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Suzuki claims ‘logistics excellence’ title
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
An innovative, time critical logistics partnership between Suzuki GB plc and pan-European logistics specialist, BDA has earned a top prize at the European Supply Chain Excellence Awards. The two businesses, which worked together on urgent ‘on demand’ flight solutions in order for Suzuki to continue to make its [...] -
Covea supports Road Safety Week
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
As part of Road Safety Week (23-29 November 2015) Covéa Insurance is lending its voice to a campaign led by Hampshire Fire & Rescue and supported by the ABI. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the four factors present in almost all of the ‘killed or serious injury’ (KSI) collisions on UK roads and also [...] -
Allstars announces 2016 charity plans
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Planning is now underway for the annual Plunkys All Stars CF football, which in the past two years has helped raise over £10,000 for charity. The ‘star-studded’ line-up charity match will this year take place at Carrow Road, the home of Norwich City Football Club on Thursday 19 May 2016. The event, headed [...] -
Tesla recalls Model S
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
USA Today reports that Tesla Motors has issued a recall for all 90,000 of the Model S sedans it’s ever produced to fix a potential defect in front seat belts. According to the report, the Silicon Valley automaker said the luxury electric vehicle could have a seat belt ‘that was not properly connected to the [...] -
Covea re-launches tradesman policy
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Following a major review, Covéa Insurance has re-launched its Master Tradesman policy for small businesses and the self-employed. In response to feedback from brokers, significant changes have been made which include a substantial increase in the number of trades covered, the addition of a new tailored wording to [...] -
Valspar hits SEMA show stage
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Valspar Automotive was the talk of the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas recently as attendees stopped by Valspar’s booths to meet several reality TV show stars whilst learning about Valspar’s brand lineup. ‘SEMA is an incredible place to connect with new and longtime customers,’ said Laura Yerkey, marketing [...] -
TyreSafe supports CMPG
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
As part of its partnership with the Central Motorways Police Group (CMPG), TyreSafe has presented its commanding officer, Superintendent Paul Keasey, with calibrated tread depth gauges to assist with its tyre safety policy. The CMPG is responsible for over 400 miles of Britain’s busiest motorway network, reaching [...] -
Driverless car acceptance on rise
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Thirty nine percent of UK transport users would consider using a driverless car according to new study. New research conducted by the Transport Systems Catapult, shows that 39% of people in the UK would now consider using a self-driving vehicle if it was available, rising to as high as 62% amongst young [...] -
Nissan leading electric taxi revolution
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Nissan is leading the electric revolution with more than 550 electric taxis now on the road in Europe. During 2015 alone, over 100 electric vehicles were delivered to taxi companies across Europe, making Nissan the best-selling manufacturer of 100% electric taxis. The growth of the electric taxi market looks set to [...] -
VW rolls out 3D glassses
- 23/11/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
At Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg plant, the roll-out of 3D smart glasses as standard equipment has now started following a three-month pilot phase. Plant logistics personnel are to use the 3D glasses for order picking with the objective to further improve process security in production. The benefits of 3D smart [...]