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Fire containment specialist Clark Wright has rushed to help a charity after disaster struck. The charity Smallburgh to Africa, which aims to send a bus to the Ivory Coast to teach children, had bought a double-decker bus for £7,000. It was on its way from Croydon to the Crown pub in Smallburgh when it burst… > Find out more Clark Wright Help Charity after Disaster Strikes

In the pursuit of cleaner air quality in major towns and cities, vehicle manufacturers are being asked to produce lower emmision vehicles to help combat air pollution, hence the introduction of both the Hybrid and fully electric vehicles we now see on our streets. Whilst the vehicles do contribute to the goal of cleaner air… > Find out more eSleeve – Inovative Solution to Wire Fires

Having seen the Route One editorial “The Burning Issue” (22nd June 2016) Clark Wright was contacted by the Directors of Vantage Power. Based in Greenford North West London, Vantage power designs and manufactures battery pack control systems for public service vehicles, and who were in the process of converting one of Richard Harrington’s vehicles. At… > Find out more Vantage Power Request eQulit for New Hybrid Prototype

Having established the need to use eQuilt in the engine bay of their vehicles, the chassis was also considered as an area worthy of having eQuilt fitted for preventing lower area fires spreading forward of the engine bay.  

If you have an engine bay fire, unless you are very lucky, then it’s likely your vehicle will be destroyed, not only is it expensive, it can also be bad publicity. Now Arriva plans to fit an innovative fire barrier called ‘eQuilt’ to all its new vehicles. Read the full Route One editorial:

In the quest for producing vehicles that provide an advantage in weight saving, fuel economy etc, aluminium has played a key part in vehicle manufacture over many years, but with that advantage comes a downside. That being its ability to contribute to a fire. Unlike most steel grades, aluminium does not become brittle at low… > Find out more Aluminium Upgrade using Surefire ASP

GRP components fitted to Public Service Vehicles carry either Class two, or Class one spread of flame certification. We believe, that although the components fitted to vehicles meet current legislation, a lot more could be done to prevent GRP panels contributing to a fire that, if not tackled immediately, could result in the loss, or… > Find out more Upgrade Your GRP Components With ‘Surefire GRP’

Two  years ago this month, Clark Wright Ltd was contacted by Ian Foster, Engineering Director of Metroline London, (See Article below 15th May 2014) and asked to produce an eQuilt engine bay insulation system for retrofit to the vehicle. The eQuilt insulation system was produced and fitted within two weeks of the original conversation and the… > Find out more Clark Wright Ltd Re-Visit VP345

Having established a need to close ventilation grilles in the event of an engine bay fire, we immediately discovered that bodybuilders required their own individual solutions, and were presented with a real challenge from one of them in the form of a mesh box grille application (13mm Square apertures). A solution was developed that allowed… > Find out more 125 Microns Closes 13mm Box Grille

On the 9th of December 2015, Clark Wright Ltd carried out a demonstration on an in-service bus in front of Arriva representatives from major cities across the UK and Europe at the Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh. A fire was started, whilst the engine of the vehicle was running, by cracking open the injector pipe unions… > Find out more Fire Demonstration for the Arriva Group

Most GRP panels used in or on Public Service Vehicles, carry either Class one or zero spread of flame certification, some Governing bodies are even going so far as to relaxing the certification on some panels to Class two. We believe that as the majority of modern day vehicles, especially at the rear consist of… > Find out more Surefire Fire Resistant GRP Components

Engine bay fires often result in the rear GRP engine door igniting and disintegrating or in the case of aluminium melting, leaving the fire direct access to the rear emergency exit lower saloon window. Our research has shown that vehicles experiencing engine bay fires, break the rear and or side windows after approximately one minute,… > Find out more 30 Minute Window Upgrade

Clark Wright Ltd have recently installed their innovative eQuilt product on a Mercedes Citaro for UnoBus, based in Hatfield. Clark Wright were approached by Truck Align London Ltd as they have been carrying out repairs to the rear of the vehicle due to an engine bay fire, and the vehicle required new sound deadening/fire proof… > Find out more eQuilt Debut on Mercedes Citaro

At the request of one of the largest manufacturers in India, Clark Wright Ltd have recently returned from a successful trip and meeting with Ashok Leyland, who manufacture the new front engined Janbus, India’s first low floor vehicle. Gary Hammatt, Sales Director and Will Burton, Technical Director visited the manufacturing facility in Alwar, Rajasthan and… > Find out more Clark Wright in India