June 2019

NEWS HydraForce Hydraulics Ltd, the Birmingham manufacturer of hydraulic valves and manifold systems, featured on the Orange1 FFF racing team car at the second Round of the Blancpain Endurance Series Championship in May. The race, which was held at Silverstone, saw Orange1 racing team triumph, finishing at second place on the podium. Orange1 FFF Racing Team, which is officially supported by Lamborghini Squadra Corse, placed the HydraForce logo on top of the Lamborghini Huracàn GT3 Evo at the British held Endurance race. Orange1 Precision, part of the Orange1 Holding group are a strategic supplier of HydraForce. The company has worked alongside the Italian supplier for over six years (when formerly known as MADO srl), before it became Orange1 Precision after the merger between CAME srl and MADO srl in 2018 Adding the HydraForce logo to the car at the UK race, establishes the beginnings of a partnership between the two companies after the idea was first initiated by Orange1 President, Armando Donazzan: “It is a pleasure for us to share our project with HydraForce in order to give high visibility and a great publicity associating in a prestigious brand as Lamborghini, which is synonym of Innovation, technic, experience, performance,” said Orange1’s president. The Orange1 team started from third place on the grid, after a successful qualifying session; finishing the race in second place on the podium last Sunday. The race lasts for three hours and sees each of the three Factory drivers of Lamborghini, Giovanni Venturini (Italian); Franck Perera (French) and Phil Keen (English) drive the car for one hour each. The two companies will continue to work together; with HydraForce hoping to grow with Orange1 Precision by introducing a new range of component parts supplied from the Italian supplier. 16 HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS June 2019 www.hpmag.co.uk A team of 8 intrepid Camozzi Automation staff recently completed the gruelling National Three Peaks Challenge, raising, at the time of writing, in excess of £3000 for charity in the process. Not for the faint hearted, the arduous event challenges participants to climb the highest peaks of England, Scotland and HydraForce partners with Orange1 FFF racing team at Silverstone’s Endurance Race Wales – all within 14 hours, allowing 10 hours driving time in between. The team conquered Scafell Pike, Ben Nevis and Snowdon, with a total ascent of over 3000 metres (over 10,000 ft) and walking distance of 26 miles. The challenge was completed with approximately 2 minutes to spare. The team’s impressive feat followed months of careful preparation and endurance fitness planning, including training climbs in Shropshire and the Peak District. Camozzi Automation’s managing director, Adrian Farnham, commented: “Cramming all that activity into the space of 24 hours was really quite surreal, but adrenaline and the drive to succeed kick in and enable you to achieve what on paper looks pretty daunting. The buzz of the day and the encouragement from your team mates really keeps morale at a high and helps you forget factors like sleep deprivation, as does the fact that you’ve achieving something that only a very small percentage of the population ever will.” The Camozzi team was fundraising for a trio of worthwhile charities: Children with Cancer UK, Alzheimer’s Society and Crohn’s in Childhood Research Association (CICRA), all causes which the team members feel passionately about. Camozzi’s Virgin Money Giving page (https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Camo zziAutomation) is set to remain open until the end of July. Camozzi reaches peak perfomance