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Thatcham's three year plan

Bill Paton, chairman of Thatcham Research Centre

The research centre has announced a significant investment in new resources to put Thatcham at the forefront of research and testing.

CAPS launches services in Queensland

CAPS launches air compressor service fleet in Gladstone.

Mirka's new CEROS

Mirka has launched a compact electric random orbital sander (CEROS) that delivers a long list of user-friendly features in one package.

Kincrome's new compressed air range

'Kincrome Pneumatic', is a new range of compressors, impact guns, hoses and ratchets.

Australia bags a silver medal for car painting at WorldSkills

WorldSkills 2011 Silver medalist, Car Painting, Kye Szeniak

Congratulations to Kye Szeniak who scooped a silver medal for Australia in car painting at WorldSkills 2011.

Chery J11 becomes the only ANCAP two-star car in Australia

Chery J11 scored zero for passenger chest and upper and lower leg safety in the offset test.

The Chery J11 SUV scored just 16.49 out of 37 and scored zero for passenger chest and leg safety.

Front centre airbag first for GM - pioneered by Holden

Tethered, tubular air bag is designed to provide restraint during passenger-side crashes when the driver is the only front occupant, and also acts as an energy absorbing cushion between driver and front passenger. It is also expected to provide benefit in rollovers.

Holden engineers led the way to develop the first production front centre airbag which will be fitted to GM models in the US in 2013.

BASF dresses smart forvision concept car

smart forvision concept showcases the latest BASF paint technologies

Gleaming white paint with a copper-colored Liquid Metal basecoat on the safety cell, the concept smart showcases BASF's latest technologies.

Chevrolet develops slip, slop, slap, for carbon fibre

Chevrolet engineers have developed a hi-tech 'sunscreen' to stop exposed-weave carbon fibre burns.

New Kincrome tool kits and storage solutions

New Kincrome Contour storage solutions and tool boxes have contoured edges and a host of useful features.

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