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VOLT has officially opened the doors to its new UK manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes, realising an expansion project one year in the making. The move represents a significant investment by the firm in UK manufacturing and centralises its production within a new facility. At approximately 20,000 square feet, the …

Improvement works are now complete on a traffic-free cycling and walking route in Plymouth. With more than £380,000 of funding from Highways England, cycling and walking charity Sustrans has revamped the traffic-free route into the city and has improved its accessibility too. Sustrans has resurfaced the path, changing it from …

The Urban Taraxagum bicycle tyre from Continental has won the Red Dot Design award. It was also recently awarded the E-Bike Design and Innovation Award in the Sustainability and Green category by the magazine Focus E-Bike. While the Red Dot Award is awarded for the design of the tread of …

JD Sports has reacquired Go Outdoors from its administrators for £56.5 million. The group has taken an initial 12-month licence such that it will continue to occupy all of the Go stores and, subject to realism and flexibility in the future leases, intends to retain the majority of Go’s retail …

Alligt has made a new, lightweight 70 teeth chain wheel with a fixed protective edge on both sides. According to LEVA-EU member Alligt, it is at least 20% lighter than its other variants. So far, the chain wheels had been milled from one piece of 15mm thick aluminium but Alligt …

There's plenty of doom and gloom about in the retail sector, but how will the cycle industry fare?

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but does the bike trade know as much? BikeBiz’s man of mystery goes in search of a bicycle fit for the Queen, pitting the chain stores against one another in this battle royale…

Sports journalist James Cornford asks that question of some big brands in this month's magazine column

BikeBiz's incognito shopper visits Life Cycles, Streetlife, Bicycle Sales and Service, Mandarin Cycles and Halfords