August 2013

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    Nottinghamshire council adds five hybrid vans to fleet

    The light commercial vehicles are a mixture of medium and long wheelbase Ford Transit chassis cabs with dual rear wheels and fitted with tipper bodies. The vans are being used to support a range of tasks across the district within the Environmental Services Team. The council was able to purchase the five vehicles for the […]

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    Garmin increases focus on fleet sector

    The company has recruited Clive Taylor (pictured) as director of fleet management & commercial business for EMEA and APAC specifically to lead longer-term growth and success in the fleet sector. Taylor has been at Garmin for seven years specialising in the automotive market, during which time his role in fleet solutions has increased significantly as […]

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    SageQuest opens European Customer Service Centre in UK

    The company is part of fleet management solutions provider Fleetmatics Group PLC and launched in the UK at the end of 2012. The opening of the new customer service centre this year is intended to provide SageQuest’s growing list of European customers with a dedicated and reliable support service. The company adds that it’s important […]

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    LCV2013 to include keynote speech from Transport Minister

    Hosted by Cenex – the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon vehicle technologies – LCV2013 takes place in Millbrook on 4-5th September 2013. Transport Minister Norman Baker MP said, ‘The Government is making an unprecedented commitment to a low-carbon road transport future, and it is encouraging to see how the take-up of electric […]

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    Manufacturer of hardtops for pick-up trucks expands production facilities

    This investment in new facilities and manufacturing equipment has enabled the company to increase production of its hardtop units, which it builds for every major pick-up truck brand on the market. The first hardtop units have been produced in the facility as part of a contract with pick-up truck manufacturer, Isuzu. Located opposite Auto Styling […]

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    Hyundai restructures fleet team to grow true fleet sales further

    Under the changes the brand has created new roles of national contract hire manager and public sector assistant manager. Gareth Thomas has been appointed to the former role, with his background including seven years’ experience at Nissan Motor GB as contract hire and leasing manager before moving to Peugeot, where for the past three years […]

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    Dorset County Council gains enhanced insight into fleet with Chevin software

    The service provides fleet management and maintenance to a range of departments within Dorset County Council and operates across two main workshops and six outlying depots. The company was previously using an inhouse system but wanted to increase the level of information it could hold and generate about its fleet, especially workshop performance and fleet […]

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