News
29.03.2010 Lancashire Constabulary
AJES is pleased to announce the winning of a successful tender to manufacture and deliver the next generation of 18 PSU conversions part of a mini tender process in conjunction of the Greater Manchester Police Conversion Framework agreement. Built on a long wheel base Ford Transit Jumbo Chassis; these vehicles are to be dual roll for riot control and general patrol but more importantly to assist Lancashire in the Mutual Aid capability for London Olympics in 2012.
16.03.2010 VBRA (The Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association)
With the new single vehicle Type Approval already in place A.J.Engineering have taken steps in conjunction with the VBRA to ensure all conversion meet the new legislation. The VBRA are an association that help its members by way of regular audits and training courses for members and to keep up to date with ever changing legislation in this area.
12.03.2010 Anja Barnacott Memorial
Whilst undergoing chemotherapy treatment at North Manchester General Hospital, Anja, eager to help others as always, declared that she wanted to attempt to break the Guiness World Record for continuous drumming, to raise money for Ward J5, a dream which she sadly never had the opportunity to fulfil.The Memorial Foundation was inspired by Anja’s generous nature, with the aim of helping her dream to live on. Set up by Anja’s dad John Barnacott, her family, friends and The Tameside Music Academy. The Foundation hopes to raise as much money as possible in memory of this amazing young girl. The organisers are hoping to raise this money in a manner befitting Anja’s bubbly personality, with this first main event, a band night at Club Academy in Manchester on the 14th May 2010.
As Anja was a close family friend and known by all to AJES employees as a regular summer employee, AJES has decided to sponsor the event and T-shirts to help maximize the donations going straight into the fund. Please feel free to donate or attend the function at www.anjabarnacottmemorialfoundation.org
10.02.2010 North Wales Police
A.J.Engineering Services Ltd has been successful in winning the supply of conversion goods to North Wales Police. This contract was awarded to deliver fully tested cell kits and load carriers for the vehicles of North Wales police to be converted at the forces own commissioning centre in Deeside.
18.11.2009 Royal Air force Mountain Rescue
The Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service provides land rescue over the mountain areas of the UK 24 hrs a day 365 days a year. Four operational units (two in Scotland, one in Wales and one in England) provide 60 minute readiness and receive as many as 10 call outs per month. As a key supplier to the Royal Air Force with Lex Autolease AJES has been heavily involved in creating the specification based on Toyota Hilux Crew Cab chassis; giving the services the capability to carry out its primary roll safely.
30.10.2009 Greater Manchester Police
A.J.Engineering Services has been successful in joining GMP framework agreement for vehicle conversions to GMP and all other police forces who wish to use this framework. This enables police forces to get best value from the successful companies involved for the next four years. Conversion types include general beat car, traffic car and cell van conversions along with ANPR and PSU.
19.06.2008 Northern Joint Police Board
After a lengthy OJUE tender process The Northern Join Police Board has announced AJES as the successful winning tender for conversion services in Scotland for the following four years. These services are open to all the Scottish Police Authorities and the SPSA, the types of conversions include Traffic cars, Beat cars, Beat vans, Covert installations, Camera Partnership Vehicles, Mobile Workshops, CBRN capability units, Scenes of Crime, Police Support Units and a selection of Dog vehicles.
23.03.2008 PRISON CELL TESTED
With a greater emphasis these days on health and safety AJES have taken great steps to ensure that all our products manufactured on site are of the highest quality and meet all current legislations, with this in mind we have taken the decision to send our prison cell designed to accommodate 4 prisoners for small Police cell vehicles through a rigorous crash test procedure with the backing of Greater Manchester Police. With the results of the test being a success AJES are the only vehicle converter able to offer Police and Security services a fully compliant cell design.
22.11.2007 SERVICES SUPPORT
AJES have taken a step forward in signing various contracts throughout the UK and Scotland for integrated service support on Military & Emergency Service vehicles, with partnering up with several electrical and mechanical companies strategically throughout the UK and Scotland we are now able to offer and deliver a better after service the customer deserves.
10.04.2007 NEW EURO 4 IVECO
AJES took delivery of the first Euro 4 IVECO’S in January and February. Three 45C17’s for North Yorkshire Constabulary and one 29L short wheel base for Greater Manchester Police. North Yorkshire have now taken delivery of there new vehicles converted to protected P.S.U carrier specification and are delighted with the quality and the time taken. Greater Manchester Police have took delivery of several 29L’s over the last year converting them to a beat specification along with a unique camera system on the vehicle and in the cell area.
30.03.2007 NEW MERCEDES SPRINTERE
Earlier in 2006 AJES won the contract to convert three Mercedes sprinters on the new Euro 4 chassis for Suffolk Constabulary to the NAPFM P.S.U Specification. This has been more challenging than first thought as the three vehicles are the first to be converted for a UK police force. Due to the nature of our obligations to Mercedes one stop shop contract these vehicles have been inspected by the Mercedes engineer before gate release and I am glad to say passed with flying colours.
