Hiab is offering a new container handling unit, which allows operators to load or unload containers in areas where no infrastructure or heavy forklifts are available.
Lifting & HandlingBristol-based Officedrop has extended its fleet for chilled and ambient distribution, equipping 45 Ford Transits with Thermo King ColdCube units.
Temperature Controlled VehiclesHalifax-based Spot-On Concrete has taken delivery of a Scania P-Series rigid, equipped with a custom-made Sermac Zenith 4Z27 SCL130A concrete pump.
RigidsIsuzu Truck’s new 3.5-tonne Grafter Green rigid is now available in the UK, in both single and twin rear wheel configurations.
Light Commercial VehiclesMAN Truck & Bus is predicting its customers will experience “significant added value” thanks to a partnership with digital transaction business Solera Holdings.
Workshop Management SystemsPortsmouth-based 2MV Logistics has taken delivery of two DAF New XF 480 FTG tractors, citing the brand’s reliability as key to its decision.
Tractor UnitsEssex-based builders’ merchant BuildStation has taken delivery of its second Renault vehicle with bodywork by Bevan Group.
RigidsWincanton, DPD and Hovis have become the first UK customers to take delivery of the Fuso eCanter, the first all-electric 7.5-tonner.
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Truck and trailer sheeting system supplier Harsh has acquired York-based I&M Tarpaulins, a move which Harsh says will deliver new market opportunities.
Scottish butcher John M Munro has taken delivery of a new 16-tonner, with refrigerated bodywork by Gray & Adams.
Temperature Controlled VehiclesEuropean bus and coach operator FlixBus is about to trial all-electric buses on two of its long-distance routes, in France and Germany.
Electric VehiclesThe British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA) has published new advice concerning the safe transport of compressed gases.
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