Wall to Wall Sprinters
Thursday, May 10, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
Bromsgrove-based Contract Flooring Solutions has just taken delivery of its 15th Sprinter van used to deliver rolls of carpet, teams of fitters and all their tools to sites as far afield as South Wales and the North of England. Supplied by Kidderminster dealer Mudie-Bond, the Euro-5 Sprinter 313CDI is 15 per cent more fuel-efficient than [...]
Read more & Talk about itPower Cut
Thursday, May 10, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
The announcement that the British Government was going to assist buyers of electrically powered vans this year came a bit too late for Canadian company Azure Dynamics, which develops electric-drive powertrains for vehicle manufacturers such as Ford. Azure Dynamics has announced plans to file for financial protection from its creditors under Canadian law. Unlike British [...]
Read more & Talk about itMore Olympian News!
Thursday, May 10, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
At the risk of boring readers with ever more news regarding the avoidance of traffic problems during the Summer Olympics in London – here’s more! It’s now less than 100 days before the travelling Torch lights up the 2012 London Games, and although many firms and drivers ‘in the provinces’ don’t give two hoots (two [...]
Read more & Talk about itRiot Response – and Worse!
Thursday, May 10, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
Specialist vehicle converter and integrator, MacNeillie, is set to introduce its latest counter-terrorism support vehicle. The unit has been designed to provide maximum cubic body volume, whilst making extensive use of high-strength composite materials to reduce weight and optimise payload options. The new unit is configured for EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), IEDD (Improvised Explosive Device [...]
Read more & Talk about itDPD’s Olympic Contingency Plans and Worse!
Thursday, May 10, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
DPD the parcel company is making its own plans to cope with London logistics when the Games come to town and is deploying 200 extra staff and opening an additional London depot. On peak days, over 800,000 spectators, athletes, officials and media representatives are expected to travel to the 24 Olympic venues across the capital. [...]
Read more & Talk about itIn The Club
Thursday, May 10, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
Seven years after its foundation, the Transit Van Club has just signed up its 1,000th member. Darren Kempton, who owns two classic examples of Ford’s finest, is the “millennium member” and he was presented with a commemorative certificate from club founder Peter Lee. Darren, whose 1986 Mk II long wheelbase Transit is in daily use [...]
Read more & Talk about itWall to Wall Sprinters
Friday, April 27, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
Bromsgrove-based Contract Flooring Solutions has just taken delivery of its 15th Sprinter van used to deliver rolls of carpet, teams of fitters and all their tools to sites as far afield as South Wales and the North of England. Supplied by Kidderminster dealer Mudie-Bond, the Euro-5 Sprinter 313CDI is 15 per cent more fuel-efficient than [...]
Read more & Talk about itAfter the Boom, Comes the Not so Boom!
Friday, April 27, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
Following a flurry of activity replacing older vans, some kept on longer than originally intended by some fleets due to economic uncertainties, demand has slowed primarily on the fleet sales side of the van business. However, most pundits reckon this is temporary and demand will pick up again albeit a bit more slowly. Commenting on [...]
Read more & Talk about itBCA Boosts Measham’s Commercial Sales
Friday, April 27, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
BCA has doubled the sales capacity at the Measham Commercial Remarketing centre with the opening of a second auction hall. The company has also improved the existing Commercial facilities with a new undercover drive through canopy. The new purpose built facility includes a large undercover auction hall and rostrum with full Live Online and e-Auction [...]
Read more & Talk about itNew Isuzu Truck Centre In Bucks
Friday, April 27, 2012 // 0 Comments // Latest news
Isuzu Truck UK has added Ring Road Garage Ltd to its expanding network as a new parts and service dealer in Buckingham. Based in Buckingham, Ring Road Garage Ltd was established in 1987 and now employs over 22 staff. Facilities at the Buckingham site include a bodyshop, full mechanical repair operations, MOT testing facilities, a [...]
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