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Now in its 15th year, the event is being sponsored for the first time by Barclaycard Fuel+ in association with TMC, and is being this year at the stunning Heythrop Park Hotel and the Heythrop Park Resort near Enstone in Oxfordshire. Car makers who have entered include BMW, Caterham, Ford, Peugeot, Renault, Citroen, Honda, Mazda, […]

Established in 2003, the 4×4 vehicle accessory manufacturer and distributor has been based at Narrowboat Way on the Blackbrook Valley industrial estate since January 2007.  The firm has retained its existing facility at Unit 1 to focus on manufacturing and production but has also now purchased Unit 14, comprising a 52,0000 square foot modern factory […]

Their new vans arrived via Newtownabbey dealer Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI) and have replaced a pair of older Vito models, each of which provided 10 years and 200,000 miles of trouble-free service. “Those vans were superbly reliable,” said Mark Gribbin. “We worked them very hard and they never gave us any problems.  “As directors, […]

RAC Patrols David Groves and Paul Bird have been preparing for the event by developing specialised equipment which will not only ensure vehicles are topped up when necessary, but also measure precisely how much is going into the tank. The team will support the organisers in checking all cars and entrants comply with the regulations […]

The Oldham-headquartered firm has decades of commercial speed limiters experience and has developed its new Geokontrol Speed Limiter to cut vehicle speed to as low as 6mph in geo-fenced delineated areas. The system works by pre loading the unit with Geo-Fence data which can be refined to cover any area as small as distribution centres […]

Van use is expected to almost double by 2040 compared to 2010. Currently 50% of vans in the UK are operated by sole traders and the biggest single use is in postal and parcels. The association said that although the majority of freight is still moved by HGVs, the Van-Dependency Index confirms the industry importance […]

The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) also show that output for the month rose by 70.3% to 3,628 units, while year-to-date volumes were up 34.1% to 61,595. Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive said, “In stark comparison to last summer, when some plants took additional seasonal shutdown for retooling, this […]

The firm said the decision was based on its previous long-term experience of running the Isuzu marque in its 140-strong nationwide fleet, having operated in excess of 100 Isuzu 7.5-tonne rigids. The company’s Mick Montague explained: “All our Isuzus have served us really well in the past, they are an excellent workhorse with outstanding payload […]

Norman Dewis, OBE, chief test driver and development engineer for Jaguar Cars from 1952 to 1985, is set to become the oldest ever contestant when he drives in this year’s MPG Marathon – at the tender age of 95! Dewis, who was born in 1920, will be entering this year’s event, rated as the UK’s […]

The association’s Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) market report for August shows that the rise to £4,771 came as volumes fell 16.8% compared to the previous month, and the average mileage of LCVs fell below 80,000 miles for the first time this year. However, NAMA said that the emerging general trend of year-on-year increases in auction volumes […]

According to jobsite Indeed, employer demand is outpacing jobseeker interest in the construction and transport sectors. While job growth in the construction industry has increased 10% in the last quarter, jobseeker interest in these positions has remained stable since the beginning of 2015.  Similarly, Transport has seen a 13% increase in job availability compared to […]