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Respect your firm’s heritage It is very important to respect the heritage of a thriving company like LeasePlan, and understand why it is successful. However, at the same time I am a big believer in developing new ideas to ensure an organisation changes and is modern, fresh and exciting. It is this blend of old […]
The Swansea-based fleet solutions company has been appointed to a panel for the provision of leased and short-term hire vehicles to London Fire Brigade, which runs a 200-strong fleet. The deal is the latest success of a tender process carried out by Sector Treasury Services, the leasing advisory organisation. In addition, Days Contract Hire has […]
Both vehicles are Canter 7C15 models and were supplied by Milton Keynes dealer Intercounty Truck & Van and fitted with Tippa tipping bodies and Meshmaster wire cages, by TGS Group, of Bristol. Continental Landscapes has specified its Canters with DUONIC automated gearboxes. The first twin-plate, dual-clutch automated transmission to be fitted to a light truck, […]
The Long-bodied Citan 109 CDI BlueEFFICENCY will average 100,000 miles a year, making routine checks and responding to alarm calls. The Citan was launched in January and is the first small van for Mercedes. Tower Security’s vehicle is powered by an economical 90hp diesel engine and equipped with a series of BlueEFFICIENCY measures designed to […]
The SMMT data shows that overall sales were up 14.8% in August and up 9.4% year-to-date. Van sales increased by 11.1% last month whilst truck sales rose by 29%. Sue Robinson, director of the NFDA, commented: 'Unlike the car market, commercial vehicle sales are rarely affected by the September plate change. The only exception is […]
Figures produced by subprime fleet specialist Ultracar reveal that the company is receiving more than 60,000 website hits per month – many of them young start-ups looking for credit lines because they have been stifled by traditional lenders. Based in Southam, Warwickshire, Ultracar was previously a conventional vehicle leasing and contract hire business but shifted […]
Shred-it is the world’s largest mobile secure document and paper shredding company, operating more than 140 branches worldwide and servicing over 150,000 customers including the world's top intelligence and security agencies. The company opened its first franchise in the UK in 1999 and currently services more than 17,000 customers across its national network with a […]
The RAC Telematics technology enables vehicles to be tracked remotely, opening up a range of benefits for businesses such as being able to track the location, mileage and driver behaviour of each vehicle. Another key benefit is the accurate “taxman-friendly’” mileage records which can be used to assist with business and private mileage expense claims. […]
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From its head office in Loughborough, the UK’s first centre of excellence for low carbon vehicle technologies, better known as Cenex, has been an ever-present organisation in the first steps of the move towards alternative fuel sources, including electric and hybrid vehicles. Founded in 2005 with funding from what is now the Department for Business, […]
This contributed to year-to-date volumes 7% above 2012 at 190,159 units. Vans rose 11.1% with 10,344 registrations in the month and remained 9.4% up for the January-August period with 161,938 registrations. According to SMMT, truck demand also grew 29% in the month, continuing the reversal of fortunes seen in the first half of 2013 and […]
The strategy sets out a longer-term approach to the incentives, policies and initiatives needed to create confidence for EV buyers and manufacturers. In response, BVRLA chief executive Gerry Keaney said: ‘We are disappointed that it has not been more specific about the key role played by the vehicle rental and leasing sector. Rental and leasing companies buy […]
Hosted by road safety charity Brake, the low-cost webinar is being held on Thursday 3rd October at 10.30am – 12pm GMT. The webinar will discuss approaches to CSR and how work-related road safety fits into the wider CSR context. Delegates will learn the importance of getting involved in community initiatives including Road Safety Week, and hear […]
