Appointment of New Divisional Parts Manager

Vertu Motors have announced the appointment of a new Divisional Parts Manager. Bristol Street Commercials comprises the Iveco franchise in Bristol, Swindon and Gloucester together with the Fiat Professional franchise in Swindon.

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NEW MODELS IN VOLVO’S CHASSIS RANGE

Volvo Trucks is offering customers a newly-expanded range of air-suspended bogie variants and front axles offering better manoeuvrability and greater comfort for rear-end heavy tippers, mixers, tankers, crane applications and roll-off skip-loaders, amongst others.

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A year of two halves for Volvo

Volvo Group’s Annual Report for 2008 shows record growth and profit in the first half of the year with the second half “considerably weaker.”

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NEW WELSH DEALER FOR RENAULT TRUCKS

The Cardiff based Renault Trucks repairer, England Truck Care, has been acquired by the Renault Trucks Commercials dealer group. The business will now be run as a full distributor under the name of Renault Trucks Cardiff.

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NEW VOLVO I-SHIFT SAVES FUEL

A new version of Volvo’s celebrated automated gearchanging system – I-Shift – has now been introduced featuring a number of intelligent features that save fuel, improve traction and increase gearchanging comfort.

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MAN completes acquisition of Brazilian truck and bus activities

Roberto Cortes becomes president of MAN Latin America

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ADNAMS BREWERY ALES’ NEW VOLVO FL WITH I-SYNC IS NO SMALL BEER

Award-winning Suffolk brewery Adnams has taken delivery of a new Volvo FL 18 tonne, 4×2 rigid, which is among the UK’s first to feature the new I-Sync automated transmission.

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Leyland Trucks wins major safety award

Leyland Trucks has won a top UK award for its health and safety performance from the UK’s foremost safety organisation RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents).

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Euro Commercials’ Building on Success

Swansea-based builders’ merchant Exall & Jones has cemented its relationship with Mercedes-Benz by taking delivery of a new Axor 26-tonne truck from Swansea dealer Euro Commercials.

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TISS ENHANCE THEIR ‘TANKSAFE’ RANGE

The Blackpool based company have enhanced their TankSafe range of devices with the introduction of ReeferSafe, the only anti-siphon for refrigerated vehicles’ tanks on the market.

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