Special Reports from Business Vans

Where did all the white vans go?!

By |2015-09-15T16:35:02+01:00February 28th, 2014|Reports, Van News|

James Davis is head of commercial vehicles at Manheim: "This idea that we're seeing fewer white vans is something of a mystery..." LATEST statistics from Manheim’s used LCV team highlight some interesting trends where the changing colour of vans on UK roads are concerned. As the biggest player in the global vehicle remarketing industry, approximately 85% of Manheim’s [...]

Van excellence – what does it mean to van operators?

By |2013-09-01T19:04:01+01:00September 1st, 2013|Reports, Van Accessories, Van management|

The Van Excellence scheme is for all sizes of van operator, not just large businesses like HSS WHO are the van operators in this world. And what defines a van driver? Some may actually be qualified plumbers, electricians or engineers - who just happen to drive a van – and therefore don’t classify themselves as van operators. [...]

Used van values: view from the man with the gavel

By |2015-09-15T16:37:02+01:00August 30th, 2013|Reports, Van News|

Auction centres are full of stock and staging very large sales, in many cases with more than 400 vehicles entered THE used LCV market is likely to remain steady until the end of September, thanks in part to the good weather much of the UK has enjoyed since July, according to Tim Spencer, commercial vehicle manager at Manheim [...]

Research uncovers top 10 SME business mistakes

By |2015-09-15T16:37:12+01:00April 29th, 2013|Reports, Van News|

The Volkswagen Caddy ‘However Big Your Ambition Report' interviewed 1000 SME owners BAD decisions cost UK businesses an average of £2340 every year, according to The Volkswagen Caddy 'However Big Your Ambition' report. VW commissioned the report as part of its push to sell the Caddy to small businesses. It explores the common mistakes business owners regularly make, [...]

Nissan shapes up to be serious van player

By |2013-03-20T13:23:19+00:00March 20th, 2013|Reports|

Nissan shapes up to be serious van player Jon Pollock - "The focus on the fleet market has never been bigger." Special report by Ralph Morton ASK any experienced fleet manager about running vans, and Nissan would probably end up in the ‘not serious’ category. But Jon Pollock, Nissan’s recently appointed corporate sales director, says that he and [...]

How Nissan is moving closer to its LCV customers

By |2012-09-26T13:42:20+01:00September 26th, 2012|Reports, Van management|

At the recent Hannover Show, Colin Dawson caught up with Nissan general manager fleet & LCV corporate sales Jordi Vila, who explained how important the UK LCV market is to the company  Nissan is stepping up its support for small and medium-sized businesses with a number of strategies. Jordi Vila, Nissan general manager fleet & LCV corporate sales, told Business Vans [...]

Pimp my van

By |2011-04-05T20:48:11+01:00April 5th, 2011|Reports|

Renault Traffic Sport Van gets air con and sat nav as standard. It's not white, either... WHITE van man has been the scourge of many a motorist's journey. Quite a few of us will have watched, and perhaps taken evasive action, as a tradesman in an old white van veered across the road with a mobile phone pressed [...]

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