Former supplier rides to the rescue of Manganese Bronze

Posted on 26 Nov 2012 by Tim Brown

The former supplier of steering boxes to London taxi manufacturer Manganese Bronze has agreed to provide new supplies of vital parts to get up to 400 stricken London taxis back on the road.

Until four years ago Reading-based Magal Engineering was the main supplier of the steering boxes but the contract was switched to a supplier in China to cut costs. Recently however, the Chinese-made boxes were discovered to have serious faults and were one of the contributors to Manganese Bronze being put into administration last month. The…

This content is for subscribers only. Subscribe now for free to read the full article.