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Hip hip hooray! We’re 6 today!
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Heres to another successful 6 years!
We couldn’t have hoped for a more successful start to Sirus Automotive, from designing the most affordable compact ‘Drive From Wheelchair’ vehicle on the market, winning the prestigious Queens Award and expanding almost 4 times since we started out in 2004. A big thank you to our staff for their commitment and our customers for their continued support, we couldn’t have done it without you!
Sirus Automotive launch Generation 2 Caddy
Throughout 2010, Sirus Automotive are developing Generation 2 Caddy; our new and improved conversion of the Volkswagen ‘Drive From Wheelchair’ and ‘Passenger up Front’ vehicle solution.
The benefits of the new conversion include:
- Up to two optional fold down seats in the rear. M1 crash tested. This enables customers to have the benefit of up to 5 seats yet remain in a compact vehicle as opposed to a large van based conversion.
- More compact centre console which retains the original gear selector. This gives even more space and maneuverability for the chair user. Reduced effort required from the driver as the selector has a much lighter operation.
- Optional flattened drivers door panel giving extra interior space for larger chairs and folding chair controllers.
- New bumper section at the rear giving an even higher quality finish and helps to reduce road noise.
- Quick release service seat – new and improved system for use by able bodied family members and carers.
Price of additional seats:
£995 for 1
£1900 for 2
Pricing
Private purchase price: £31,995
Motability advanced payment from 1st January 2010: £12,495
The Big Celebration
On Wednesday 22nd July, Sirus held the Big Celebration at our premises in Wednesbury so we could share our success with our customers, suppliers and to thank anyone who has contributed to our success since we began in 2004. We were delighted to be joined by the Queens Lord Lieutenant Mr Paul Sabapathy who presented us with a crystal bowl and a scroll.
We were also joined by the Mayor of Sandwell who presented Mrs Meryl Elwell, one of our most recent customers the keys to her brand new Sirus vehicle, a Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life which easily accommodates her scooter in the rear of the vehicle.
Sirus provide ‘We-Can’ to Help the Aged community transport
Sirus Automotive have recently provided a Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life to the charity Help the Aged. The ‘Miles of Smiles’ project provides community transport to people living in the Ashton area of Greater Manchester. The service is for those who due to illness, age or disability are unable to use public transport to get about, would struggle to use taxis or would find using public transport too stressful due to ill-health.
David Sharples, Project Development Manager for Tameside Volunteer Centre which runs Miles of Smiles commented “Before we had the Sirus vehicle, we only had the use of our volunteer’s cars which were un-adapted, therefore we couldn’t offer our service to wheelchair users. Now we have the Sirus ‘We-Can’, we can help up to 40 wheelchair users a month. Also we didn’t want a large, minibus style converted vehicle, as many of our volunteers would be uncomfortable driving it. The ‘We-Can’ is perfect for our needs, we cant wait to put it to good use”.
Sirus launch the most compact, practical, affordable vehicle conversion to date…
Sirus Automotive launch the most affordable compact ‘Drive from Wheelchair’ and ‘Passenger Up Front’ vehicle solution currently on the market. Click here for further details
A fond farewell to the Sirus Kan-go
As you may already know, Sirus Automotive has now ceased production of the Renault Kangoo 1.6 Expression. Here at Sirus we decided to look at other options for our ‘Drive From Wheelchair’ and ‘Passenger Up Front’ conversions – hence the launch of the I-Can and U-Can, both based on a Volkswagen Caddy. Our new conversions offer many exceptional features and benefits, yet we would not for one minute want to take any credit away from the Kangoo…
The Kangoo ‘Drive From’ was our first ever conversion, and without doubt provided the foundations for Sirus as a company. This is the vehicle which helped us to get where we are today – to be able to develop our business, fund the development of new, innovative conversions, and of course provided you with the most compact, affordable ‘Drive From Wheelchair’ and ‘Passenger up Front’ vehicle on the market. The development of the smaller vehicle made driving from your wheelchair much for accessible to those who previously had not considered it an option.
There are now around 300 Sirus Kan-go’s on the road, and we would like to reassure all of our customers that nothing has changed with regard to your three year service warranty. Our engineers will of course still be servicing your vehicle, and should you ever need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Thank you to all of you who became a Sirus Kan-go customer, who put your faith in us when we were only small. As the saying goes, mighty oaks from little acorn grows…and we certainly did at Sirus.
We have moved…
We have recently moved premises. Also based in Wednesbury, our new building (which is 4 times the size of our existing site) will enable us to increase production of our vehicles to meet current demand.
This means that gradually our vehicle build times will be reduced getting you on the road as soon as possible. It also means we will have a dedicated Adaptations Area so you can have work carried out on your vehicle (while you wait) whilst enjoying the comfort of our new customer facilities.
Sirus make the news
Sirus Automotive on ITV’s Central News, Wednesday 21st January 2009.
Downing St Event
Sirus Automotive were invited to attend number 10 Downing Street where one of our converted Renault Kangoo vehicles was presented to a valued customer – Cassandra Sohal, 25, who has been paralysed from the chest down since birth. She was one of three Motability customers to be officially presented with the keys to their Motability Scheme cars by the Prime Minister, on Wednesday 10 September. The event not only marked the 30th anniversary of the Scheme but also the milestone of reaching 500,000 cars on the road. Motability has supplied over 2 and a half million cars in total since its inception 30 years ago. Russell Venvil, co-director and Vicky Crees, Marketing Manager for Sirus both attended the event.
Russell commented “Sirus were hugely privileged to be chosen from many vehicle conversion companies to attend this event. It was an amazing experience for all, especially to meet the Prime Minister in person. After the PM presented the keys to the Kangoo to Cassandra, we were invited into Downing St for a tour. We saw where the PM meets fellow world leaders, his dining room where he was about to have lunch with the Italian Prime Minister. The Downing St event has topped off what has been an extremely successful year so far for Sirus”.
Advantage West Midlands grant
Advantage West Midlands awards grant to Sirus Automotive.
Sirus Automotive is to receive £249,000 from regional development agency Advantage West Midlands. The grant is to help us expand our business by moving into larger premises and by investing in equipment, tooling and new demonstrator vehicles. The project is set to create 35 jobs within the Wednesbury North Ward of Sandwell, which falls within the Black Country Regeneration Zone, as well as generate £4 million new Gross Value Added (GVA).
Simon Pearson, co-director of Sirus commented “We are delighted by the support we are receiving from Advantage West Midlands. The grant will prove invaluable and help us to stay in the region, create jobs for local people and continue investing in new product development. Product innovation is our priority. We invest hugely in developing vehicles that are at the forefront of the industry, which enables us to remain market leaders of ‘drive from wheelchair’ and ‘passenger up front’ vehicles. This grant means we can now move to newer, larger premises to cope with the demand for our vehicles.”
Corporate Director of Economic Development at Advantage West Midlands, Dr Richard Hutchins, said: “In line with the West Midlands Economic Strategy, innovative projects are changing lives and boosting the economy across our region. Innovation is one of the main challenges facing the region and encouraging companies of all sizes to develop new products and ideas is a key priority. Sirus Automotive is to be congratulated for successfully harnessing its automotive and design expertise and identifying and capitalising on opportunities in the market place. We are extremely pleased to support the expansion of their growing business by providing a grant to help them move to a larger site”.
Advantage West Midlands is one of nine Regional Development Agencies in England whose role is to provide leadership and action to create more, better jobs and an improved quality of life for all in the West Midlands. For more information visit: www.advantagewm.co.uk.