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 | TTC, the UK's first choice for CV parts & services, is delighted to receive this prestigious award from the United Aftermarket Network (UAN) for the second year running. Click for more details |
 | Bullwell Trailer Solutions has announced that profits have risen at the company for the fifth year in succession, with the past 12 months marking a record trading year for the independently owned company. Click for more details |
 | Organisers of the 2013 Commercial Vehicle Show were delighted to host a roundtable discussion on the 9 April with the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP. Click for more details |
 | Unisto has been at the cutting edge of the security seal business in the UK since 1937 and has a comprehensive range of seals to suit the transport and distribution industry. Both traditional single-use, tamper-evident and reusable electronic seals are supplied ex-stock, normally for next day delivery. Click for more details |
 | Thanks to a powerful new Volvo dealer system application called ‘E-service’, customers of Northern Ireland’s Dennison Commercials are receiving electronic copies of their service sheets by email immediately after work has been completed by the workshop. With headquarters in Ballyclare, Dennison operate other dealer points in Coleraine, Dungannon and Newry, which together form part of the Volvo Truck and Bus dealer network. Click for more details |
 | Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has increased its Xlite range by launching two of the lightest super single forged aluminium wheels on the market, both of which feature an increased load capacity. Benefits over steel wheels include special safety features, reduced vibration and longer wear on surrounding parts, with ultimate advantages including extra payloads, reduced fuel usage and decreased CO2 emissions. Click for more details |
 | Brit European has renewed its contract to distribute finished JCB products from its production sites in Staffordshire to dealers and export ports within the UK. The five- plus two-year deal extends what has already been a 15-year relationship between the two companies. Fundamental to the renewal is the drive to reduce carbon emissions and increase value to the customer. Both companies have corporate targets to reduce carbon emissions significantly – by more than 25% – and improve efficiency over the next five years. Click for more details |
 | GB Railfreight (GBRf) has become one of the UK’s top intermodal freight operators since it began its association with the Port of Felixstowe 12 years ago, when it became the second rail company to run regular freight services from the Port. Its intermodal services have grown exponentially: in 2011 GBRf moved more than 100,000 containers in a calendar year for the first time. This trend continued in 2012. The intermodal market is forecast to experience phenomenal growth over the next 25 years, and railfreight is one of the few sectors to continue growing during challenging economic times. Click for more details |
 | Volvo Trucks reports that orders for the new FH in the UK and Irish Republic have climbed above the 1,000 mark since its launch in September 2012, and early signs are that operators will be visiting the NEC in large numbers to inspect the new truck, described recently as a “technological game changer” and “an icon reborn”. Click for more details |
 | The new Mercedes-Benz Atego with Euro VI is continuing its successful career as a bestseller in the 6.5t to 16t GVW short-radius distribution segment. Its position will now be strengthened thanks to an entirely new drive system and numerous innovations in the chassis and cab. A total of seven new Euro VI engine variants, which can be combined with a broad range of manual and automatic transmissions, enable the Atego to be precisely adapted to the specific profiles of short-radius distribution applications. Click for more details |
 | Specialist chassis and exhaust converter Astra Vehicle Technologies Ltd have recently completed a series of dual steer conversions on DAF LF55 series vehicles and are also now working on Volvo and Iveco versions. The applications for UK dual controlled vehicles are relatively small in volume but regular each year and are generally limited to specialist line marking and road sweeper applications. However, in countries such as Australia dual controls are mandated both for road sweeping and side loading refuse collection. Click for more details |
| | The European division of a global Commercial Vehicle components manufacturer has announced two brand new, innovative products for 2013/14, to be shown at the CV Show this April at Birmingham’s NEC: a Model 149 Light Bar and the 27 Series LED Headlamps. Click for more details |
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