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VLS reports progress on Stellantis Oil investigation

VLS reports progress on Stellantis Oil investigation

The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), an independent and impartial body investigating lubri ...

The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), an independent and impartial body investigating lubricant product complaints, has provided an update on two major strands of its work: an investigat ...

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VLS closes investigation after Silverhook reformulation

VLS closes investigation after Silverhook reformulation

VLS closes investigations after Silverhook takes positive action to reformulate engine oils. The Verific ...

VLS closes investigations after Silverhook takes positive action to reformulate engine oils. The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (UK) Ltd (VLS), an independent and impartial body which inves ...

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VLS welcomes new chairman

VLS welcomes new chairman

The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has welcomed Darren Frogson to the position of chairma ...

The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has welcomed Darren Frogson to the position of chairman. Currently the CEO at Exol Lubricants, Darren succeeds Harald Oosting and brings a wealth of ...

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Celebrating a year of progress

Celebrating a year of progress

VLS celebrates a year of progress despite a challenging lubricants market. This year proved to be anothe ...

VLS celebrates a year of progress despite a challenging lubricants market. This year proved to be another challenging one in the increasingly complex oils and lubricants market. Over the past twelve ...

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Why oil still matters and why you should care

Why oil still matters and why you should care

Motor factors are at the front line when it comes to oil selection – and the wrong choice can lead to big ...

Motor factors are at the front line when it comes to oil selection – and the wrong choice can lead to big problems. That’s the message from the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), which ha ...

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The role of hydrogen in the future of motoring

The role of hydrogen in the future of motoring

Alan Outhwaite, head of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) Technical Review Panel, spells ...

Alan Outhwaite, head of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) Technical Review Panel, spells out his view on what role hydrogen will have in the net zero transition. The race to net zero ...

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What are the consequences of MVBEO?

What are the consequences of MVBEO?

Following on from part one, Harald Oosting, the chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications ...

Following on from part one, Harald Oosting, the chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), shares the implications of the UK Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order (MVBEO). The right ...

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The latest VLS lubricant investigations

The latest VLS lubricant investigations

Harald Oosting, the chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), informs us about the ...

Harald Oosting, the chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), informs us about the latest lubricant investigations. In 2023, VLS marked 10 years of upholding standards in the lub ...

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VLS closes Certas Lubricant Solutions case

VLS closes Certas Lubricant Solutions case

VLS has closed investigation VLS 010207 after the company involved — Certas Lubricant Solutions — took co ...

VLS has closed investigation VLS 010207 after the company involved — Certas Lubricant Solutions — took corrective action. In November 2024, VLS received a complaint about Kerax Hyperdrive KXR 5W30 ACE ...

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Why data is essential for VLS’s processes

Why data is essential for VLS’s processes

We previously brought you an insightful interview with the Verification of Lubrication Specifications (VL ...

We previously brought you an insightful interview with the Verification of Lubrication Specifications (VLS) Chairman, Harald Oosting. Intentionally, though, there was an answer left out – left out for ...

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