Founded in 1992, Magtec is a UK based company that designs and manufactures electric drive systems and components for a wide range of vehicle types including off-road multi-wheeled and tracked military vehicles. Magtec is the UK's largest manufacture of drive systems for commercial vehicles. All design and manufacture takes place in our facilities in Sheffield.
Magtec design and manufacture:
Magtec prides itself in providing a professional service based on proven expertise. Our first production hybrid electric drive systems were fitted to buses in the USA in 1999; we have also worked extensively with OEM, Tier 1 commercial suppliers and defense suppliers in UK and Sweden on specialist vehicle installations.
A refuse collection vehicle at the end of its normal working life has been repowered with an electric motor and is due to shortly begin ‘real world’ trials in Greenwich. It is hoped that ‘repowering’ will greatly extend the working life of high value commercial and local authority vehicles, and cut air and noise pollution in residential areas.
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Magtec were alongside Paneltex with their 7.5 tonne Isuzu truck which was well received by everyone who drove it round the Rockingham Speedway track – with people saying it was the highlight of the show! The UKs first electric refuse truck was also on display.
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Sheffield S9 2QL
Tel: +44 (0)114 244 8416
Fax: +44 (0)114 244 8417
Email: info@magtec.co.uk
