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MORTGAGE distribution company Pink Home Loans has revamped its fleet and awarded a contract to Lombard Vehicle Management.

THE Evening Standard newspaper has taken on four new-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinters.

FLEETS are being offered a device which its makers, Visca Systems, claims cuts the cost of vehicle tracking by up to 70%.

THE first ex-management models of the new Chrysler 300C are starting to appear in the used car market.

YOU operate a fleet of company cars. You train your drivers to run them safely, responsibly and within the law. You are mindful of your cost base and want to cut your exposure to risk to the minimum. You allow your employees’ spouses and partners to drive their company cars…

IF you own more than a handful of cars, then chances are that at some point your drivers will have ‘a moment’.

THE salary divide between men and women is likely to narrow from next April when a ‘Gender Equality Duty’ is introduced.

IAN Smith has joined Vines Group as group corporate sales director.

FLEET leasing and management group JCT600 Contracts has reorganised its sales team with new and internal appointments.

MIKE Clayton, technical administration manager Garndene Communication Systems.

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Almost half of all vans operated by small businesses in the UK are damaged by criminals each year.

THE Honda Jazz is Britain’s most reliable new car scoring 95% in the latest Which?’ reliability survey.

THE British International Motor Show is being hailed a success by its organiser as early reports suggest 411,070 people visited the London’s Docklands event.

FLEET risk management policies will come under greater scrutiny if company drivers are involved in fatal accidents under new and clearer guidance issued to British police forces.

KEEPING hold of customers is one of the biggest challenges faced by companies in the fleet industry.

A ROW has broken out between motor industry and fleet associations over a proposed code of conduct for dealers and independent garages.

THE Corporate Manslaughter Bill and risk management will be just two of the vital fleet issues covered at this year’s Hit for Six Conference.

A UNION is warning employers to protect staff from soaring temperatures by calling for air-conditioning to be standard in company vehicles.

NISSAN is to recall 300 Notes to amend a problem highlighted in its EuroNCAP crash test when one of the ISOFIX fittings broke as the car was undergoing a side impact test.

SUBARU has announced prices for its new B9 Tribeca SUV.

EXECUTIVE cars and 4x4 models have been hit by a price drop in auction halls, but other sectors of the market are showing increases.

RESULTS from sales around the UK.

JAGUAR’S new XK coupe has brought the British firm’s sportscar range right up to date, but can it finally provide a match for the evergreen Porsche 911?

MARTIN Ward scours the globe for the week’s insider fleet intelligence.