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Manheim Transit 50th Birthday events raise £14,500

Manheim Transit 50th Birthday events raise £14,500

By Glynn Williams|2015-09-01T11:18:31+01:00September 1st, 2015|Van News|

MANHEIM has announced that its fortnight of 50th birthday celebrations for the Transit have raised an impressive £14,050! From the 3rd until the 14th August, each of Manheim’s commercial vehicle auction centres pledged £10 for every Transit sold, with £5 donated to Macmillan Cancer Support, a charity long-supported by Ford UK and £5 going to the Manheim Foundation. In those [...]

How can haulage companies avoid asylum seeker fines

How can haulage companies avoid asylum seeker fines

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-26T12:35:58+01:00August 26th, 2015|Guest blog, Industry articles, Van News|

Haulage companies and lorry drivers have been in the news recently, facing difficult trading conditions and suffering the consequences of the immigration crisis in Calais. Not only has Operation Stack forced them to park their vehicles along the M20 and in Manston Airport in Kent, but they have also been forced to pay heavy fines, courtesy of the Home Office’s [...]

Bring it on! New Nissan Navara revealed

Bring it on! New Nissan Navara revealed

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-26T09:29:56+01:00August 26th, 2015|Van News|

New Nissan Navara in a nutshell Sector-best double cab load bed length of 1,578mm King Cab bed measures 1,788mm in length New 2.3-litre dCi engine with 160PS and 190PS power outputs Towing capacity of 3,500kg The all-new NP300 Navara will make its European debut at the Frankfurt Motorshow on 15 September NISSAN has announced the all-new NP300 Navara, which it [...]

Sprinter 20th Anniversary edition launched

Sprinter 20th Anniversary edition launched

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-24T14:42:52+01:00August 24th, 2015|Van News|

HARD to believe, but the Sprinter van has been on sale for 20 years and to celebrate, Mercedes has launched a limited 20th Anniversary edition. Restricted to just 1,200 vans, you’ll spot this special Sprinter by the ‘Sprinter 20’ badging on the front wing. It has a unique option bundle added including air conditioning, sat nav, a Driver’s Comfort seat with [...]

Vanarama launches 4 year bond to raise £3.4m for new commercial vehicle stock – and a three day turnaround on new vans

Vanarama launches 4 year bond to raise £3.4m for new commercial vehicle stock – and a three day turnaround on new vans

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-24T14:24:29+01:00August 24th, 2015|Van News|

Vanarama bond Group chairman David Bernstein Vanarama bond to deliver £3.4m Money to be raised through Crowdsource Bond will help buy new stock to revolutionise delivery times 3 day turnaround on new vans VANARAMA the UK’s largest independent commercial vehicle broker and the leading supplier of new vans to professional trades, has launched a four year bond. Using [...]

Average light commercial vehicle values fall slightly in July

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-24T10:02:48+01:00August 24th, 2015|Van News|

ACCORDING to figures released by British Car Auctions (BCA), average values for light commercial vehicles fell slightly to £5,544 in July from £5,587 in June, a fall of £43 (0.7%) over the month. This was in contrast to year-on-year values, which were ahead by £46 (0.8%) with age remaining static, but mileage declining in 2015. This performance was down two points against [...]

Vanarama sponsors Business Van of the Year Awards 2016

Vanarama sponsors Business Van of the Year Awards 2016

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-20T15:55:27+01:00August 20th, 2015|Van News|

LEADING commercial vehicle leasing supplier Vanarama is to sponsor the Business Van of the Year Awards 2016. The Awards, now in their fourth year, recognise the best vans and pick ups in the market for the trades, small businesses and small van fleets. Vanarama, known for its catchy TV advertising and sponsorship of football’s National League (formerly the Football Conference) [...]

Spencer Group engineers van fuelling solution

Spencer Group engineers van fuelling solution

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-18T08:25:59+01:00August 17th, 2015|Van News|

Spencer Group, one of the UK’s largest privately owned engineering businesses that provides pioneering solutions across the transport and infrastructure industries, has appointed Allstar as its fuel card partner. The company uses over 600,000 litres of fuel per year and operate a mixed vehicle fleet including 130 company cars, 40 commercial vehicles, two HGVs and 89 grey fleet vehicles. Caroline [...]

Isuzu shows its Fury with new D-Max special edition

Isuzu shows its Fury with new D-Max special edition

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-17T11:36:34+01:00August 17th, 2015|Van News|

JUST when you thought the Blade was as far as Isuzu could go with the D-Max pick up range, they’ve revealed this - the Fury special edition - an exclusive, UK only model. Based on the Eiger double-cab model, the special edition can be yours from just £19,999 (CVOTR), representing a saving of around £2000 compared to buying the accessories [...]

Volkswagen Amarok Atacama turns up the heat

Volkswagen Amarok Atacama turns up the heat

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-13T12:19:47+01:00August 13th, 2015|Van News|

New to our favourite Amarok double cab and utility Pick-Up range, is the Atacama limited edition. Named after the vast desert region of South America that covers Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, just 500 Amarok Atacamas will be available in the UK priced from £26,850. Special Amarok Atacama features on the outside include the choice of three colours (Candy White, [...]

Free roadside assistance for owners of older Volkswagen vans

Free roadside assistance for owners of older Volkswagen vans

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-13T12:14:22+01:00August 13th, 2015|Van News|

GOT a Volkswagen Commercial up to ten years old? Need a full or interim service for it? Well get your van into a Volkswagen Van Centre for the work and you’ll get a year’s free Volkswagen Roadside Assistance in the UK. Following the service work, qualifying customers will get a market-leading roadside package worth £99 per year. This package gives [...]

Hitachi donates Transit for charity auction

Hitachi donates Transit for charity auction

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-13T12:20:16+01:00August 13th, 2015|Van News|

IN the market for a five-year old Ford Transit? Fancy helping raise some money for charity at the same time? Well, Business Vans hopes you made it down to Manheim’s Haydock site to buy this Ford commercial! Why? Well, you’ll have already read about how Manheim, the UK’s number one commercial vehicle auction company, is celebrating the Ford Transit’s 50th [...]

Bevan Group moves into tipper and traffic management with Stag Bodies

Bevan Group moves into tipper and traffic management with Stag Bodies

By Glynn Williams|2015-09-15T16:31:51+01:00August 13th, 2015|Van News|

WEST Midlands-based Bevan Group, the long-established builder of dry freight box, curtainside and dropside bodies is entering the tipper and traffic management vehicle market. How? Well, Bevan have acquired Stag Bodies, a specialist bodybuilder with a well-founded reputation for build quality. The new business, called Bevan Specialist Products, is trading from Stag Bodies old factory in Stone, Staffordshire and all [...]

No words on the side of my van!

No words on the side of my van!

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-10T12:09:14+01:00August 10th, 2015|Van News|

OK, you would expect all trades to use the side of their van for free advertising of their business. Correct? Hmm, not quite. 60% are happy to promote their business and trade association membership on the side of their van. But 40% prefer to stay anonymous – bare of any company name, contact details or industry accreditations. Furthermore, 40% of [...]

Hoover Candy cleans up with more Vauxhall Vivaros

Hoover Candy cleans up with more Vauxhall Vivaros

By Glynn Williams|2015-08-06T12:24:35+01:00August 6th, 2015|Van News|

Hoover Candy must be Vauxhall Vivaro fans, as they’re hovering up 150 more onto their fleet, in addition to the 36 supplied a year ago. Chosen because of range-topping fuel consumption and improved fuel figures, Hoover Candy has ordered L1H1 variants, fitted with the 1.6 120PS BiTurbo engine for all its models. Rear parking sensors, bespoke internal racking and the [...]

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