GERMAN vehicle giant Mercedes has recently used an event at its Van Innovation Campus in Stuttgart, Germany, as an opportunity to showcase its plans to change the way we look at the future of van driving. Join van hire and leasing specialists Northgate as they analyse just how the manufacturer could be shaping the future of this popular sector of the motoring [...]
WHEN it comes to ‘walkies’, dog specialist Holybrooks has no doubt which van is leader of the pack as proprietor Helen Tuthill's Mercedes Citan cavalcade sees off rivals. The Reading-based company, which offers high-quality dog walking services, as well as outdoor training courses and private tuition, has just collared three new Citans from dealer group Rygor Commercials. These long-bodied versions of [...]
Mercedes Vito 116 BlueTEC Crew Van Long Sport review: What is it? Mercedes’ answer to the Ford Transit Sport Van and the Volkswagen Transporter Highline – the UK-only Vito Sport, which is tested here in ultra-practical Crew Van Long form. What’s hot? It might have been on sale a little while now and with looks being more evolution than revolution, [...]
AFTER seeing the benefit of using these QR code stickers, which are standard on all new Mercedes Vans to the emergency services. Mercedes-Benz UK Vans is now offering these Rescue Assist QR code stickers to owners of UK Mercedes vans built since 1996, free of charge. The Rescue Assist QR code stickers helps in an accident, as if scanned by [...]
LEADING time-critical delivery specialist, GBA Services, has invested again in the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter because of its proven reliability in a high-pressure environment. Established in 1987, GBA who are based in Preston, run a large fleet of Sprinters, supplied by Dealer Ciceley Commercials, the reigning Mercedes-Benz Van Retailer of the Year, 45 of which are new 316CDI Long models. GBA Services’ [...]
The skills of the Sprinter 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles were put to the test at the VanExperience LIVE event DESPITE a move to Millbrook Proving Ground, with an incredible 2,014 guests passing through the exclusive Bedfordshire-based test track over the course of 10 days, Mercedes-Benz has every right to claim that the 2015 VanExperience LIVE event was the [...]
New drive-away welfare conversion on a 2014 Mercedes Sprinter out on location IF you need your welfare van to provide messing facilities, then look no further than the latest off-the-peg conversion from Clarks Vehicle Conversions. At under £10,000, Clarks ain’t messing! The welfare conversion comes complete with standard messing facilities and a toilet plus a whole range of [...]
The Vito crew van combines the advantages of a panel van with those of a crewbus DETAILS of one of the most eagerly awaiting new vans of the year have been released ahead of its launch on 14 April at the CV Show in the NEC. The new generation Mercedes Vito will come in a choice of three [...]
New Mercedes Vito could blow the opposition out of the water Business Van Review of the Mercedes Vito WE’VE always been massive fans of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter here at businessvans.co.uk – and the three-pointed star in general to be honest. The products are always top quality, the technology is usually way ahead of the opposition and the drivability [...]
Mercedes Sprinter 313 CDI - the pick of United Plant Services FOLLOWING the upturn in the UK construction industry, United Plant Services have seen increased demand for its assistance with projects and has invested in a fleet of new Mercedes vans. Its 25 Mercedes Sprinter 313 CDI Medium vans arrived via Central Belt Dealer Western Commercial, and are [...]
Business is booming so Brighton & Newhaven Fish Sales have added this seventh Sprinter to their fleet WITH demand for fresh seafood soaring, Brighton & Newhaven Fish Sales has added a seventh Mercedes Sprinter to its business from Rossetts Commercials, its local dealer. The new Sprinter has a refrigerated conversion and is the latest, Medium-length 313 CDI model with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mercedes Sprinter sales are up 23 percent. US Brits seem to be big fans of Mercedes-Benz van range, as the company has revealed that UK registrations across the range have increased by 25 percent. Compared with the same period last year, sales of the Citan have increased by 45 percent, with Vito up by 12 percent, Sprinter van [...]
Chris 'Bomber' Harris with his bike and his Mercedes Vito Sport support van SPEEDWAY racing is not for the faint-hearted. This new Vito Sport is definitely the best yet – the performance is very sprightly while the alloy wheels and chrome trim mean it looks great too The idea is to slide around a dirt track at 80mph [...]
