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Recent
News
May 2008
South African
firm signs agreement to build BUVs in Africa.
April 2008
State
University of New York (SUNY-Alfred State) wins the
8th Annual BUV competition. Purdue takes 2nd
place and Miami University takes 3rd.
Mar 2008
Training Video
Completed. Assembly steps recorded in HD Video
for factory
partners worldwide via internet. See
www.Maxcast.com/buvs
or /buvtips
Feb 2008
IAT partner
travels to Haiti to make arrangements for first
factory in Haiti.
Dec 2007
First men's
ministry (Ironmen) builds BUV as project and sends
BUV to Living Water Christian Church in Haiti.
Nov 2008
USAID
representatives visit BUV factory in Indianapolis
Oct 2007
BUV displays at
the Kingdom
Catalyst conference in Dallas, and the Louisville
Power Equipment Show. Three BUVs sent
to ministries in Liberia via a Firestone.
Sept 2007
Order for 8 BUV kits
to be placed with Ghana transportation entrepreneurs
with the help of Mission Resource International.
Aug 2007
IAT completes
most powerful BUV
to date (16
hp Vanguard V-twin) for Costa Rica. IAT
student interns return to
Purdue, Taylor University, Rose-Hulman, and Pensacola
Christian College.
June 2007
IAT staff
completes second round of training at Honduras
micro-factory.
May 2007
Congo
Helping Hands, an IAT partner, is a finalist in the World Bank's
Development Marketplace Competition (2900
entries). CHC applied for 30 BUVs to serve at
medical clinics throughout the Congo.
April 2007
Northern
Illinois University wins the 7th Annual BUV
Competition. Calvin College takes second and
Purdue University third.
Feb 2007
Businessman
orders
8 BUVs for service in Ethiopia. The units will
be placed with Ethiopian transportation
entrepreneurs.
Jan 2007
The front half
of a BUV was displayed that the Urbana Missions
Conference in St. Louis. BUV partner in
West Africa was a finalist in the Urbana Business
Plan Competition.
Dec 2006
IAT provides
Curtis-DynaFog BUV to make a low cost mobile fogger
to fight mosquitoes (malaria) and separately
locusts.
Nov 2006
A BUV with
mobile water purification using a McGuire Purifier
was displayed at the National Missionary Convention.
Oct 2006
Two BUVs were
displayed that Project Honduras Mission Conference
in Copan, Honduras.
Sept 2006
The BUV wins
3rd place in the "Special Interest Category" at the
Car & Truck Festival. The BUV was displayed
near
a Lamborghini !
Aug 2007
First BUV built
as a family project (the Date family from
Michigan)
July 2007
Re-design of
BUV powerdeck shortens assembly time by several
hours
April 2006
IAT sends short
term team to visit 10 BUVs in Honduras
Milwaukee
School of Engineering wins Ambulance BUV Competition
(12 entries)
Mar 2006
First diesel
BUV built. and shipped to Zimbabwe (Eden Childrens
Village)
First BUVs sent
to Haiti (via Lifeline Christian Mission, and H.I.M.)
Feb 2006
First BUV built
at micro-factory in Indianapolis
Nov 2005
BUV displayed
at the Global Missions Health Conference in
Louisville
BUV displayed
at the National Missionary Convention in Atlanta
Oct 2005
BUV testing
completed. Results include climbing a 20 degree incline at test track,
30+ mpg on gravel roads, and engine dynometer data.
Sept 2005
Micro-factory
space is donated in Indy and refurbishment begins
Jul 2005
PowerDeck of
BUV is redesigned
April 2005
Miami
University of Ohio wins the 5th Annual BUV
competition
March 2005
BUV Mission
trip to 8 ministries in Honduras to check on vehicle performance and
maintenance.
Jan 2005
First dedicated
ocean container shipment to Honduras
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