Steering systems specialist, Pailton Engineering, has appointed Steve Nollett as its new Key Account Manager. Born and raised in Coventry, Steve first began working on the factory shop floor as a teenager. Now, after working in a multitude of different manufacturing and engineering roles over the years, he is branching out into the commercial side of the business for the first time.

On January 25, 2022, Oshkosh Defense unveiled the first ever silent drive hybrid-electric Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). Here, Roger Brereton, head of sales at military steering systems manufacturer Pailton Engineering, takes a closer look at the new hybrid-electric JLTV (eJLTV) and asks what role hybrid-electric vehicles will play on the battlefields of the future.

In the mid-1990s Caterpillar changed its approach to automation in mining. A decade after it began a pioneering research program to drive the tech forward, the company realised that the sector was not ready for automation. Instead, it focused on the building blocks that would need to be put in place to make automation possible in future. Here, Roger Brereton, head of sales at steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering, assesses whether the construction sector is finally ready for autonomous driving.