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Fruehauf production scheduled to grow
Just four months since MV Commercial secured a new future for trailer and rigid manufacturer Fruehauf, production at the 67-acre Grantham site is seeing the benefit of a multi-million-pound investment. Announcing the news Steven Cairns, Managing
HGV recruitment platform raises £320k afte...
An HGV recruitment platform that aims to revolutionise the logistics industry has raised over £320,000 to further develop its system and expand the business. Avail Technologies has secured the funding from existing backer NPIF – Mercia
Octopus Energy and Elmtronics in new partne...
Businesses looking to electrify their vehicle fleets will now find it easier thanks to a new partnership between Octopus Energy, the UK’s fifth largest energy supplier, and Elmtronics, one of the UK’s leading suppliers and installers
DX Group defiant as auditor resigns
Grant Thornton has quit as DX Group’s auditor after raising concerns about being provided with “inaccurate information” and “insufficient access” to documents relating to a corporate governance inquiry being conducted at the company. However, DX group
Rivus launches Apprenticeship programme
The firm has plans to onboard 28 apprentices this year across its recently merged operations, which incorporates Pullman Fleet Solutions and Rivus Fleet Solutions into a united operation from February 2022. Most of the apprenticeship opportunities
Government rejects Manchester’s plea to d...
A plea by mayor Andy Burnham for the Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone (CAZ) to become a non-charging scheme, to allow residents and businesses time to adjust, has been rejected by the government. Instead, the Government
ORR drives greater transparency in National...
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), independent monitor of National Highways, has ensured steps have been taken by the government-owned company to increase the transparency of its performance at a regional level. As a result
NEP fleet now powered by Green Biofuels
NEP has announced that it has switched its fleet of OB (Outside Broadcast) trucks to be powered by recycled biofuel supplied by Green Biofuels Ltd to further its commitment to combat global climate change. The introduction
Wheely-Safe technology galvanizes fleet saf...
Joseph Ash Galvanizing is rolling out Wheely-Safe’s intelligent TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring systems) across its entire commercial vehicle fleet. The steel business has introduced the technology having been impressed with the improvements it can bring to
Stagecoach marks National Apprenticeship We...
Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus and coach operator, is marking National Apprentice Week 2022 which runs this week (7 to 11 February) by reaching the milestone of having its highest ever number of apprentices currently employed.
