Meanwhile, Parkway Volkswagen Leicester Van Centre has undergone a complete re-development, seeing the site expand its current showroom facility as well as investing in further aftersales capacity. All Volkswagen Van Centres offer a wide range of new and approved used Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as well as a full suite of aftersales services. In addition, […]
Coupled with investment in new plant and machinery, the move will see Coolkit roughly quadruple manufacturing capacity to meet demand within the year. The second expansion comes in response to a 42% increase in sales in 2015, on top of 47% increase in 2014. The increase in manufacturing capacity will improve order turnaround times through […]
The Yearbook’s 460 pages cover the key issues of road transport law, including operator licensing, driver licensing, weights and dimensions, construction and use and traffic regulations, together with related material regarding employment, health and safety, plus key addresses and other contact details. Commenting on the launch of the new Yearbook, Robin Shaw, managing director, […]
The new card allows companies to load a set number litres on to an account and top up via phone or direct debit when the credit is running low. It leverages the Keyfuels network, meaning Flexi-pay is accepted at more than 1,600 forecourts and supermarkets across the UK. Andy Smith, manager of Hull-based Fuelmate, said […]
In a statement, the RAC explained that since the beginning of December, oil has tumbled by 30% from $43.26 to a 12-year low of $30.06 on 11 January, but unfortunately wholesale fuel prices have not reduced as much as they could have due to the pound weakening against the dollar by 4.5% over the same […]
LDV vans are manufactured in China by SAIC Maxus (part of the Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation), a Fortune Global 500 company that builds over six million vehicles per year. In 2010, SAIC, the largest automotive company in China, acquired the LDV brand. By 2020, SAIC plans to launch a new SUV, a 4×4 Pick-up and […]
The fitment of Michelin tyres has been specified to maximise tyre life and keep fleet downtime to an absolute minimum. Commenting on the contract, head of sales and tenders, Veronica Whittingham, said: “Our clients rely on us to tailor our services to meet their individual needs, so when we were asked to fit Michelin […]
The UK’s northern consortium of 22 police forces ordered 680 Ford models, including 560 Transit Custom medium vans and 120 Kuga SUVs. Half of the Transit Customs will be supplied by Ford as cell vans, converted by its Special Vehicle Preparation (SVP) operation into a vehicle capable of securely transporting two detainees, accompanied by up to […]
This is the first time that JIF and Pharma Transport have specified Cool Track, despite being a long term user of Seven Telematic’s TranScan temperature data logging systems for over 20 years. “We have been really pleased with the outstanding performance of the remote temperature monitoring systems from Seven Telematics since we switched supply and […]
3M Select has already been introduced in the US, Canada, Germany and Benelux and qualifies partners against a common set of strict criteria applied consistently worldwide. The programme in the UK and Ireland has two levels: Platinum and Gold. Currently, four companies are qualified as 3M Select Platinum Partners and seven as 3M Select Gold […]
