August 2014

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    Northgate invests £150,000 in North Shields branch

    The branch contains a brand new workshop, service and maintenance site, as well as a refurbished reception and rental area. Located on Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, the refurbished branch provides enhanced facilities for Northgate’s customers, with the added workshop now offering servicing, vehicle maintenance and repairs. With inclusive servicing and non-fault maintenance a key product […]

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    RHA launches competition to highlight benefits of Driver CPC training

    The competition was launched at the Association of Industrial Road Safety Officers conference at Hinckley, near Leicester, and encourages instructors to submit details about the courses on offer. The competition covers closed, bespoke courses for individual companies, as well as open courses designed for smaller employees, and RHA is looking for innovative content, delivery and […]

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    UEFA Champions League selects 100% electric vehicles as official transport

    Nissan has supplied the all-electric Nissan LEAF hatchback and newly launched e-NV200 light commercial van as part of the official UEFA shuttle service fleet for delegates, partners and officials in Monaco, alongside the Nissan Qashqai and X-Trail crossovers and the high-performance Nissan GT-R. As the annual host of EVER, the Ecological Vehicle and Renewable Energies […]

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    New Relay spearheads Citroën’s £2m conversion drive

    To significantly reduce the delivery times of these most popular conversions, Citroën is investing £2,371,700 in an additional 100 ready-bodied New Relay Specialist Models. These models will join new LCV stock held across the unique Citroën Business Centre network.  The additional New Relay Specialist available from 1 September will include: 40 x New Relay 35 […]

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    Glass’s launches RV forecasting tool

    According to Glass’s, GlassForecast has been developed to answer the industry’s pressing need for independent future valuations, linked to trade values. With a widely recognised and completely transparent methodology at its core, the new benchmarking tool aims to provide fleet operators, funders and OEMs with accurate, unbiased RV forecasts. Welcoming the new tool at its […]

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    Trakm8 secures deal to supply almost 1,500 GPRS units

    Downton will purchase the UK manufactured T8 mini, alongside the Trakm8 branded SWIFT 6 web portal, and Trakm8 Secure. The contract is for 1,450 units for an initial period of five years. However, under the terms of the contract, a larger share of the revenue will be realised over the upcoming 12 months. Commenting on […]

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    Road Safety GB to sponsor Tyre Safety Month

    As a national road safety organisation that includes representatives from many groups across the UK, such as local government road safety teams, Road Safety GB’s involvement is expected to help raise awareness about October’s campaign further than ever before, helping to make the UK’s roads safer. ‘We’re delighted to formally mark our ongoing partnership and […]

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    Mercedes-Benz Traveliners check in at Celtic Manor

    The vehicles – three 17-seat Sprinter 513 CDIs and a pair of nine-seat Vito 116 CDIs – arrived via Dealer Euro Commercials (South Wales). Situated on Christchurch Hill, Newport, overlooking the M4, Celtic Manor comprises two hotels, a country inn, luxury lodges, spas, six restaurants, three championship golf courses and two golf and country clubs, […]

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    New traffic management vehicles boost efficiency for Amey

    The vehicles incorporate an innovative new body design which Amey claims make them a”game changer” for traffic management operations, with the ability to carry enough equipment for a full 2km lane closure, whilst offering multiple safety and operational benefits over larger truck chassis typically used for such deployments. This design of the overall vehicle is […]

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