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The Business Van of the Year Awards categories

  • Best Local Delivery Van Florists, wine shops, specialist delicatessens – they all need something smart and small. Open to car-derived vans.
  • Best City Van Ideal for light deliveries and some trades work.  Open to sub-1 tonne vans that can take a Europallet.
  • Best Small Trades Van Electricians, painters and decoraters need a good compact van that’s manoeuvrable and good on costs. Open to vans below 2.5 tonnes.
  • Best Large Trades Van Big, spacious reliable vans that will do the job while plumbers and builders can get on with theirs. Open to 2.5-3.0t vans.
  • Best Heavy Van When you have big deliveries, you need beef. Qualifying vans will be in the 3.0-3.5t range.
  • Best Utility Pick Up The no-frills workhorse. For farmers, roofers, builders who want a utility truck that just gets on and does the job. Open to single and double cabs.
  • Best Double Cab These are the all-frills pick ups. For small business owners who want a smart, comfortable pick up that can double as both work and leisure vehicle.
  • Best Builder’s Truck Tippers – the builders’ friend. But what’s the best? Open to Tippers, Dropsides and so on
  • Best Green Van This category is open to all vans that reduce their environmental presence on the road.
  • Best Crew Van The van with room for five or six and a load area. Open to all double cab vans.
  • Best finance package for van owners Best finance packages that help local trades and small businesses get in a new van.
  • Best service package for van owners Best service packages that keep your van on the road.

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