As vehicle sales showrooms reopen this month, we ask what companies should be doing to make the customer environment as safe and comfortable as possible and how customers are finding interacting with sales staff in the current health climate. Alan Weyman, assistant van sales manager (Heathrow) at Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle …
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FTA has extended the deadline for entries to its Van Excellence Honours Lunch 2019, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Vans, to 29 September 2019 following a flurry of late entries. The awards will be held at a lunch at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Birmingham on 12 November 2019 and celebrate the …
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Mercedes-Benz Vans joined forces with the Freight Transport Association and Police to help keep light commercial vehicle operators across Northern Ireland safe, legally compliant and efficient. A special briefing in Belfast provided Newtownabbey-based Dealer MBNI Truck & Van with an opportunity to showcase the brand’s unrivalled track record and latest …
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Are you a van operator committed to driver well being, compliance, safety and innovation? If so, make sure you enter the 2019 Van Excellence Awards Honours Lunch for your chance to be recognised as an industry leader in your field of expertise, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Vans. To be held at …
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Fifteen of the UK’s best van drivers are celebrating today after being shortlisted for FTA’s 2019 Van Excellence Driver of the Year and Young Driver of the Year, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Vans UK. The awards recognise the unsung heroes of Britain’s economy: the dedicated and highly accomplished drivers keeping all …
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Lancashire-based GBA Services, specialists in time-critical logistics, has taken delivery of six new 3.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, specified with lightweight and powerful Carrier Transicold Xarios® 350 refrigeration units. They will be used for long-distance temperature-sensitive deliveries across the UK and Europe, each covering up to 100,000 miles per year. Carrier …
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The search is on for the country’s best van drivers with the launch of this year’s Van Excellence Driver of the Year competition, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Vans. The popular contest, now in its sixth year, will take place on Saturday 8 June at Bott Ltd in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Supported by Bott …
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Does your company use vans as part of its daily business? If so, make sure you are up to date with the latest need-to-know compliance, operational and safety issues by attending one of FTA’s Van Excellence Operational Briefings, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Vans. The three briefings, taking place in Edinburgh, Derby, …
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Liverpool-based dance group Boogie Storm are flying high aboard their new three-pointed starship, an eye-catching Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer. The hard-working troupe wowed judges on last year’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ TV talent show by performing in movie-inspired full body armour. Their stunning science-fiction routines took them through to the grand final, …
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One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of marinated chicken and accompaniments has commissioned a new fleet of temperature-controlled Mercedes-Benz vans to distribute its products nationwide. West Midlands-based manufacturer Theo’s has relied on vans bearing the three-pointed star since it began trading in 1992. The firm started out with a handful …
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