Skip and hook loader bodybuilder Boughton Engineering returns to the Recycling and Waste Management exhibition in September having just completed the most successful year in its history.
Loaders
At its third consecutive apprentice awards ceremony at the House of Commons, resource management company Veolia named Taylor Halsey (27) as its apprentice of the year.
Municipal Vehicles
Michelin estimates that 42% of medium-to-large truck fleets in the UK (operating 51 or more vehicles) are still purchasing tyres on a transactional basis and managing them in-house – a process which Michelin solutions says is likely increasing their costs and environmental footprint.
Tyres & Retreads
Bespoke furniture retailer Wharfside has taken delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz delivery van, a Sprinter 316 CDI Long chassis cab, declaring it to be “in a different league” from its previous van.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Leicestershire-based AR Demolition has added another Volvo Tridem rigid to its fleet, an FH-540 8x4 tag axle chassis fitted with a cabin specification platform body and a Fassi 545 truck-mounted crane with five extending boom sections.
Rigids
O’Donovan Waste Disposal has reaffirmed its commitment to road safety, with its support for the Metropolitan Police’s Exchanging Places events in National Lorry Week (11-16 September).
Road Safety
Wabco has announced a partnership with Nexteer Automotive, which will see the two companies collaborating on steering systems for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles.
Steering Systems
Scottish wholesaler Williamson Foodservice has expanded its 29-strong truck fleet with two new Volvo FE-280 18-tonne rigids.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Retailer Iceland Foods has taken delivery of its 1,000th Mercedes-Benz Sprinter panel van, four years after starting its move to an all-Mercedes strategy for its home delivery fleet.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Following on from the announcement from Ford in August, three other manufacturers have also announced scrappage schemes as an incentive to buy a Euro 6-compliant van.
Light Commercial Vehicles
London-based haulier Premier Palletised (PPL) is equipping its vehicles with CCTV technology linked to side sensors that detect when a cyclist is nearby, allowing the driver to avoid a potential collision.
Road Safety
Kitchen designer and manufacturer Wren Kitchens has ordered 54 tri-axle curtainsiders and 10 box vans from Cartwright to service its network of 61 showrooms across the UK.
Trailers