C F Roberts runs mainly Ford, VW and Mercedes vans for its contract managers and engineers C F ROBERTS supplies electrical and mechanical services to construction companies. It runs a small fleet of 140 vehicles, mainly vans, and its just switched supplier to Fleet Alliance. Click here to find out why.
Mark Ovenden, Ford's chairman and MD in the UK, holding forth over dinner I WENT over to Barcelona this week for the launch of the new 2 tonne Ford Transit that sits at the heavy end of proceedings in Ford’s commercial vehicle line up. Over dinner with Mark Ovenden, Ford’s chairman and managing director in Britain, Mark recounted [...]
To Barcelona to drive the all new Ford Transit panel van. Worth the trip? You bet.
If you want a Mercedes Citan, Sprinter or Vito, try one at Intercounty and it'll be fitted out as it would be in work TAKING A test drive can tell you a lot about a van you might be considering for your business, but how much better would it be if the demonstrator was kitted out to suit [...]
The Quartix app gives you access to all the system's core vehicle tracking functions - on the move A NEW app from Quartix allows business van managers to keep track of their vans from their smartphones. The app is free to all Quartix vehicle tracking customers and allows users to access the system's core features. The app offers [...]
Ford Transit Chassis Cab Dropside conversion - available in single cab and double cab configurations BUILDERS and small building firms can now take advantage of a wider choice of chassis cabs with the arrival of the new Ford Transit Chassis Cab with its range of Tipper and Dropside conversions in the Ford Transit One-Stop Shop range. Along with [...]
The new Vanarama website is designed to be used from phones and tablets as well as desktop and laptop computers VAN leasing specialist Vanarama has pumped £100,000 into a website redesign intended to simplify online van buying. The new website aims to deliver concise, clear and useful content with complete functionality on all devices, from the smallest smartphone and [...]
Here are Kate and Pippa, the latest additions to QMS's small fleet of Mercedes Sprinters ARE you one for giving your van a pet name? If so, you're certainly not alone. Road-marking specialist company Quality Marketing Services likes to name all its vans and asked its customers and staff to suggest names for the latest additions to its [...]
First impressions of the all new Renault Trafic which will reach the UK in the summer RENAULT's third-generation Trafic will go in sale this summer and features striking new looks as well as new technologies and engines imported from Renault's Formula 1 expertise. According to Renault, the new model focuses on “meeting the needs of business customers more [...]
This is as close as Vauxhall is letting us get to the new Vivaro HERE'S the first look at Vauxhall's new Vivaro – and it's going to be a real head-turner. As well as a stunning new look with a large grille and wing-shaped graphics, the latest-generation Vivaro promises improved engines, offering better performance and greater economy than [...]
VW has taken the range topping Trendline model and added £8500 in extras to come up with the Amarok Canyon YOU may need to drive a pick-up truck for your business, but it can still be a pretty exclusive pick-up truck. Volkswagen certainly thinks that way, launching a limited edition of just 350 VW Amarok Canyon models. [...]
The Fiesta van has a cubic metre of loadspace and does up to 85.6mpg This content has been provided on behalf of Van Monster IF you’re in a business that requires you to transport goods or tools on a daily basis, you can have a bit of a dilemma when it comes to picking a vehicle suitable for [...]
Here's a sample still of the video viewer on BCA's website. Click BUYERS looking for just the right van at auction now have a very useful extra visual aid – an all-round view of the vehicle on video. British Car Auctions (BCA), has launched the service which is available to anyone planning on buying a used van at [...]
Building firm Mears has just bought 100 Ford Transit Connects as part of it's renewal programme FORD’s latest vans have certainly impressed Mears Group – the Gloucester-based building maintenance firm that's just received its first 100 of many new vehicles it will purchase from the blue oval this year. Mears repairs and maintains buildings for local authorities and [...]
