… Matt Bryant, General Manager, HARSH, Downham Market
Describe the products that HARSH provides? As well as tipping equipment, HARSH is now one of the UK’s market leaders in supplying skiploaders and hookloaders, having been active in the waste and environmental services sectors for over 20 years. For sheets, HARSH is the only UK manufacturer able to offer every type of front to… Continue reading Five minutes with… Matt Bryant, General Manager, HARSH, Downham Market
UK Bus Summit 2025: Review
This year’s UK Bus Summit held brought experts from across the transport and technology sectors to Manchester to explore how local franchising schemes, electrification and digital innovation can reshape the sector. Much talked about at last week’s event, organised by Transport Times, was the proposed Bus Services Bill currently going through parliament that will allow… Continue reading UK Bus Summit 2025: Review
LCV market heats up in August as values rise at BCA
LCV values at BCA averaged £7,892 in August 2025, significantly ahead of the same month last year by £955 – equivalent to a 13.8% rise. Performance against guide price expectations rose again by two percentage points to 107.6% in August, the highest figure recorded so far this year. BCA sold more than 8,500 LCVs during… Continue reading LCV market heats up in August as values rise at BCA
£20 million for improved bus infrastructure in Scotland
The Scottish Government has allocated £20 million to shorten bus journey times, increase reliability, and improve integration with other modes of transport The investment, through the new Bus Infrastructure Fund, for a range of projects outlined in the Programme for Government, will support development and construction across the country by 2026. These include the pilot… Continue reading £20 million for improved bus infrastructure in Scotland
Protecting UK-EU trade is a pressing priority
Five years since the UK-EU TCA was signed, the UK automotive sector stands at a pivotal juncture. While Brexit has fundamentally reshaped the trading landscape, subsequent headwinds – geopolitical uncertainty, rising protectionism, tariff barriers and intensified competition in the push to decarbonise – pile further pressure on our global competitiveness. SMMT’s latest Trade Report, published… Continue reading Protecting UK-EU trade is a pressing priority
Getting your business ahead of the game
As summer ends and the party conference season gets underway, attention is turning to the Autumn Budget to bring further clarity on the UK’s Industrial Strategy and net zero ambitions. As the latest edition of CENEX showed, momentum is growing for the heavy vehicle transformation – with the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID)… Continue reading Getting your business ahead of the game
Five minutes with… Clive Messenger, Sales Director, KGM Motors UK
Tell us a bit about the new KGM Rexton Commercial? The Rexton Commercial is the new commercial variant of KGM’s existing Rexton SUV and delivers the comfort and technology of a premium 4×4 with the practical backbone of a van. It’s a high specification vehicle that has all-terrain capability, and offers professionals a unique combination… Continue reading Five minutes with… Clive Messenger, Sales Director, KGM Motors UK
Transaid: transforming road safety and health in Africa
Transaid is an international development organisation that has been a vital part of the road transport landscape for many years and is strongly supported by the wider industry. Founded by Save the Children, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), and its Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, the charity works with communities, partners, and… Continue reading Transaid: transforming road safety and health in Africa
MPs give support to Catch the Bus Month
MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for bus and coach have assembled in Westminster to show their support for the latest Catch the Bus Month campaign. Among the group was Labour MP Ruth Cadbury, Chair of the Transport Committee, and Paul Sainthouse, Managing Director at Dawsongroup, which supplied a specially branded bus for the… Continue reading MPs give support to Catch the Bus Month