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The British dealer group Ford & Slater has been awarded ‘DAF International Dealer of the Year 2020’ at DAF’s international dealer meeting in Vilamoura, Portugal. Ford & Slater excels in customer service and is a leading player in the UK market for trucks, parts and Financial Services. Groupe Lefevre in France was awarded ‘PACCAR Parts

The Citroen C5 Aircross Commercial and Mitsubishi L200 have been named category winners within the Continental Tyres Irish Van of the Year 2020 competition.

Bevan Group has entered an agreement with Slovakia-based conversion specialist Voltia under which it will assemble and market a new high-volume version of the zero-emission Nissan e-NV200 in Great Britain and Ireland. Voltia’s conversion features walk-in rear doors and offers a load volume of up to 8m3, which is virtually twice that of the standard

DM Boyles, the family-owned liquid waste management operator based in Market Rasen, has added its very first DAF to a growing fleet. A DAF CF 410 FAQ, with a triple rear-axle ‘tridem’ bogie arrangement of steer / drive / steer axles – not only the first DAF, but also the first tridem specification vehicle on

Analysis by the Local Government Association in the UK has found that local buses are traveling almost 150 million fewer miles a year than they were 10 years ago. This has social and economic consequence but also impacts on service and repair hours and replacement part purchases. According to the latest annual figures, buses in

More than 8,000 HGV Safety Permits have been issued as part of the Direct Vision Standard so far, according to Transport for London (TfL). However, despite the encouraging start, TfL estimates that around 250,000 HGVs that enter London each year will need to apply for the free permit before enforcement begins on October 26. The

Don’t get caught cold and avoid the most common cause of downtime during the winter months by making sure your battery is in top working order. Check out the full range of TRP Ireland batteries here or visit your nearest TRP centre.

Equipco Ireland has installed another six tonne Bradbury two post lift into Naas Nissan. The lift was supplied and installed by Equipco Ireland’s GEA certified engineers. For more information contact Equipco Ireland on (01) 401 0012.

A Volvo 7900e single deck, fully electric bus entered service, providing efficient and environmentally friendly shuttle service for passenger transfers at Dublin Airport. Operating every 30 minutes between the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Holiday Inn Express and then out to terminals 1 and 2 at Dublin Airport, the project is the result of a three-way

Following a collision earlier today, when a truck overturned, a Co. Down road was closed and remains so this evening. The PSNI closed the Ardglass Road in Downpatrick, between the roundabout at the Downe Hospital and the Ballee Road. Motorists are still being advised to avoid the area.

D. Kennedy Steel Supplies Limited has taken delivery of its brand-new DAF LF 230 FA 4X2 16 ton rigid, as DAF sales manager John McCann visited the site of D. Kennedy Steel to present the vehicle to Darren Kennedy. Based in Palmerstown, Dublin, D. Kennedy is a family run business which supplies an extensive range