Kamkorp
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| Company type | Private company |
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| Industry | Research and Development |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Website | www.kamkorp.com |
The Kamkorp Group is a privately held holding company, encompassing a wide range of businesses, owned by UK-based Indian businessman Kamal Siddiqi. Over the past twenty-five years, The Kamkorp Group of Companies has developed proprietary digital electric and hybrid electric powertrains and products for the transportation and industrial markets.
Notable Group Milestones
1991: Frazer-Nash Research New Ownership
Frazer-Nash Research Limited (FNR) is the flagship company of the Kamkorp Group, and is a Research and Development company. Frazer-Nash Research focuses the development of multi-motor EV powertrain technology. [1]
1998: Malaysian Commonwealth Games
Frazer-Nash Research manufactures and supplies 120 electric vehicles for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The vehicles provided were also used by Team GB to navigate the Commonwealth Park. [citation needed]
2000: Sydney Olympic Games
Frazer-Nash was the exclusive supplier of electric vehicles to the Olympic Games in Sydney in September 2000, providing over 300 vehicles to carry police officers, officials, athletes and equipment around the Olympic Park. [2]
2003: Metrail demonstrator Malaysia
Extending the Frazer-Nash powertrain platform, on the 18th of September 2003, Metrail part of the Kamkorp Group established a test demonstration facility for its electric Monorail system in Nilai, Malaysia. The monorail was constructed over a 6-month period and operated for over 9 years.[3]
2004: Kamkorp Buys London Taxi manufacturer Metrocab
Ecotive Ltd, part of the Kamkorp Group of Companies, became the new owners of the Metrocab brand in 2004, collaborating with R&D Company Frazer-Nash Research Ltd to design and develop a Metrocab taxi for greener and more sustainable transport in compliance with the upcoming Ultra-Low Emission Zone in London. In 2014 the Metrocab became the world’s first REE Taxi licensed by any major metropolitan area in the world [4], a trial fleet was deployed in London marking this milestone. Ecotive Ltd partnered with Global Manufacturing Specialist Multimatic to take the product into production for Mayor Boris Johnsons Zero-Emissions-Capable target date of 1st January 2018. [5]
2011: Group Buys Luxury Car Maker Bristol Cars
The assets of the former Bristol Cars Limited and Bristol Cars Services Limited were purchased by the Kamkorp Group.[6]
Bristol Cars Limited and Bristol Cars Services Limited, part of Bristol Automotive Group, are engaged in the manufacturing and trading of luxury cars with headquarters in Kensington, London. [7]
2014: The Kamkorp Group buys significant shares in URT Group
URT Group is a composites manufacturer and engineering solutions provider. URT designs, machines and manufactures composite components.[8]
References
- ^ http://fn-research.com/
- ^ http://www.evuk.co.uk/hotwires/rawstuff/art12.html
- ^ http://www.metrail.com/
- ^ http://newmetrocab.com/PDF/Metrocab_Press_Release-LTPH_Announcement.pdf
- ^ http://www.newmetrocab.com/
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-13156326
- ^ http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.urtgroupltd.com/
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