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A CONTRACT hire to daily rental specialist that was started in a disused pub has celebrated 30 years in business

A COMPANY has won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents trophy for managing occupational road risk for the second year running

SKODA has cut list prices across the Superb range, effective from May 1

DRIVER training company AcciDON'T has been awarded the quality management certificate ISO 9001:2000

LEASEPLAN is hoping to boost its customer service offering and accelerate its vehicle sourcing process after introducing a new e-procurement system

LDV dealer Swansea Van World has opened a new used van centre targeting fleets in South Wales

THE London City Car Club (LCCC) has added four new sites to its network, which now covers six London boroughs

FLEETS are losing out on maximum residual values for their end-of-contract cars because they are failing to embrace new refurbishment techniques, a new survey suggests

THE competition has been hotting up in the 2004 Kwik-Fit Fleet National Karting Challenge in association with Fleet News

INTERNATIONAL appliance company Groupe SEB has appointed Elite Incident Management as its accident management services provider

ALL Fleet Services is providing outsourcing support to Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions' driver helpline

NATURE conservation charity the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has taken delivery of a small fleet of brightly-painted promotional vehicles

MERCEDES-Benz is recalling cars fitted with its hi-tech brake system as a precaution following the discovery of faults on high-mileage vehicles

RENAULT will launch a Euro IV diesel version of the Megane 1.9 dCi on June 1, using a 90bhp version of the common rail diesel engine

CLAREMONT Automatics, an amusement arcade supplier, has ordered a fleet of 42 Citroens to replace its current fleet of Saxos

DAEWOO has launched an upmarket version of the Matiz complete with black paint, leather interior and air conditioning

NATIONAL Car Rental is offering customers the chance of driving the new Vauxhall Astra

SPEEDING drivers in the north-east of the country will be urged to attend 'speed seminars' hosted by fleet safety provider Driving Services

EUROPCAR UK has started to supply cars to power company Powergen as part of a new three-year contract

Average fuel prices in the UK.

A NEW survey has found that just 20% of European fleets plan to seek out better deals and change their suppliers between now and 2007.

THE average retail price of a new car across western Europe has risen by 4.6% over the past 12 months.

NEXT week's Motor Show Live in Birmingham will have a strong diesel flavour as new models and diesel variants are seen for the first time.

A REVIEW of fleet operations at Prudential has secured a new service offering drivers a single point of contact to organise vehicle servicing, routine maintenance and mechanical repair for their vehicles.

LEX Defence has supplied the 10,000th vehicle to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as part of its UK 'white' fleet contract.

THE Co-operative group is putting 400 of its fleet drivers through one-to-one driver training.

A BRIGHTON-based rental company has expanded its 100-strong fleet in a bid to cope with business demand.

EPPING-based ATC Driver Training has been awarded a Driving Standards Agency (DSA) Accreditation.