Over the past year, the carrier has already opened larger service centres in Northampton, Selby, Farnborough and Alfreton, strengthening the Yodel network that stretches across the UK. In total the seven new sites have boosted Yodel’s 'final mile' capacity by 22%, reducing the need for additional temporary sites during the seasonal Christmas peak. The Livingston […]
The vans will add additional fleet capacity to the Staverton-based firm, which is growing rapidly to keep up with demand from its house builder customers. They have been supplied by the Volkswagen Van Centre (Cheltenham) based at Manor Road, Swindon Village, which has been supplying vehicles to Clarkson Evans for more than 12 years. Clarkson Evans has […]
The 13 electric vehicles will be used for collections and deliveries of health supplies, mail and samples across Northumberland and North Tyneside, and were deployed following a recent trial. It’s estimated that they will cover up to 110 miles per day, with a predicted annual CO2 reduction of 59 tonnes. Michael Taylor, the trust’s hotel services […]
Customers will be able to take advantage of offers including £500 deposit contribution with 7.7%APR Representative and flexible finance terms from 12 -48 months when financed with Hire Purchase. During the event, customers can also benefit for added value offers, such as low cost servicing deals when purchasing vehicles through a Volkswagen finance package. These […]
Based on the front-wheel-drive Movano L3H2 van, the approved conversion provides canteen seating for up to four people at a time, offers separate heating, hand wash and eating facilities and the ability to provide a hot water boiler for tea and a built-in microwave. A separate toilet facility complete with hand wash basin can also […]
FTA will be joining the road safety charity Brake and the Metropolitan Police at the launch of the annual event on Monday 23rd November where an Exchanging Places exercise will be taking place at Horse Guards Parade, London, to give cyclists the chance to see the road from the driver’s seat of a large goods […]
He purchased his 13-year old Extra-long Sprinter 331 CDI van from a local haulier earlier this year – “It had covered a quarter of a million miles but was in great condition,” he recalled. “I’ve driven various makes of van over the years so knew all about the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter’s ‘bullet proof’ reliability, and the […]
Driven by foreign demand, CV output last month rose 10.5% to 7,995 units. Domestic demand fell 3.6% but export production was up 32.1%. Overall year-to-date performance is up by more than a third (36.9%) compared with the first 10 months of 2014, with domestic demand up 40.8% and export production up 33.1%. Mike Hawes, SMMT […]
The awards were announced at a special ceremony hosted by the Lyon Chamber of Commerce in France and presided over by an international jury of 24 commercial vehicle journalists. The Transporter took the van title for the third time. The award was given by the chairman of the jury, Jarlath Sweeney to the CEO of […]
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Voted online exclusively by the ACFO membership, the 2015 awards were revealed at a gala dinner at the St John’s Hotel, Solihull last night (18 November) and saw Ford take both the Small Van of the Year and Large Van of the Year titles in line with its dominance of the van categories over the […]
The Glasgow NE Foodbank, although a registered charity in its own right, operates under the umbrella of the Trussell Trust charity, which runs a network of 420 foodbanks across the UK and last year fed over 346,000 people across the country. The Glasgow NE Foodbank has been running for two years during which time it […]
The Hockley firm took delivery of its first four black Movano L2H2 commercial vehicles from Vauxhall Commercial Vehicle retailer Tony Levoi Lakeside earlier this year. Having since experienced a boost in business, the company recently added a further two; a Movano L3H2 and a Movano Crew Cab Tipper. The business, which works with London Underground […]
