Morphy Richards, the leading supplier of small domestic appliances, has chosen to partner with Ryder for the first time.
Finance & Leasing
Skan Group Holdings, the private family-owned group that owns both Boughton Engineering and Oldbury UK, is to integrate the two businesses, whilst retaining the identities and values of both ‘iconic brands’.
Tippers
The director of Midland Poling Services has been banned for eight years and the business has had its operating licence revoked, after the traffic commissioner found it to be “extraordinarily negligent”.
Transport CPC
Morley Glass has taken delivery of three more Renault Master vans, two panel vans and one dropside, describing them as “superb vehicles” with “best quality service and maintenance support”.
Drop Side
Major truck manufacturers have unveiled their plan to introduce platooning to Europe’s motorways by 2023.
Road Safety
The findings of a new 2017 Traffic Safety Report from Volvo Trucks show that although the number of serious road accidents involving trucks is dropping, the safety of vulnerable road users’ needs to be improved - and that there are still far too few truck drivers using their seat belts.
Personal Protective Equipment
Optare apprentices Nathan Brown, Nikki Kerrigan and Jacob Stubbs have all successfully gained Institute of the Motor Industry Diploma level 3 in Body Building Competence and level 2 in Vehicle Accident Repair Principles.
Apprenticeships
Wholesaler Euro Foods Group has taken delivery of four 7.5-tonne Fuso Canter trucks fitted with Xarios 500 refrigeration systems from Carrier Transicold – completing a switch to Carrier as its sole transport refrigeration equipment supplier.
Temperature Controlled Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz dealer Rygor has upgraded its Gloucester facility to include Class 4 and Class 7 MOT testing along with an ATF lane.
Dealerships
Cork-based Butlers Buses has taken delivery of two new Volvo B11R 9700 coaches to use for tours across Ireland and Scotland.
Bus & Coach
A1 Services (Manchester) has taken delivery of three Volvo FMX 8x4 rigids with Marshall tipper bodies and Epsilon Palfinger M125L construction cranes, equipped with Kinshofer clamshell buckets.
Rigids
Dorset County Council has taken delivery of 31 new Mellor Orion buses in the last 18 months, citing passenger comfort and vehicle accessibility as reasons for the vehicle’s selection.
Bus & Coach