Plantforce uses Northgate's flexible vehicle hire which means they could scale up without the need of a cash injection The fallout from a massive contract to help build one of Britain’s new generation of nuclear power stations has been an enormous business boost for a plant hire company in the South West of England. After it won the [...]
On the move - Morris Vermaport opted for the Citan to avoid rising vehicle tax rates Nottinghamshire-based lift installation and servicing specialist Morris Vermaport has risen to the challenge to cut costs and improve efficiency. It’s taken delivery of 12 Mercedes-Benz Citan vans to replace petrol-electric hybrid cars and larger vans used by installation teams It’s taken delivery [...]
Stay of Execution - The paper licence will still be in place until June THE DVLA has applied the brakes to plans to end the counterpart paper-licence until 8 June. It wants to ensure an efficient on-line system is in place for businesses to check driver details It told Business Vans earlier this month that it would not [...]
Family affair - Woodhead has opted for the Transit Courier to meet demand The family business is about to hit its highest ever turnover figure and continues to see staff numbers grow, having taken on its 100th employee just a couple of months ago. To support the demands of working across the Midlands and Yorkshire, Woodhead has purchased [...]
City Link owes tens of thousand of pounds to owner drivers THE fall out for the staff of failed delivery firm City Link is truly horrendous – one can’t imagine the agony on hearing about the firm’s collapse on Christmas Day. Thousands of redundancies are expected on New Year’s Eve. These guys – owed money from work in [...]
Spedian are so pleased with their SuperLite product that they have launched a dedicated website to showcase it Specialists in van graphics Spedian Limited has launched a new website dedicated solely to their revolutionary Spedian SuperLite system. the SuperLite system leaves no damage to the van when the graphics are taken off The SuperLite system allows van owners [...]
Going North - The company have had a fantastic first six months of their financial year Northgate plc, specialists in light commercial vehicle hire in the UK and Spain, has reported a bumper performance for the first six months of their financial year. Darlington based Northgate, has increased its interim dividend by over a third and trading since [...]
The VW Transporter the 2014 Business Van of the Year The Business Van of the Year Award categories are: Best Local Delivery Van Best City Van Best Small Trades Van Best Large Trades Van Best Heavy Van Best Utility Pick Up Best Double Cab Best Builder's Truck Best Green Van Best Crew Van Best finance package for van [...]
Commercial vehicle specialist, Swiss Vans, have moved into larger premises due to expansion of the company in recent times. As the commercial vehicle market has expanded, so has the Swiss Vans operation, leading to over twenty members of staff being employed to deal with customer demands. In early 2014, it became clear that a new base was needed to operate effectively.
Europcar has handed back the licences of National Rental and Alamo to owners Enterprise Holdings so it will no longer trade National as a supplier of rental business vans. More information here...
The paper counterpart isn't for the chop just yet The Government has done a u-turn on abolishing the driving licence paper counterpart next month. At the end of November in reply to an enquiry by Business Vans, the DVLA said, “We want to make it as easy as possible for motorists and businesses to access government services. Timescales for [...]
Heavy load - Leekes started life as a builders merchant over 100 years ago. They still deal with the trade today sending construction goods all over the country From double glazing to double beds, they all get delivered in the latest Mercedes-Benz Sprinters ordered by independent retailer Leekes. From double glazing to double beds, they all get delivered in [...]
Following a period of rapid expansion, Bridgend based Swiss Vans Limited, held a recruitment day in the vale Resort, South Wales. With nearly thirty candidates attending, the objective was to find three sales personnel who were keen to succeed in the ever-growing commercial vehicle market.
Well over half of Leasewell's enquiries are now from phones or tablets We could be called a nation of sceptics when it comes to buying cars and vans; there are still many individuals and businesses out there who don’t believe that it is possible to acquire a car directly from a website without having to trek to a [...]
For the chop? Certainly not, but the Transporter has to fight harder than ever to keep up with rivals We must admit to feeling a tad sorry for the poor old Volkswagen Transporter at present. It's been the undisputed king of the medium van castle for yonks now, with its legendary Teutonic build quality and sky high residual [...]
