Company
Leven Technology was started in Stokesley, North Yorkshire by Simon and Julie Eager as a specialist engineering Design Company offering a complete service to the customer, not just advice. It will undertake the engineering design, prototype, test, source the packaging and if required supply complete and direct to the end user. Usually working in the high quality/lower volume markets the company specialises in the Automotive and Medical equipment sector but will also undertake suitable commercial design projects.

Formed in 1996 in the North East it quickly became apparent that geographically this area was too remote.

In 1997 it relocated to Cwmbran, South Wales where it was not only much closer to its suppliers but also its customers both retail and trade.

September 2002 saw it move to Basildon Essex due to the need for larger premises and facilities. At the same time the company, while remaining independent, took the opportunity to form a Partnership with E Reed & Sons, its largest sub-contractor. This allowed immediate access to a whole range of development and manufacturing facilities on the same site.

E Reed & Sons are a specialist sub-contract engineering company and well-established manufacture of surgical implants and instruments supplying many major companies worldwide.

On Site Facilities
Ideally located just off the A127 and 12 miles from the M25 in one of the industrial areas, the factory comprises one building and covers over 12,000 square feet with a mezzanine floor for storage of both raw materials and finished goods. There are approximately 30 people on site.

The range and variety of equipment and knowledge on site is extensive and allows virtually the whole process from design to sales to be carried out under one roof under our own control.

There are in house CAD facilities (operated by Ford trained personnel) with the ability to work with most file types and produce and use 3D images.

The sales and administration offices are integrated with the manufacturing operation to ensure maximum efficiency and a high level of customer service.

The machine shop is extensive and has the benefit of continuous and substantial investment in the latest technology. It includes CNC 4 and 5 axis milling, CNC twin spindle 4 axis turning, sliding head turning, wire erosion, die sinking, surface grinding, together with conventional machines ideal for development. On the hand skills there is sheet metal work, wire and bar bending, Mig and Tig welding. For finishing there is linishing, polishing, Vibro finishing, sand/bead blasting, engraving and laser marking. All of this is backed up with a full QA department and system to BSEN 13485, BSEN 46002, and ISO 9002/1994 including a Co-ordinated measuring machine.

All packaging of product, storage and distribution is carried out solely from Basildon.

Manufacturing Policy
Ideally all ‘engineering’ will be carried out in house and components in Aluminium and Stainless Steel are our speciality. However plastic and other materials can equally be worked.

When not appropriate for in house manufacturing there is a policy of subcontracting to wherever possible a UK a source that is already producing for the automotive industry. The company will be perceived to be the best in the particular field with quality and technical ability being more important than price. In most cases they will operate to ISO 9000/BSEN, specific automotive quality system or other appropriate quality system.

Due to extensive knowledge and connections virtually any component, material or process can be sourced and especially some of the more unusual or specialist operations.

We share suppliers with many major names including Ford, Jaguar, Audi, Aston Martin, Volvo and even Harrods!

After market (AM) Automotive Customers
Being TVR owners and enthusiasts some of our initial products were accessories for our own car. Following demand from other TVR owners work embarked on the design, manufacture and sale of an extensive range of bespoke accessories for the different models TVR sports cars. These are now sold direct from us or through the official and independent dealer network worldwide.

Due to the commonality of some major components used by the specialist car manufactures many of our accessories fit other makes notably Lotus. Here we supply to dealers who specialise in these car.

Through our dealer connections many sell more than one make and type of car and we have also become specialist dealer suppliers to the motor trade. Here we have designed and supplied accessories for such cars as the Subaru WRX and the Noble M12 GTO.

It should be noted that as After Market (AM) accessories our products do not specifically meet Type Approval, however, we always design with this in mind and use Original Equipment (OE) operational components where possible.

Original Equipment (OE) Automotive Customers
Having been recognised for our knowledge and ability to produce high quality components from a concept we have been invited into some of the UK specialist car manufactures to compliment and work along side their own design teams.

We are currently OE suppliers to The Morgan Motor Company (Aero 8), FBS Engineering (Census V6) Marlin Cars (Makaira), Marcos (TS250), and Ascari Cars (KZ-1) and other manufactures that prefer our involvement to be more discrete.

Development
We develop each new TVR accessory in conjunction with selected owners and dealer and pride ourselves in product ‘fit for purpose’ and undertake extensive testing prior to the accessory being made available. Our own demonstration vehicle, Griffith 500, has covered over 68,000 miles allowing us to perform long term testing of accessories. Our aim is to design accessories that are specific for a model of car and both compliment it and are manufactured to the highest standard possible. We will not compromise the design, or materials to reduce cost and while our accessories may cost slightly more than others this reflects our professionalism and customer service.

We believe an important part of the overall package is presentation to the customer ensuring that there are detailed fitting instructions for all abilities and if tools or adhesives are required these are ideally included.

Key Personnel
The success of Leven is down to the husband and wife team of Simon and Julie Eager who are Leven Technology. Both are keen TVR people who are always happy to talk to both owners and dealers a like even if it is not about one of their own products.

The engineering aspects from design through to finished packed product are the responsibility of Simon, a Qualified Engineer with extensive knowledge of machining, military avionics and medical implants.

The administration including sales and marketing fall to Julie who has extensive experience in these fields gained from management positions in the Service industry sectors.

Racing
TVR’s are all about performance and where better to see this than on the race track.


Since it started Leven Technology has been connected to the TVR Tuscan Challenge initially through sponsoring one of the official ‘Works’ cars.

For the 2001 season it becoming ‘hands on’ with Simon acting as Race Engineer for the Findus works car driven by Richard Finney. This car finished the season overall 4th and set 2 new track records for Rockingham and Thruxton.

For 2003 CDL will be back to defend their championship position in the Tuscan Challenge.
Also for the season the news is that they have purchased the very fast factory Tuscan R (ex-Martin Short) and will be running it in British GT Championship. Leven Technology is pleased to be part of the team running both cars.

Legal notices
Leven Technology has taken all reasonable care in the design and manufacture or source of the accessories it supplies however it is the purchaser who is responsible for determining its suitability for a particular car.

Leven Technology accepts no liability for any damage to persons, vehicle or property that may occur as the result of the installation of its accessories.

When fitting any accessory it is the purchasers responsibility ensure that the person carrying out the process is trained and capable of doing so with due regard to their own safety.

These accessories have been designed for the aftermarket and may or may not meet Type Approval. They have not been tested for Type Approval so none is given or implied.

The fitting our accessories may have an impact on the car manufacturers warranty. For clarification please check with the manufacturer.

TVR Engineering Ltd
To avoid any confusion please note that we have an excellent relationship with the factory who provide assistance and are fully aware of the accessories we supply.

All the accessories we offer are not officially approved by the factory and as such should be treaded as ‘after-market’ modifications. This makes them outside of Type Approval and may have an impact on any warranty claim.

The use of the TVR logo on the Oil Filler Cap is with the official approval of TVR Engineering Ltd.