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The new site is situated on Brighton Road, the main coastal arterial route linking Shoreham to Brighton and Hove, making it easily accessible for Shoreham and Brighton businesses. The branch houses up to 35 vehicles at any one time, with a range of vehicles to suit the needs of all types of businesses and offers […]

The company, a leading manufacturers of hardtops for pick-up trucks, has purchased a 52,000 sq. ft. facility on the Blackbrook Valley Industrial Estate in Brierley Hill in the West Midlands after it outgrew its existing nearby headquarters. The purchase forms part of a £2.6m investment programme that will create an additional 15 new jobs. Auto […]

As announced by the government last year, speed limits in England and Wales for HGVs over 7.5 tonnes will rise from 40mph to 50mph on single carriageways and from 50mph to 60mph on dual carriageways. In response, Gary Rae, campaigns manager for Brake, the road safety charity, said: “We are disappointed that the Government has […]

Held on the theme of ‘Our Vehicles, Our Safety, Our Responsibility: Improving Road Safety for Vulnerable Road Users’, the event also saw the forum launch a film on the same theme in a move to increase awareness and knowledge of the serious implications of neglecting safety as a primary concern. The conference explored three key […]

Supplied through Rygor, the deal has already seen 25 Medium-length Sprinter 313 CDIs supplied from Rygor’s Heathrow branch. These vehicles will be on general utilities duties and used regularly to pull trailers that carry 1.5-tonne diggers.  The majority of the vans will be assigned to two-man crews responsible for responding rapidly to pipe leaks, blockages […]

The branch opening follows a wider £4m investment in the North West, which includes plans to open another a new site in Birkenhead at the end of April. Jon Taylor, area operations manager at Northgate, commented: “Northgate’s Manchester branch will mean we are able to support local businesses with a reliable and flexible vehicle rental […]

So says the Institute of Advanced Motorists’ Drive & Survive division, which has found that a shocking 86% of fleets have experienced an accident in the past 12 months, while 100% of fleets have had an accident where one of their drivers was ‘at fault’. IAM Drive & Survive surveyed fleet professionals within 100 businesses […]

The two-year ongoing investment programme is intended to further strengthen its customer service delivery. The new vehicles for Northgate’s technicians feature custom-built shelving and oil storage solutions, an upgraded workbench and storage, plus new lighting both inside and out of the vehicle These improvements will ensure that Northgate’s Mobile Technician vehicles meet safety and compliance […]

Alphabet is a leading provider of business mobility solutions, managing over 131,000 fleet vehicles in the UK and over 536,000 vehicles in 18 countries internationally. As approved partner for refrigerated vehicles, CoolKit will supply refrigerated LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) conversions as part of Alphabet’s LCV Approved Conversion Partner Network. Launched in November 2014, Alphabet’s Approved […]

Kinesis has been launched as one of the industry’s first fully integrated monitoring systems and will channel telematics data on driver and vehicle performance alongside fuel card usage information to provide fleet owners and managers with some of the most accurate MPG reporting available on the market. The system has been designed and developed to […]

Recent trends at SMA’s commercial auctions reveal an 89% sale conversion, followed by successive 100% conversion sales. Vendors benefiting from the demand have included Royal Mail, Activa Contracts, Lex Autolease, Alliance Healthcare and Money4yourMotors.com. SMA added that the impact has led vendors to commit to further auctions, which has been well received by the ‘stock […]

More than 500 new Ford Transit Custom and 200 Ford Transit vans are among the order, with the balance made up of Ford Fiesta vans. Some will replace existing customer service engineer vehicles, while others will help meet expanding demand for BT’s products and services across the UK. “We started by looking at all of […]