The winning vehicle manufacturers in the 2010 British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards were announced with one of SBD’s closest clients, Nissan, recognised for their commercial vehicle security fitment and performance. Since 2004, these highly regarded awards by Thatcham have recognised a... [More]

New three part research on "What makes a good smart key system?" available now... The latest report in a three part series on smart key systems in Europe analyses each of the technologies currently available for the four main features of a smart key system; smart unlock, smart lo... [More]

According to a recent announcement by UK commercial vehicle insurer, Swinton, security is top priority for van drivers’ when choosing a new vehicle. They conducted an online survey of 1,200 Swinton Commercial customers and revealed that 36% thought van security was the most important ... [More]

a comprehensive study of security and theft trends and insurance requirements in the top six European Light Commercial Vehicle sales markets [More]

Competitor benchmarking to influence new designs Case study - SBD carried out a vehicle teardown and assessment of five competitor vehicles in the LCV segment to input into target setting and early design concepts. Studies of the front end structure and materials highlighted design strengths... [More]