BRC Gas Equipment is among the world leaders for designing and manufacturing components and systems for vehicle conversion from gasoline to LPG or CNG and complete CNG filling stations.
The use of LPG (liquified petroleum gas) or CNG (compressed natural gas) as alternative fuel is more and more politically supported because of the reduction capacity of pollutants (CO, HC, NOx) and greenhouse gas (CO2).
With a network of dealers in more than 70 countries, a turnover in 2012 of 203 millions US$ and approx 850 employees, BRC Gas Equipment holds in Italy a market share of roughly 23% for LPG systems and of more than 19% for CNG systems.
Well-known above all for its top quality kits for LPG/CNG conversion (600.000 yearly), during the years BRC extended its own offer installation centres, where serial production of bi-fuel vehicles are carried out on behalf of the main automobile trademarks: Chevrolet, Ford, Peugeot/Citroën, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Suzuki, Nissan, Honda, Volvo, Great Wall and others.
Moreover, BRC started collaborations in many countries of the world with Daimler, Dewan-Hyundai, Shanghai VW, Ford, MAN, Piaggio, Maruti-Suzuki, PSA Group, Suzuki, Honda, ....
Quality System is certified according to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/TS 16949:2009; products and systems are homologated according to R67-01 (LPG) and R110 (CNG), and comply with the latest emission regulation Euro5.
Finally a new R&D Center has been inaugurated in February 2011, with latest technology for emission laboratory, chassis dyno, engine test dyno, and it is are recognised by the main homologation organisations (Dekra, TUV, VCA, ...) to issue the emission approvals for Euro4 and Euro5 .
Brc Gas service project
Since 1992 Brc products are marketed and distributed in Italy through an autorhized networking of exclusive dealers, which function as first tecnic assistence as well to the hundreds garages, spread in the whole country, installing Brc products.Installators of these garages are trained periodically by head office technicals and are provided of a telephonic assistence service for advices concerning Brc systems right installation and adjustment.
In order to be even more competitive in the market and offer an excellent product, in 2007 the project Brc gas servive started. The Brc Gas Service club offers joining garages an add serie of technical and commercial services to improve further on their professionality.The garage running the Brc Gas service club, however, will have to have a series of qualifications required for installing the product and assisting in the best way. It will be an indipendent operative reality, linked to the exclusive Brc dealer and to Brc Gas equipment by a sole goal: offer final customer. a better quality service. The Brc Gas Service club is, hence, in costant development and recognizable by a professional and modern image.
Garages are identified both internally and externally by Brc sign and Brc Gas serive appendix, taking up the brands with red,white and black colors. Besides, for those who work in the Brc Gas Sevice garage, a professional complete apparel has been developped and dedicated (overalls, salopettes, poles,gowns), and functional exhibitors have been studied.