Last year the company approved over 42,045 business equipment lease agreements, which amounts to more than 160 transactions per day. This activity was divided between the organisation’s two key divisions, Equipment and Logistics Solutions (ELS), which specialises in agricultural equipment, construction, materials handling and commercial vehicles, and Technology Solutions (TS), which provides dedicated leasing for […]
March 2016
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by Katie Beck
Its name – Talento – means 'The Talent' in Italian, and the model – believed to be the replacement to the Scudo – is designed to be compact and well-proportioned with the new family feeling of the Fiat Professional range. The Talento's grille wraps around the headlights to form a mask that together with the bumper and […]
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by Katie Beck
Featuring a range of chrome accessories, the styling package offers a number of accent pieces including chrome door handles and side indicators, chrome mirror covers and polished stainless-steel mounted rear styling bar. The new package cost, which includes fitting, is £897 (RRP inc. VAT). A number of other accessories are also available for the […]
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First Drive: Nissan Navara
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SECTOR Pick-up PRICE £18,376–£24,293 FUEL 40.3–44.9mpg CO2 169–183g/km This is going to be a big year for pick-ups, with updated models and three new manufacturers joining the sector. Double cab models in particular have become increasingly popular again, with Nissan expecting a UK market of around 45,000 pick-ups this year. Nissan is the […]
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by Katie Beck
GSG currently makes over 1,000 flower deliveries a day in and around London. The company now imports all jobs into Route Monkey’s route optimisation and scheduling software. The Route Monkey software then calculates the next day’s deliveries using the least number of vans and lowest cumulative mileage, and produces an individual daily manifest for each driver. […]
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Government outlines road and transport improvements in National Infrastructure Delivery Plan
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The plans are supported by investment of over £100bn committed to 2020-21, part of the £483bn 'Pipeline' project. As well as detailing investment on areas such as housing, communications, science, water and social infrastructure, the document covers plans for transport, saying: “A reliable and high-performing road network helps improve productivity, but over decades, the […]
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by Katie Beck
DPF investigated the call history for its blocked DPF helpline for last year to find some of the inappropriate ways customers have tried to unblock their DPFs, catalytic converters and silencer units. Other peculiar – and failed – attempts at unblocking DPFs from customers included jet washing the filter, setting fire to the unit and […]
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by Katie Beck
Values for LCVs sold at BCA averaged £5,848 in February – a fall of £53 (0.9%) compared to January’s record figure of £5,901. Year-on-year values, however, were up by a substantial £316 – equivalent to 5.7% – with the average van in 2016 being around five months younger and nearly 1,450 miles less travelled. […]
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by Katie Beck
Both are now responsible for selling and supporting the products and services of the entire Bevan Group, and not only those bodybuilding activities that have been the company’s core activity since its launch by Ron Bevan in 1976. Last year, Bevan acquired the former Stag Bodies, based in Stone, Staffordshire, and formed a new […]
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by Katie Beck
Robertson joins Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles from Fiat Group. Having worked in the passenger cars division he joined the CV brand in February 2013 as key account manager. Robertson and Ward are responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with larger (750+) fleets and providing a consistent customer care experience. Commenting on his appointment, Robertson […]