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What lubricant is best for optimising bearing life?

|Date: December 02, 2024

What lubricant is best for optimising bearing life?

Optimising bearing performance is key to a long and trouble-free hub life. BPW suggests there is only one ...

Optimising bearing performance is key to a long and trouble-free hub life. BPW suggests there is only one lubrication option to ensure that this is the case. Don’t be fooled by imitations. When lubric ...

December 02, 2024
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The importance of product quality in engine oil

|Date: December 02, 2024

The importance of product quality in engine oil

CVW spoke to Chris Clarkson, global technical and procurement officer at Duckhams, about why product qual ...

CVW spoke to Chris Clarkson, global technical and procurement officer at Duckhams, about why product quality really matters when it comes to engine oil. There's a saying that if something sounds too g ...

December 02, 2024
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A guide to heavy-duty engine oils

|Date: November 28, 2024

A guide to heavy-duty engine oils

After an influx of cases in its 10th anniversary year, the new chair of the lubricants industry trade bod ...

After an influx of cases in its 10th anniversary year, the new chair of the lubricants industry trade body, the Verification of Lubricant Specification (VLS), Harald Oosting, reports on recent cases r ...

November 28, 2024
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Common myths surrounding HVO fuel

|Date: November 27, 2024

Common myths surrounding HVO fuel

Niki Holt, head of commercial at Certas Energy offers expert insight into renewable diesel options like H ...

Niki Holt, head of commercial at Certas Energy offers expert insight into renewable diesel options like HVO and debunks several of the most common myths surrounding it as a fuel. With the UK governmen ...

November 27, 2024
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The role of workshops in meeting net zero target

|Date: July 19, 2024

The role of workshops in meeting net zero target

Tom Hyde, technical and product quality manager at TotalEnergies UK dispenses some practical advice with ...

Tom Hyde, technical and product quality manager at TotalEnergies UK dispenses some practical advice with regards to HGVs, lubricants and sustainability. Set to be valued at over $4 billion globally by ...

July 19, 2024
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Misleading claims regarding HGV and LCV engines

|Date: July 18, 2024

Misleading claims regarding HGV and LCV engines

As guardians of lubricant authenticity the VLS is always on the look out for misleading claims about perf ...

As guardians of lubricant authenticity the VLS is always on the look out for misleading claims about performance. Now it’s on its 100th investigation. Chair Jacquie Berryman gives an insight into rece ...

July 18, 2024
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The evolution of engine oil technology

|Date: July 17, 2024

The evolution of engine oil technology

Mike Bewsey, global CEO of the original British motor oil, Duckhams, reports on how engine oil technology ...

Mike Bewsey, global CEO of the original British motor oil, Duckhams, reports on how engine oil technology has changed since the company was first founded in 1899. The past few decades have seen immens ...

July 17, 2024
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Motul expands its offer in the UK CV market

|Date: October 12, 2023

Motul expands its offer in the UK CV market

Motul might be a French company but it has its eyes firmly on the UK CV market with an expanded offer tha ...

Motul might be a French company but it has its eyes firmly on the UK CV market with an expanded offer that comprises more than simply oil. CVW is on the case. One of the oldest names in the lubricants ...

October 12, 2023
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VLS explores engine oil for older vehicles

|Date: October 11, 2023

VLS explores engine oil for older vehicles

Beware the risks of using the latest engine oil on ageing customer vehicles, advises Mike Bewsey, chairma ...

Beware the risks of using the latest engine oil on ageing customer vehicles, advises Mike Bewsey, chairman of industry trade body the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS). The number of vehi ...

October 11, 2023
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VLS comments on rise of counterfeit lubricants

|Date: May 10, 2023

VLS comments on rise of counterfeit lubricants

Industry should be aware of a rise in counterfeit lubricants due to cost-of-living crisis, warns VLS chai ...

Industry should be aware of a rise in counterfeit lubricants due to cost-of-living crisis, warns VLS chairman, Mike Bewsey. Rising costs are putting immense pressure on workshops and operators alike t ...

May 10, 2023
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