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Tord Fornander is chairman of the Swedish Vehicle Inspection Industry (FBB) and a board member of the Inspection Committee that the Swedish Transport Agency formed this year. In addition, he is also vice president, production manager and technical manager at Opus Bilprovning AB. He lives in a villa in Karlskoga with his partner and has two sons, aged 17 and 21. Tord has a great interest in […]

The vehicle inspection industry is part of Swetic, which is the trade association for companies that work with testing, inspection, control and certification of vehicles. Vehicle inspectors are reacting strongly to the Swedish Transport Agency's new rules. - Environmental controls are already inadequate today. The Swedish Transport Agency and the government have had the opportunity to improve them, but now the authority is instead coming forward with proposals that strongly oppose Sweden's […]

Here you can read the full article that Tord Fornander, together with IVL and Gröna Bilister, wrote in Ny Teknik. https://www.nyteknik.se/opinion/lat-inte-de-smutsiga-bilarna-slippa-undan-6887416

Swetic is the trade association for companies that work with testing, inspection, control and certification of vehicles. In the report, Swetic writes that a prerequisite for achieving the transport policy goals of reduced environmental impact and fewer fatal accidents is flexible and modern vehicle inspection. – Today, environmental controls are insufficient and for cars to maintain an acceptable environmental performance, […]

The Business Academy for Growth gives growth companies with 0-49 employees the opportunity to develop their staff's skills without having to pay for it themselves. Companies only pay an initial fee to participate in the project and then receive training per employee financed by the European Social Fund. Three out of four jobs are created in smaller companies and 99.4 % of all companies in Sweden […]

Last autumn, the Swedish Transport Agency proposed in an investigation that cars should be inspected less frequently, a proposal that met with strong criticism from several road safety and environmental organizations. We welcome the government's decision. Today's announcement shows that the government is serious about its road safety ambitions, says Tord Fornander, chairman of Swetic, the trade association for Swedish car inspection companies. Earlier this year, the Riksdag made an announcement […]

Every year, more than three and a half million vehicle inspections are carried out on passenger cars in Sweden. Vehicle inspections are of great importance for individual car owners to keep track of their car and know that they are driving safely, but also to protect road safety and reduce the environmental and climate impact of road traffic. In a report released today, […]

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The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has recently published an updated version of the guidance document EA-5/02. The document provides guidance on the application of ISO/IEC 17020 in the field of periodic roadworthiness testing of motor vehicles and their trailers. The aim of the document is, among other things, to facilitate a harmonised application in assessments of inspection carried out by accreditation bodies within the European Union. The document is produced by the EA […]

Personally, during my time at Volvo, I have been involved in various types of school issues and I believe that many more children and young people would choose to study engineering if they only found out more about what it means and what exciting jobs it can lead to. I am also a member of […]