BUSINESS
Silverstone to create much needed jobs
Brembo celebrates 50 years of business
Historic British track given the go ahead to develop for the future
The heart of England’s motorsport valley has received a major boost, after planning permission was granted for Silverstone’s 20-year development plan. The development includes a business park, education campus and three hotels. Silverstone’s operators hope
that companies will be attracted to the site and that it will create around 8,400 permanent jobs over the next 20 years, plus an average of around 550 construction jobs per annum throughout the development phase. At least 4,800 of these jobs are likely to be entirely new to the area.
Companies showcase new technology
Faro Technologies, Flybrid Systems, Millers Oils, Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership, Oxford Brookes University, Ricardo and Williams Hybrid Power have all confirmed they will be showcasing at the International Low Carbon Racing Conference on Wednesday 11 January 2012 at the NEC Birmingham, UK. The highly- successful engineering showcase
display is a key element of the conference, situated within the main conference room, giving maximum exposure to the products on display. The conference will feature
current low carbon and electric technologies / vehicles, giving businesses an ideal opportunity to promote their ‘green’ products to key industry figures and over 200 international delegates.
There’s no stopping Brembo in its quest for innovation in motorsport Penny and Giles appoints
French distributor Penny + Giles, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and designer and manufacturer of precision joystick controllers, sensors and solenoids, is continuing to strengthen its global distribution network with the appointment of French distributor, Wimesure. Wimesure has agreed to work with the retiring distributor, IC Mesures, for a transition period of at least six months. Jacques Maye (IC Mesures) will be working as a consultant with Wimesure, having distributed Penny + Giles products in France
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since 1995. Commenting for Wimesure, which has a network of 12 regional distributors throughout France, managing director Christophe Bracon said: ‘As a technical distributor we are keen to expand our portfolio and Penny + Giles was identified as offering a broad range of high quality products that complement our existing range. We received full product training from Penny + Giles on its range of joystick controllers, solenoids and sensors, which has equipped us to offer specification and application advice to OEMs.’
Italian brake manufacturer, Brembo, is celebrating 50 years in business, confirming its continued quest for innovation with a string of motorsport successes during 2011. Among these are 12 victories in the Formula 1 World Championship that saw Sebastian Vettel and the Red Bull Racing Team successfully defend the Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles won in 2010. Involved in Formula 1 since 1975, Brembo is able to boast 205 grand prix race wins, making up a total of 17 World Championship Drivers’ titles and 21 World Championship Constructors’ titles, achieved
with the top teams. Also in 2011, there have been world titles in the FIA GT Championship, the Le Mans 24 Hours and the new Super 2000 World Rally Championship, as well as European and Italian Rally Championship titles. Other international successes include titles in GP2, GP3, F3 Euroseries and in the main championships and trophies for GT cars. In addition, there was total
domination in two-wheel racing. The title-winning machines in MotoGP, Moto2, 125, Superbike, Supersport, MX1, MX2 and Enduro off-road were all equipped with Brembo brakes.
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