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Arval manager speaks at Ireland seminar

Arval ‘s Fleet & Road Safety Manager, Tracy Young has spoken at the Driving for Better Business Seminar, a national forum to promote best practise and road safety within the business community, in North Antrim, Northern Ireland about the benefits of delivering road safety plans and how at Arval, through securing commitment from the top [...]

Author: Amanda White, January 31, 2010
Filed under: Arval, Brake, Fleet news

AA pronounce VW Golf, Europe’s safest car

EuroNCAP, the car crash testing organisation of which the AA is a supporter and founding member have pronounced Europe’s best selling car, the Volkswagen Golf to be its safest car too.
A total of 33 new car models were tested with each being awarded an overall safety rating based on combined performance in four areas; [...]

Author: Amanda White,
Filed under: AA, EuroNCAP, Fleet news, Volkswagen

Lombard gets the Green Thumbs up for solo contract

Lombard Vehicle Management, the UK’s largest asset finance company and specialist vehicle management business, has been contracted by Denbighshire based, national lawn treatment business GreenThumb to fund and manage a fleet of approximately 800 vans on a solo basis with around 230 units being delivered during 2010
The vehicles will run on contract hire, predominantly over [...]

Author: Amanda White,
Filed under: Fleet news, Lombard Vehicle Management, Volkswagen

ASP.Net Developer, Full Time Position Job Vacancy

Do you have the skills and attitude to work for market leading online marketing company Really Good Domains Ltd? Due to continued growth the company is looking for an experienced .Net Developer, if you think you have what it takes contact us today.
Established in 1999 and widely recognised as one of the most successful Internet [...]

Author: Richard Lawton, January 29, 2010
Filed under: Fleet news

West Midlands motorway and trunk roads maintenance programmer: 1-7 February 2010

M6 Junction 10 (Walsall) to Junction 8 (Ray Hall M6 / M5 Interchange)
The southbound M6 between junction 10 and junction 8 (including all link and slip roads leading to the southbound carriageway) will be closed overnight from 8.00pm on Saturday 6 February to 10.00am on Sunday 7 February for the installation of gantries as part [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Cumbria and North Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 1st February 2010

ONGOING SCHEMES
A66
Scales Junction to Wallthwaite Junction near Threlkeld (cycleway) -  one lane closed eastbound each day between 09.00 and 16.00 for cycleway construction. Work starts continues until mid-February.
A595
West Lakes Science Park to Bigrigg (resurfacing and drainage) – traffic signals for resurfacing and drainage works. Work continues until the end of March.
M6 (North Lancashire)
Junction 33 Hampson [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 1st February 2010

NEW SCHEMES
M60
Junction 27 Stockport (kerb and barrier works) – closure of the clockwise access slip road overnight from 22.00 to 05.00 from Monday 1st February for kerbing and barrier works. Work continues until the end of February.
ONGOING SCHEMES
M65
Junction 8 Huncoat (resurfacing) – closure of the exit slip roads in both directions overnight from 22.00 to [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

East of England Roadworks Update: Monday 1 – Sunday 7 February 2010

NEW WORK
M1 J11-J12 CENTRAL RESERVE SAFETY FENCE WORK Overnight work to replace safety fence posts along 2.5 miles (4 km) of the M1 central reservation between J11 (Luton) and J12 (Toddington) will be carried out from Monday, 1 February.
Short lane closures will be in operation where working is taking place, with lanes 2 and 3 [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

Yorkshire and the Humber roadworks update Saturday 30 January to Friday 5 February

M1, Junction 33 (Catcliffe) to Junction 34 (Tinsley), near Sheffield and Rotherham Slight delays are expected on the M1 between Junction 33 (Catcliffe) and Junction 34 (Tinsley) due to carriageway renewal. There will be various lane closures, hard shoulder running, narrow lanes and a 50 mph speed restriction northbound and southbound between 8.30pm and 6am [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

M48 Severn Bridge – single lanes during inspection work

The Highways Agency is to start a second round of routine inspections to gain a detailed and current understanding of the level of corrosion in the main suspension cables on the M48 Severn Bridge.
During the work there will be a 50mph speed limit in place.  There will also be a permanent lane one closure westbound [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald,
Filed under: Traffic Information

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