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Here you can access the latest news and information about Perkins, our products, and the thousands of applications powered by Perkins diesel engines.

Please direct your press questions to either of the following:

  Perkins Communication Dept, Peterborough UK
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  North America Agency: National Editorial Services
  China Agency: Pros Plus

Press Releases

Press Releases - June 2009
 
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It's an uphill battle for Sue Ryder Care 26-Jun-2009 Three intrepid Perkins employees will put themselves through a gruelling challenge when they take part in the Marmotte cycle event in France next month.              
                   
Volunteers help transform environmental project 25-Jun-2009 Perkins volunteers were blessed with blue skies and warm sunshine as they painted, repaired paths and modified a waterfall at the Peterborough Environmental Project.              
                   
Perkins Stafford energises students to make a difference 25-Jun-2009 Perkins Stafford is giving enthusiastic eco-conscious students the chance to go green and reduce their school’s energy consumption.              
                   
Historical importance of Perkins' Wolf engine recognised by the IMechE 24-Jun-2009 The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has presented Perkins with a plaque to commemorate the historical importance of one of its pioneering products.              
                   
Perkins announces its new powerful compact 854 Series engine 22-Jun-2009

Perkins Engines has completed its Tier 4 Interim / Stage IIIB product range with the introduction of a new four cylinder 3.4 litre engine.

             
                   
Solar so Good for Perkins' Power on the Farm award 2009 18-Jun-2009

Journalist Rachel Porter has been named as the winner of Perkins’ Power on the Farm award 2009. Rachel, a member of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists, secured this year’s Power on the Farm award in recognition of her ‘Solar so Good’ article, which appeared in Cow Management.

             
                   
The race is on for Perkins' Great Eastern Run 2009 16-Jun-2009 Runners, both amateur and professional, have been busy signing up for this year’s Perkins Great Eastern Run.
     
Perkins helps drive East Anglian Air Ambulance forward 12-Jun-2009 Peterborough-based Perkins Engines Company Limited has extended its sponsorship of the van used by the East Anglian Air Ambulance's (EAAA) fundraising manager for the region, Chris Donaldson, for a second year.
     
Play equipment purchased for Peterborough school 2-Jun-2009 Peterborough’s Heltwate School has received a £500 donation from Perkins’ community fund.
     
Makeover for Sue Ryder Care's Thorpe Hall Hospice 2-Jun-2009 Sue Ryder Care has thanked Perkins employees for their continued support for its charitable activities.
     
Press Releases - May 2009
 
Title Date Description
Homeward bound for Perkins' Midnight Walkers 26-May-2009 An intrepid team of fundraisers raised around £3,000 for Perkins’ charity of the year, Sue Ryder Care, when they took part in the group’s famous Midnight Walk.
     
Press Releases - April 2009
 
Title Date Description
Perkins captures engine award at Intermat 2009 20-Apr-2009 Diesel magazine, one of Europe’s leading industry titles, has crowned Perkins’ newly launched 1206E-E70TTA as its ‘Diesel of the Year 2009’.
     
Perkins steps up to the Stage at Intermat with new engine range 20-Apr-2009 Perkins Engines is exhibiting its new range of Tier 4 Interim/Stage IIIB compliant engines at this year’s Intermat.
     
Putting technologies to work – how Perkins is achieving emissions compliance 20-Apr-2009 With the forthcoming emissions regulations demanding stringent cuts in NOx and particulate matter, Perkins Engines has combined a number of technologies and components to ensure that its new generation of engines meet the specified targets, whilst improving engine performance.
     
OEM customers integration drives Perkins new product programmes 20-Apr-2009 Perkins’ customers have played a significant role in the development of the latest range of engine models. Before designing the new 1200 Series engines, the company performed an extensive “voice of the customer” research program with a wide range of OEMs.
     
Lipstick and trainers for Midnight Walk 1-Apr-2009 Women in Peterborough are being urged to take to the streets and be part of a night to remember next month when Sue Ryder Care organizes its second Midnight Walk to raise funds for Thorpe Hall Hospice.
Press Releases - March 2009
 
Title Date Description
Countdown begins to the Perkins Great Eastern Run 2009 25-Mar-2009 Runners across the region are urged to get on their marks for the eagerly-anticipated Perkins Great Eastern Run 2009.
     
Perkins unveils new 2200 Series family 17-Mar-2009 The all new 2200 Series range, a family of 13 litre, turbo charged and air-to-air charge cooled, electronically controlled, diesel engines with outstanding power density and compactness, has been unveiled be Perkins.
Press Releases - February 2009
 
Title Date Description
Hair-raising effort 20-Feb-2009 Moustaches were flavour of the month for many of Perkins’ male employees throughout January when they agreed to support Sue Ryder Care’s ‘tash for cash’ campaign.
     
Blazing the charity trail 16-Feb-2009 Five cyclists who blazed a trail across the country when they cycled from Lands End to John O’Groats have raised more than £12,500 for two local charities.
Press Releases - January 2009
 
Title Date Description
Perkins unveil Tier 4 engines at Intermat 22-Jan-2009 Perkins Engines will be unveiling engines from its latest Tier 4 Interim (Stage IIIB) at Intermat in Hall 5B Stand J002.
     
Perkins launch powerful diagnostics tool 22-Jan-2009 A powerful engine diagnostic tool is now available that will help save time and money for Perkins Engines customers and its distribution network.
     
Lending a helping hand to Sue Ryder Care 12-Jan-2009 Thirty employees from Perkins donned their wellies and gardening gloves in aid of their charity of the year Sue Ryder Care - Thorpe Hall Hospice.
     
Perkins' perfect partnership with Sue Ryder Care 05-Jan-2009 Perkins employees have chosen Sue Ryder Care as their charity of the year. The company is seeking to raise at least £40,000 in the first year of a two-year partnership.
     
Perkins announces new appointments 01-Jan-2009 Perkins Engines Company Limited has pleasure in announcing that Gwenne Henricks has been appointed president effective January 1st 2009.
Press Releases - 2008 Archives

 

Latest News
 
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