Roanza promises improved service for Mercedes truck and van customers

By |2015-09-15T16:32:18+01:00July 31st, 2014|Van News|

Two northwest Mercedes van and truck dealers Enza and RoadRange have joined forces to offer improved customer service TRUCK and van owners of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are being promised a much improved service now that two of the northwest’s best-known commercial dealers have joined forces. The merger of Enza and RoadRange has given birth to a new representative of [...]

Image vanity reaches the van market according to CAP

By |2015-09-15T16:32:18+01:00July 31st, 2014|Van News|

The latest Ford Transit Custom is one of a number of new launches that appeal on an aesthetic level VANS are now being seen as a ‘smart pair of wheels’ and are almost as susceptible to as much image vanity  as cars, with manufacturers scrambling to keep pace with customer demand for good looking vehicles. The trend has [...]

New table tennis venue for Commonwealth Games

By |2015-09-15T16:32:18+01:00July 30th, 2014|Editor's blog, Industry articles, Van News|

The new Commonwealth Games table tennis venue: a Ford Transit Jumbo FORD has really got into the spirit of the Commonwealth Games. Apart from supplying 1123 low CO2 vehicles as the official automotive partner of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games , it has also turned a Ford Transit Jumbo into a new Commonwealth Games table tennis venue. True. [...]

Cash in on strong van values

By |2015-09-15T16:32:18+01:00July 29th, 2014|Van News|

Vans are getting excellent used values reports BCA as demand outstrips supply IF you’ve got some vans sell it’s good news; if you’re looking for a supplementary van to boost business with your trade it might be less good news. But BCA says the second quarter of 2014 has seen really strong used van values, with prices for [...]

Mercedes releases first pictures and details of new Vito

By |2014-07-28T19:30:16+01:00July 28th, 2014|Van News|

Sprinter and Citan inspired styling is one of the highlights of the all-new Mercedes Vito Vito at a glance • Fresh styling echos the Sprinter and Citan • Front- and rear-wheel drive models for the first time • New frugal 1.6-litre diesel engine joins 2.1-litre variants • All models 14 cm longer than the outgoing model • Class-leading [...]

SMEs could look ‘big’ with new phone service from Autonet Insurance

By |2015-11-10T10:17:15+00:00July 28th, 2014|Van News|

Never miss business calls again, with the new phone service from Autonet Insurance Small business van fleets could mix-it with the 'Big Boys' thanks to a more extensive insurance service from Autonet Insurance, which has partnered with everreach, the virtual phone service from Telefonica. The collaboration claims to help SMEs look and sound like big businesses and offers Autonet [...]

Quartix makes it personal for website customers

By |2014-07-25T13:00:27+01:00July 25th, 2014|Quartix, Van News|

New Quartix site focuses on the enhanced user experience, product developments and company news DEVELOPMENT at vehicle-tracking specialist Quartix hopes to get down and personal with customers visiting its revamped website (www.quartix.net). The new website has been designed to enhance user experience and ensure visitors are constantly kept up-to-date with product developments and company news. It includes new [...]

New Citan passes the taste test with catering specialist

By |2014-07-25T12:58:49+01:00July 25th, 2014|Van News|

Exhaustive testing has seen Advanced Catering Equipment pick the Mercedes Citan for its small fleet NOTHING beats a proper road test and, after an exhaustive search for the perfect van, commercial kitchen specialist Advance Catering Equipment chose the new Mercedes Citan to suit its special requirements. The company, which pioneered the introduction of the first microwave ovens into [...]

Save money on your vans

By |2015-09-03T17:06:03+01:00July 23rd, 2014|Van management, Van News|

Paul Busby, creating mpg miracles with Vieuzu's clever mapping - and saving you money on fuel IF we told you it was possible to take your vans into a dealer and magically they come back an hour later returning an extra 10 miles per gallon with no effect whatsoever on ride and handling, you probably wouldn't believe us. [...]

Viezu Technologies receives prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise

By |2014-07-23T16:40:49+01:00July 23rd, 2014|Van News|

Viezu CEO Paul Busby with the award Vehicle tuning specialist Viezu Technologies has received its prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the highest accolade rewarding excellence in UK business, in recognition of the outstanding innovation it has shown with its fuel-saving and emissions-cutting software – BlueOptimize. Impressively, since its creation in 2011, the BlueOptimize software has saved more than [...]

How to reduce the cost of asset finance and management

By |2014-07-23T12:42:52+01:00July 23rd, 2014|Guest blog, Industry articles|

The cost of procurement, scheduled maintenance and unforseen repairs can soon mount up This content was provided on behalf of Maxxia Limited LAUNCHING a business venture is a difficult and challenging past-time, and one that can be made even harder by economic trends and the level of competition within your chosen industry. The levels of difficulty involved can [...]

Setting up a business? Find your van here

By |2014-07-23T11:52:44+01:00July 23rd, 2014|Guest blog, Industry articles|

When you're starting a business, making the correct van choice is crucial This content was provided on behalf of Exchange and Mart IF you’re in the process of setting up a business that requires a van, then you’re probably knee deep in automotive and trade magazines, trying to work out what you should be buying. You want to [...]

Renault agrees to build new van for Fiat

By |2015-09-15T16:32:18+01:00July 22nd, 2014|Van News|

This is the current Fiat Scudo pictured at the CV Show - could the new Renault Fiat van partnership produce a replacement for Fiat Professional? WELL, we didn’t see this one coming at Business Van towers: a new Renault Fiat van. The release from Renault was po-faced: “Renault and Fiat have signed an agreement under which Renault will [...]

Adam Hurren appointed Commercial Vehicle & Business Programmes Manager at Citroen UK

By |2014-07-22T12:42:30+01:00July 22nd, 2014|Van News|

  Adam Hurren: new Commercial Vehicle & Business Programmes Manager at Citroen UK ADAM Hurren, has been appointed to the role of Commercial Vehicle & Business Programmes Manager at Citroen UK, with immediate effect. Previously Product Manager for the DS3, DS3, Cabrio, DS5 and C5 car ranges, the Coventry born and bred 30-year old, has had an 11 [...]

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