About Rapid
 Established for over 31 years, Rapid
are now widely recognised as one of
the leading suppliers into educational
establishments and have developed and
enhanced their product strategy, with the
help and support of our many loyal
customers.
The Rapid Education division offers a
comprehensive range of curriculum-based
products, projects and resources with the
emphasis on providing teachers with easy
to use and teach materials.
We stock a wide range of products for
subject areas such as Maths, Literacy,
Science, Art and Crafts, Electronics
through Design and Technology for use in
Primary, Secondary and Further and
Higher education.
The company operates an efficient
computerised order and same day
despatch service from their 45,000 sq. ft.
premises in Colchester, Essex. There is
no minimum order value and all products
are held in stock.
Delivery is free on all orders over £30
(excl. VAT – UK mainland only).
www.rapidonline.com
About Toyota
Toyota’s decision to establish a manufacturing operation in Europe was first
announced in 1989 and Toyota
Manufacturing UK was established in
December of that year. Total investment
to date is in excess of £1.85 billion.
There are two manufacturing plants in the
UK where over 3,000 members are
employed. The vehicle manufacturing
plant is located at Burnaston in
Derbyshire and the engine manufacturing
plant is located at Deeside in Flintshire.
Engine production started at the Deeside
plant on 8 September 1992. The first
car, a Carina E, drove off the Burnaston
production line on 16 December 1992.
Today, Toyota Manufacturing UK produces
Avensis, Auris and Auris Hybrid vehicles
along with 1.6, 1.8 and hybrid petrol
engines.
In 2007, Toyota selected five ‘Sustainable Plants’ worldwide to serve as
industry leading prototypes for clean and
green production. The UK manufacturing
plants were selected as model plants for
Toyota in Europe. In its journey towards
sustainability, Toyota believes that a
Sustainable Plant should be able to
operate for more than 100 years with
minimal impact on the environment.
Toyota Manufacturing UK has completed
a solar array consisting of 17,000 solar
panels which will be among the
largest solar arrays in the UK, capable of
generating enough energy to produce
7,000 vehicles (equivalent to approx 5%
of the site's usage) and saving 2,000
tonnes of CO2 per year.
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