Look out for blues and twos at The 999 Show at Beaulieu on Spring Bank Holiday Monday May 29th

Look out for blues and twos at The 999 Show at Beaulieu on Spring Bank Holiday Monday May 29th as all shapes and sizes of historic emergency vehicles join the celebration of the emergency services.

More than 30 emergency vehicles of the past will be on show in the grounds of the National Motor Museum, from fully-equipped fire engines to police patrol cars.

Equally eye-catching will be two World War II themed trailers, which recreate shelters that were familiar to blitzed Britons in period-perfect detail. A mobile recreation of a 1940s police station will be set up in the Beaulieu grounds, joined by an Air Raid Precautions mobile unit built using a vintage caravan.

Representing the long arm of the law will be a diverse selection of police vehicles, including an ex-Hampshire Constabulary 1966 Volvo 121 Amazon estate, one of the first foreign cars to be used by a British police force, and a sporty 1959 MGA Roadster used by Lancashire Constabulary.

Rapid traffic duty classics include a 1969 Lotus Cortina and V8-powered 1985 Rover SD1 3500SE. Look out for a wide variety of American police patrol cars, including Chevrolet Caprices, a Camaro and Impala, plus no less than six sturdy Ford Crown Victoria squad cars. As different as chalk and cheese will be an Austin Allegro panda car and a replica of the incredible 1970s Ford Falcon XB used in the Mad Max films.

The Blue Light Vehicle Preservation Group will display its members’ classic police cars, including an ex-Metropolitan Police special escort group 1994 Range Rover P38 and Vauxhall Vectra SRI 2.6 V6.

Three fully-equipped Dennis Rapiers will represent the proud heritage of the fire engine, with these huge but rapid machines joined by a 1939 Bedford WLG Heavy Unit fire engine, still in its wartime Auxiliary Fire Service livery. Classic ambulance fans will love the 1950 Austin Sheerline DA1 ambulance, which will be joined by a diminutive Smart car ambulance and American-built 2005 Ford E350 ambulance, plus a 2001 Dodge Ram Military Police security van.

The event, which will mark the start of the year in office for Lord Montagu’s sister Mary Montagu-Scott as the High Sheriff of Hampshire, will also feature a CSI Beaulieu murder mystery at Palace House. Find out from Specialist Operations Regiment, Royal Military Police forensic investigators how to hunt for clues, dust for fingerprints, collect evidence and photograph the scene of a crime. A cast of Beaulieu guides and actors will bring the story to life for event-goers to follow the murder trail around the Montagu family home.

Once the crime has been solved at the end of the trail, see how it feels to be locked inside a prison cell with a visit to the groundbreaking Prison Me! No Way!mobile prison cell van raising awareness for young people about the causes, consequences and penalties of crime.

Event demonstrations include the rescue of a celebrity casualty from the scene of a crash as the emergency services stage an extrication display on the Events Arena.

Expect the unexpected with a VIPkidnap which shows the role of bodyguards to protect potential targets from the threat of a real-life attack.

For family fun, see horses in the New Forest Agisters’ pound,dog skill demonstrations by the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service plus Police puppies and retired German Shepherds from the charity Pensions4Paws.

All of The 999 Show event features are included in a general admission ticket to Beaulieu. Entrance also offers access to the whole Beaulieu attraction, including the National Motor Museum and its collection of more than 250 vehicles, the World of Top Gear, On Screen Cars, the 13th century Beaulieu Abbey, Palace House – which has been home to the Montagu family since 1538 – and its stunning grounds and gardens.

Vauxhall opens Europe's biggest Emergency Services production facility at Luton, specialising in Police, Fire and Ambulance models,

• Largest Police car factory in Europe opens in Luton, Bedfordshire
• 2,500 vehicles per year converted for Police, Fire and Ambulance
• 50 new jobs in Luton after production moved in-house
• UK supplier firms benefit with 90 per cent material sourced locally

Vauxhall has officially opened its Police car factory, the largest of its kind in Europe, at its manufacturing plant in Luton, Bedfordshire.

The factory will convert 2,500 vehicles per year, including cars and vans, for use by Police forces, and Fire and Ambulance services nationwide.

Bringing 50 new jobs to Luton, the new facility has been created after moving production in-house from its previous location in Millbrook, Bedfordshire.

Supplier firms around the country also benefit with 90 per cent of blue-light content, the materials used to convert a standard car in to a Police car, sourced locally from UK suppliers. Local firms include Border Engineering in Luton who make brackets and AV Engineering in Royston who make fascia mouldings.

An array of Vauxhalls will be converted for use by the emergency services at the Luton facility with cars including Corsa, Astra, Insignia and Mokka, and CVs, such as Combo, Movano and the Luton-built Vivaro vans.

Vauxhall is the only manufacturer to offer a one-stop shop for blue-light vehicles. Everything is done in-house from testing to converting and even remarketing of decommissioned vehicles.

Policing has changed dramatically in recent years with new types of crimes and the increased terror threat. With technology like 4G Wi-Fi and rugged Toughbook tablets, Vauxhall can offer the emergency services everything they need to stay connected on the move.

“Through our flexible production facility, Vauxhall is able to offer a one-stop shop purchasing experience to UK emergency services,” said Dick Ellam, Vauxhall’s Manager, Special Vehicles.

“We can deliver a wide choice of car and van models, specifically designed and rigorously-tested to meet the stringent demands of our emergency services. We can also supply turn-key vehicle solutions that enable rapid turnaround of replacement vehicles, plus we can now offer a unique in-house de-commissioning and re-marketing service.”

Vauxhall is the number one supplier to Police fleets with a 70 per cent market share of competitive segments.

Hyundai gets OK to continue supplying cars for Emergency Services.

• Hyundai retains its position on the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Vehicle Purchase Framework
• CCS Framework now also includes ‘blue light’ lot , meaning more Hyundai vehicles are set for emergency service and high profile police use
• New arrangement follows successful four-year period in which Hyundai supply has grown rapidly to more than 1200 vehicles a year to the public sector

Hyundai Motor UK has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Services (CSS) Vehicle Purchase Framework enabling continued supply to the 'blue light' sector – the emergency services – and to a whole range of public bodies. The remit follows a successful four-year tenure for Hyundai as a supplier to the previous CCS and the National Association of Police Fleet Managers (NAPFM) Framework.

Under new arrangements, Hyundai has continued access to the blue light market, as well as the broader public sector: everything from central government to local authorities, health, education, defence, and not-for-profit organisations.

Martin Wilson, Fleet Director, Hyundai Motor UK said: "The emergency services are discerning and demanding customers, and rightly so, when lives may depend on vehicle reliability and flexibility. With these high-profile customers using our vehicles, it acts as a powerful recommendation to potential buyers.

"Hyundai started sales to police forces in 2010, with a modest total of 41; within a year that soared to more than 350, and now tops 600 a year. We have supplied some 2,250 cars to blue light customers during the past four years and this new agreement should see that figure rise again.”

The police forces supplied by Hyundai are spread widely across England and Wales, with the biggest customer boasting more than 600 vehicles, including 500 i30s. Hyundai’s major customers are responsible for policing a total land mass of over 8,000 square miles and a population of nearly 20 million people.

Commenting on recent success, Denis Watling, Public Sector Assistant Manager, Hyundai Motor UK, said: "We're confident that our well-known five-year/unlimited mileage warranty, dedicated fleet and aftersales teams and award winning lineup of products will continue to prove as popular with police forces and other public bodies in 2015 and beyond."

Bidders were also judged on more specific capabilities such as the ability to supply priority parts and bespoke training to emergency service workshops. Hyundai has invested heavily in a specific aftersales programme for its Emergency Service operator customers over the past 12-18 months, including the provision of training at Hyundai’s purpose-built Training Academy just off the M40.