Katie Beck

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    Network Catering Engineers appoints Ctrack to reduce overheads & improve response times

    Under the agreement, the company will use the web-based tracking tool Ctrack Online to enhance fleet utilisation, reduce operational overheads and minimise customer response times. Ctrack Online will be used from Network Catering Engineers’ headquarters in Halesowen, West Midlands, to provide added visibility and control over its engineering team that services customers nationwide. It will […]

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    Van Monster Colchester appoints key member of administration team

    Van Monster is part of Northgate PLC, and has nine sites across the country in Slough, Cannock, Colchester, Darlington, Bridlington, Wakefield, Warrington, Glasgow and Leicester. In her new role, Hayley Brown will be responsible for entering both trade and retail vehicles onto the stock system as they arrive at the Colchester site, as well as […]

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    Specialist hire firm invests in temperature controlled fleet

    The latest additions include the Peugeot Partner with a temperature range from +20с to -20c and a payload of 500 kilos, and the Ford Transit 280 short wheelbase panel van with a temperature range from +20c to -5c with 900 kilos of payload. Going up in size, SHB have also opted for the Ford Transit […]

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    Steel fabricator refreshes fleet with new Isuzu rigid

    The replacement Isuzu 5-tonne N50.150 rigid was supplied by local Isuzu dealer B&C Transport, and is being used to deliver company products and equipment to customers all over the island. Fitted with a dropside body, the Isuzu rigid weighs in at 3200kgs with a potential payload just short of 2-tonnes. The new Isuzu, which went into […]

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    Plant engineering firm sees customer service improvements with TomTom & Paragon technology

    Agronomy is the science of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber, and reclamation. Agrii’s depot in Cambridgeshire supplies 6,000 customers ranging from small farms to large commercial operations growing products for supermarkets. Drivers deliver the orders direct to the farm’s chemical storage facilities, the locations for which have been located accurately using the TomTom […]

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    Ford launches high-roof version of Transit Custom

    The high-roof Transit offers 20% more volume than the equivalent low-roof model, resulting in a maximum load area of 8.3 cubic metres. Ford claims that the van's all-steel roof will support a maximum load of 100kg, while the load-through hatch in the bulkhead enables loads up to 3.0m in length, such as pipes or ladders, […]

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    Isuzu welcomes Scottish border to UK dealer network

    Border has been trading for more than 22 years and has sites in Melrose, Dumfries and Carlisle. Visitors to the garage in Melrose, situated in St Boswells, will now be able to test drive the Isuzu D-Max, as well as benefit from its dedicated parts and servicing facilities. The Isuzu D-Max is available in three body […]

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    Government to clamp down on councils’ use of parking cameras

    According to Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, such cameras are being used unfairly, turning drivers into |cash cows|, with nearly a million fines having been issued using "spy cars" and ten million with pictures from static cameras over the last five years. Instead the Government is said to be looking to amending legislation underpinning the Traffic […]

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    Used LCV market overview, October 2013

    ‘September finished as predicted: with stock in short supply and prices rising, leading to the trade being more frustrated with the market than I’ve seen in a long time. To complicate matters further, auction houses are seeing a rise in the number of “retail punters” fighting with the trade to buy stock,’ said Hill. ‘In […]

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    Proace secures first major fleet contract with Toyota Material Handling UK

    All the vehicles are long wheelbase/standard height models powered by 126bhp 2.0-litre diesel engines, and will be used by TMHUK’s engineers for the company’s national servicing, installation and repair operations, as part of a business fleet that numbers 400 LCVs. Proace joined the Toyota range as a replacement for Hiace earlier this year. The line-up […]

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