Hoover Candy cleans up on a Vauxhall Vivaro deal

By |2014-08-15T13:04:24+01:00August 15th, 2014|Van News|

Hoover Candy have chosen the Vivaro to help lower the overall Co2 emissions of its fleet HOOVER CANDY, the domestic appliance giant has taken delivery of a fleet of 36 liveried L1H1 Glacier White Vivaros, fitted with the Euro 5 compliant 2.0 CDTi 90PS engine, giving 37.7mpg and lowering the overall CO2 emissions of Hoover Candy’s fleet. The [...]

Vauxhall Corsavan fits in with HSS Hire Service

By |2014-08-14T11:52:56+01:00August 14th, 2014|Van News|

HSS Hire has chosen the Vauxhall Corsavan for its branch managers because of its efficiency TOOL and equipment hire specialist HSS Hire Service Group Limited reckon the Vauxhall Corsavan is just the ticket and has added award-winning commercial to its national fleet. The Vauxhall Corsavan HSS have chosen are powered by the efficient 1.3 CDTi 95PS engine with [...]

Vauxhall Vivaro: The van with real Brit appeal

By |2014-08-12T14:31:27+01:00August 12th, 2014|Van Reviews, Vauxhall|

Verdict: Frugal engines, car-like refinement and a practical load area are key Vivaro attractions The new Vivaro is built at the Luton plant, so you could say it has real Brit appeal THE Vauxhall Vivaro is a rebadged Renault Trafic right? Wrong! They may look the same but there are some significant differences between the two and Vauxhall was [...]

New Invis-A-Rack pick-up racking from Auto Styling Truckman

By |2015-09-15T16:32:17+01:00August 12th, 2014|Van News, Van Racking|

Invis-A-Rack: great carrying solution for tradespeople driving pick-ups THERE'S a new cargo management system for pick-ups called Invis-A-Rack. It should be just perfect for trades - such as plumbers, builders, garden landscapers and joiners - that need to carry ladders or longer items. The Invis-A-Rack Cargo Management System features a retractable cab-level racking system which means trades can carry ladders, [...]

Enterprise buys Burnt Tree

By |2015-09-15T16:32:17+01:00August 12th, 2014|Van News|

Burnt Tree specialist refrigerated commercial vehicles - now part of Enterprise THE daily rental company Enterprise Rent-A-Car has bought Burnt Tree, a supplier of van rental vehicles to both SME companies and public sector organisations. Enterprise says the acquisition will broaden its customer offering under its its flexible commercial vehicle hire division, Flex-E-Rent. The purchase includes Burnt Tree’s 17,000 [...]

Van tax gets White Hot treatment

By |2014-08-12T10:47:23+01:00August 12th, 2014|Editor's blog, Industry articles|

Richard Bunn, director of White Hot Vans: sponsored Colin's Van tax book IN our offices at Business Van towers there is only one man to go to on any tax issues, whether it’s company car tax or van tax – and that’s Colin Tourick. Colin always has the answers. And his book - The Complete Guide to Company [...]

Vauxhall Vivaro halfway through transcontinental expedition

By |2014-08-11T10:33:33+01:00August 11th, 2014|Van News|

Here's the team at the start of this amazing Vauxhall Vivaro adventure A GROUP of former soldiers and support crew in three new Vauxhall Vivaros are now well past the half-way point in their 12,000 mile transcontinental expedition to raise funds for Help for Heroes. The all-new British-built Vauxhall Vivaros embarked on a 12,000 mile road trip across [...]

Editor’s view: Nissan Cabstar

By |2014-08-07T15:14:22+01:00August 7th, 2014|Editor's blog, Industry articles|

The Nissan Cabstar is an oldie and its lack of refinement and interior space shows its age THE Nissan Cabstar is an old stager. And a faithful one at that. It was built for heavy duty work and that’s what it will do. But the world has moved on. And fast. You just have to start thinking about [...]

Nissan NT400 Cabstar MWB 136 review: legendary truck reborn

By |2014-08-07T14:58:09+01:00August 7th, 2014|Nissan, Van Reviews|

Verdict: tough and durable, but the latest Cabstar is uncomfortable and lacklustre to drive A new grille, revised light clusters and indicators in the wing mirrors are key facelift changes  for the Nissan Cabstar Nissan NT400 Cabstar MWB 136 review What is it? WAS there ever a time when the Nissan Cabstar wasn't around? Indeed there was, although [...]

Lex Autolease reveals key growth in light commercials

By |2014-08-05T16:16:02+01:00August 5th, 2014|Van News|

The new Vauxhall Vivaro - likely to contribute to Lex's increase in light commercial deliveries THE surge in demand for vans has helped Lex Autolease achieve a 17% growth in new fleet deliveries in the first six months of the year. The performance of the light commercial vehicle division of Lex Autolease - including investment in new product [...]

CPC completion deadline looming for small van fleet operators

By |2014-08-05T12:57:36+01:00August 5th, 2014|Driving licences, Driving offences, Van Law, Van News|

No CPC training? Expect a big fine then TRADES and small van fleet operators, with vans over 3.5 tonnes need to register quickly, to avoid falling foul of new legislation on Driver CPC training. The deadline for Driver CPC, for professional lorry drivers is 9 September 2014. What is Driver CPC I hear you ask and why do [...]

Vauxhall celebrates Vivaro production milestone

By |2014-08-04T12:09:46+01:00August 4th, 2014|Van News|

Last ever current generation Vauxhall Vivaro leaves the Luton production line AFTER a total of 957,107 produced, the last current generation Vauxhall Vivaro, has rolled of the production line at the Luton factory. This last Vauxhal Vivaro van, a milestone vehicle, will take pride of place at Vauxhall’s Heritage Centre at the Griffin House headquarters in Luton.

Outreach vehicle conversion designed to help the homeless

By |2014-08-01T14:42:21+01:00August 1st, 2014|Van News|

O&H Outreach vehicle could transform the lives of the homeless and rough sleepers in the Cheshire area Responding to today’s social responsibility needs, O&H Vehicle Conversions has come up with a van that puts a temporary roof over the heads of the homeless. Partnering with Foundation Enterprises North West, the company based in Goole has launched the UK’s [...]

Business van drivers boost UK economy but are still snubbed by banks

By |2014-08-01T10:33:40+01:00August 1st, 2014|Van News|

Business van drivers: pumping up the economy but refused loans by the banks. What's going on? MOST business van drivers are being refused bank loans despite being a major contributor to the UK economy, according to a study by Mercedes-Benz Vans. Nearly 60% are being turned away by high street banks when the sector contributes more than £43.8Bn [...]

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