West Midlands Mercedes-Benz dealer Midlands Truck & Van has boosted its management team by making two key appointments. David Stewart is the company’s first After Sales Director, while Truck Sales Manager Simon Russell returns to a ‘patch’ on which he previously spent 19 years selling Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles. With dealerships in Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, [...]
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A “relentless zeal” for customer service has earned Mercedes-Benz truck and van dealer Sparshatts of Kent the manufacturer’s most coveted award for members of its franchised network. Sparshatts beat off the challenge of 20 other dealers nationwide to take the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Dealer of the Year title. Guest of honour Sean Fitzpatrick, former [...]
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Waitrose stores in central London are now receiving deliveries from the first of a new breed of low-emission Mercedes-Benz trucks. Operated by shared user distribution specialist Lenham Storage, the groundbreaking Atego BlueTec Hybrid employs a Euro 5/EEV diesel engine and an electric motor, which can power the vehicle individually or in tandem. Depending on the [...]
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A pair of classic Mercedes-Benz trucks were the first vehicles to venture onto a long-awaited, £35.5 million bypass at Sittingbourne in Kent, which finally opens to the public at the end of December. Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer Sparshatts of Kent has been in the forefront of a campaign launched more than 30 years ago to [...]
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Friends Charlotte Brown and Emily Capel have landed their dream jobs – as apprentice heavy truck technicians working for their local Mercedes-Benz dealer. The 18-year-olds were taken on after convincing managers at Sparshatts of Kent of their commitment by turning up at every opportunity during their summer holidays to gain – unpaid – work experience. [...]
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