RAW Motorsport has forged a reputation for building and maintaining high performance track, race and rally cars. As anyone building a race car knows, choosing high quality components usually translates to gains on the circuit: so when a project car needed a replacement exhaust to compete in the BARC Citroen C1 Challenge, RAW turned to…
A44 Exhaust Centre in Worcester has a custom exhaust manufacturing business on-site, 304 Stainless Exhaust Parts UK. With this in-house expertise and capability, it made sense for the business to join the Klarius Exhausts-Direct approved emissions centre scheme to take advantage of the widest range of standard exhausts on the market. John Taylor, the joint…
When specifying a replacement aftermarket exhaust, ensuring that the vehicle’s efficiency, performance and MOT compliance are preserved is a primary concern. Better quality aftermarket exhaust parts, especially ones that are type-approved are guaranteed by their manufacturers to reach or exceed the operational performance of the original OE part. Doug Bentley, Head of Product Development at…
Recent assessments regarding the air quality in British cities have brought the issue of emissions generated by road vehicles back under the spotlight. With major manufacturers and individual motorists potentially contributing to the problem, it raises the question, what steps can the aftermarket industry and motorists take to improve the environmental credentials of the petrol…
Since its introduction in 2001, the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) has been the subject of controversy. A vital component for ensuring the emissions compliance of diesel vehicles, the DPF plays an important role in processing the harmful soot particles that are produced by the combustion process. As of February 2014, the MOT test now includes…
Ultimately, the MOT test is there to protect motorists, other road users and the environment. With the news that the UK Government is considering extending the date of first MOT from 3 to 4 years, questions on whether this will damage the overall effectiveness of the test with regards emissions components are inevitable. Especially when…
Klarius Products is the UK’s largest manufacturer of aftermarket emissions parts, producing a vast range of type-approved exhausts, catalytic converters (CATs) and diesel particulate filters (DPFs) – but what does type-approval actually mean? Doug Bentley, Head of Research and Development at Klarius Products, explains type-approval and why it is an important consideration for replacement emissions…
The UK’s largest manufacturer of aftermarket emissions components, Klarius Products, has become one of the first businesses in the UK to achieve ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality systems. The new standard replaces ISO 9001:2008 as of September 2018, with companies required to attain the new standard before this date to ensure compliancy. However, due…
Klarius has recently announced the first garages to have technicians successfully pass level 1 of its comprehensive emissions training program, which is certified by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). The course aims to increase garage technician’s knowledge regarding emissions components, exploring their function, failure modes and governing legislation. Technicians from seven garages have…
As a business, maintaining a legislatively compliant fleet of commercial vehicles is the cornerstone of a successful logistics operation. Type-approval is the automotive EU directive that governs this compliance across the continent and partially, the UK. Type-approval is especially important for emissions components that are installed on a vehicle, guaranteeing product quality, performance and compliant…