With a long heritage of wonderful chassis engineering and precise handling automobiles, Lotus Cars, founded in 1952 by Colin Chapman, are still producing exciting British sports cars on the global stage. Whilst it is the beautiful sports cars which usually (and deservedly) command the spotlight, for today’s blog Sarum Hydraulics explores the innovative design and [...]
Rugged, no nonsense, and barely a scrap of corrosion to boot; our MB series low-pressure, high-displacement 316 stainless and polymer hand pump is a serious bit of kit. With this professional component ideal for such a diverse range of fluids, Sarum Hydraulics are increasingly observing customers using our MB series hand pump for fuel additive [...]
In a week when Bertrand Piccard and his co-pilot André Borschberg are just about to start the tricky Pacific leg of this amazing round the world trip in their solar powered aircraft, Solar Impulse, clearly there is still a place for ground breaking trips that push a boundary of human achievement. Magnificent men and women [...]
Paul Durand-Ruel must be the art dealers' dealer. As a well established dealer in Paris in the late 1800's, he knew Claude Monet and was introduced to young Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his circle of friends including Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot, Alfred Sisley and others. He had the vision to bet the house on buying a [...]
The Vasa reminds us that nothing changes with a muddled design process. image source:ulkotours,com Much as we read about Public Sector IT contracts which have been a disaster when specifications are continually changed, has design ever been any different? It is just so risky to change your mind once the show is on the [...]
