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DPD donates first-ever electric Variety sunshine coach to Rotherhithe School

DPD donates first-ever electric Variety Sun...

Dec 16, 2024Comments off

Express parcel delivery firm DPD has donated the first-ever electric Variety Sunshine Coach to Rotherhithe Primary School, marking a historic milestone in the 30-year partnership between DPD and Variety, the Children’s Charity. This marks the 83rd

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Converted Iveco chassis cab to a car transporter

JLL Vehicle Distribution expands delivery f...

Dec 16, 2024Comments off

JLL Vehicle Distribution, has reaped the benefit of being part of the DMN Group with a sustained period of business growth and as a result, has purchased 10 new additional transporters to meet demand. The new

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18-tonne IPV

Blakedale invests in its Chorley HQ

Dec 16, 2024Comments off

A year-long investment at Blakedale’s Chorley HQ is now complete which enables it to increase its Impact Protection Vehicle (IPV) production and traffic management vehicle service and repair capacity. Capacity has increased from two to eight

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Welsh Parliament

Welsh budget should recognise role of logis...

Dec 16, 2024Comments off

The Welsh government has published its draft budget for 2025-26 promising to “create the conditions for growth” and Josh Fenton, Policy Manager – Wales at business group Logistics UK explains why the logistics sector should be

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Students with their new FUSO eCantor

Tomorrow’s techs get their hands on Next ...

Dec 16, 2024Comments off

Truck technicians of the future are getting real hands-on experience of working with electric vehicles, thanks to Cardiff and Vale College’s decision to buy its own 100% electric battery-powered FUSO eCanter. Supplied by local Dealer Euro

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LCVT awarded Stellantis Approval

LCVT awarded Stellantis Approval

Dec 16, 2024Comments off

LCVT the specialist commercial body builder based in Stourbridge, has been successful in achieving Stellantis Approval for its low line chassis conversion and associated bodywork. LCVT have been manufacturing their own low floor, space frame chassis

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Electric car being charged up

EVUK reacts to NAO report on charge point r...

Dec 13, 2024Comments off

Zapmap’s latest annual survey showed that 61% of EV drivers think the charging network has improved, but there were still concerns as have been identified in this latest report. Melanie Shufflebotham, co-founder and COO, Zapmap: “Having

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UNTHA UK Ltd has recently invested in four new Next Level MAN TGE Vans.

UNTHA UK selects MAN TGE fleet

Dec 13, 2024Comments off

Boroughbridge-based UNTHA UK Ltd, the most respected name in the waste shredding technology industry, has recently invested in four new Next Level MAN TGE Vans. The new vehicles, all based on the Next Level TGE model,

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UK must be ambitious when resetting relationship with EU

Understanding GPSR and its implications for...

Dec 13, 2024Comments off

The European Union’s General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), which came into force today,13th December 2024, and represents a significant overhaul of product safety requirements within the EU market. Designed to strengthen consumer protections, the GPSR replaces

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Mark Salisbury Editor

Mark Salisbury

Dec 13, 2024Comments off

Mark has been the Editor of Fleetpoint since 2018 and has overseen a number of developments in the news stream. Fleetpoint is published every business day and produces a newsletter that collates the top stories from