At the NEC Birmingham from April 12 to 14 2011, WORKSHOP is the only national shop window for the UK car and commercial vehicle maintenance and repair business. This show is co-located with The Commercial Vehicle Show 2011.
Bodyshop Equipment
Long-established Iveco dealer Stormont Truck & Van has opened a full sales and service dealership in Loughton to support customers across North London – an area home to large fleets of urban distribution vehicles.
Dealerships
Ring has launched two 90mm modular LED units, designed for coaches – one for low beam, the other for main beam – finally taking them beyond vehicle marker lighting.
Lighting
Stoneridge Electronics has won the race for the first Type Approval certification for a next-generation digital tachograph.
Tachometers
Van sales increased by 27% in March and by 31% overall for the first quarter of the year, compared with last year's figures.
Sales Figures
Committed to delivering a better service and challenged with growing the business we are seeking to recruit an Engineering Manager for our Newcastle depot reporting to the Head of Engineering. The successful candidate will also manage the company's Support Workshop where centralised vehicle repaint, retrim and accident centre is based.
People
Volvo is about to launch its FH16 in a version for heavy haulage, involving gross combination weights of up to 295 tonnes, dependent upon gradient.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Peugeot UK says it is welcoming new CO2 targets for LCVs, agreed by the European Parliament, because its HDi-powered van fleet already meets the target set for 2014, while the smaller vans come below the 2020 target.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Representing one of the largest orders in the history of the British bus industry, FirstGroup has announced the signing of a contract for 955 vehicles over the next two years, worth some £160m.
Bus & Coach
Government figures published yesterday (Wednesday 6 April) confirmed that Stagecoach Group is leading the way on investing in new greener buses, using hybrid electric technology.
Electric Vehicles
Convert2Green and 3663 have secured a contract with TGI Friday's to turn waste cooking oil from around 50 restaurants in the UK into carbon saving fuel.
Alternative Fuels
Citroën is to provide a 'Go Green and Clean Allowance' of up to £3,500 to help LCV operators affected by the changes to the LEZ (London Low Emission Zone) scheme, due to take effect on 3 January 2012.
Light Commercial Vehicles