Pailton Engineering joins Make UK Defence

Pailton Engineering joins Make UK Defence

Pailton Engineering has joined Make UK Defence, reflecting longstanding support for military vehicle programmes and growing demand for specialist steering components.

Military vehicle design in the age of drone warfare

The Ukraine conflict has shown the potential of drones to transform warfare, and with it the assumptions about military vehicle design. What does a world of drone warfare means for the design of modern light tactical vehicles?

Digging deeper into Hydrogen

Hydrogen powered construction machinery is moving from concept to reality...

Designing buses around the world

How do design constraints vary across the globe?

Ergonomics in the spotlight for Busworld 2025

UK steering system manufacturer, Pailton Engineering, is exhibiting at Busworld in Brussels, on October 4-9, 2025.

Celebrating 40 years of dedication

Do electric buses need more durable components?

Battery powered buses promise to outlast their diesel-powered counterparts, but what does that mean for parts manufacturers?

Why was 2024 such a good year for UK buses?

The UK's bus and coach sector has achieved its best performance since 2008, with deliveries of 8,390 new buses and coaches joining UK roads in 2024.

Pailton Engineering’s Steve Nollett gives a talk on the future of automation

Steve Nollet was asked to give a talk at the Automation and Robotics stage at Smart Manufacturing Week in June 2025...

Pailton Engineering appoints new managing director

Dave Pound will bring his experience in automation and collaborative robots to the company.

The Bus driver shortage is not slowing down

Fresh EU data reiterates existing concerns.

Todays tech grew up on yesterday's battlefields

Military vehicle design is a balance of learning lessons from past conflicts and preparing for the unpredictable demands of future battlefields...

Linking the past and the present

The Panhard rod is still relevant despite 100 years of technical progress...

Testing Terrains

DARPA’s RACER program is developing autonomous off-road vehicles capable of driving on complex terrains at high speeds...

Investing in the future

We've made a series of strategic investments to maintain product quality and improve capacity...

Why your groceries might be delivered on a skateboard

The global market for last mile delivery vehicles is expected to grow by more than ten per cent by the end of this decade...

Next stop: Net Zero

Laid end-to-end, the 203 billion passenger miles travelled by bus in the EU each year would stretch all the way to interstellar space...

Pailton to attend inclusive cab summit

Pailton Engineering will be attending the Inclusive Cab Summit in Leicester on March 5, 2024...