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    What van should I buy?

    Working to keep you on the road, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has shared its top tips for choosing the ...

    Working to keep you on the road, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has shared its top tips for choosing the right van, to support businesses to run smoothly. With commercial van drivers in the UK spendin ...

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    Professional Builder looks at the new Ford Transit Custom

    Professional Builder attends the launch of a vehicle that is acCUSTOMed to success   If a company is alre ...

    Professional Builder attends the launch of a vehicle that is acCUSTOMed to success   If a company is already the market leader by some distance then that’s a very good place to start. Of course, that ...

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    Last chance to enter West Fraser Rewards

    UK panel producer, West Fraser, is giving away two vans in its West Fraser Rewards promotion. Following t ...

    UK panel producer, West Fraser, is giving away two vans in its West Fraser Rewards promotion. Following their popular Rewards promotion last year where participants won prizes including a Lay-Z-spa, a ...

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    Introducing the electric Nissan Townstar Van

    Commercial vehicle customers looking to transition to zero emission motoring now have an new option, foll ...

    Commercial vehicle customers looking to transition to zero emission motoring now have an new option, following the launch of the electric Nissan Townstar van.    ...

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    EU speed-limiting technology van

    All newly launched van models in EU countries are now required by law to be fitted with speed-limiting te ...

    All newly launched van models in EU countries are now required by law to be fitted with speed-limiting technology and experts are saying “it is only a matter of time” before the UK follows suit.  ...

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    A red letter day with Renault

    Professional Builder has all the “truck” as we spend a red letter day with Renault in the Cotswolds It’s ...

    Professional Builder has all the “truck” as we spend a red letter day with Renault in the Cotswolds It’s always been pretty good in Trafic – 42 years, 2.2 million sales and counting – but it would see ...

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    Tradespeople lose almost £1,500 a week

    Tradespeople lose, on average, £1,427 every working week from lost business when their van is stolen, dam ...

    Tradespeople lose, on average, £1,427 every working week from lost business when their van is stolen, damaged, or written off, according to research by Direct Line business insurance. More than three ...

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    Ford all-electric van

    There are still some obvious cons to driving an all-electric van but, thanks to Ford, these could soon be ...

    There are still some obvious cons to driving an all-electric van but, thanks to Ford, these could soon be outnumbered by the Pros! It’s not like the mighty Ford to ever be late to the party, so eyebro ...

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    Everything you need to know about van servicing

    Dan Powell, the editor of Honest John Vans, tells you everything you need to know about van servicing. Sh ...

    Dan Powell, the editor of Honest John Vans, tells you everything you need to know about van servicing. Should you take your van to a dealer or a local garage for its annual service? It’s a question we ...

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    Eurocell's win a van competition winner announced

    Eurocell PLC, a leading provider of high-quality PVC-U building products, has announced the winner of the ...

    Eurocell PLC, a leading provider of high-quality PVC-U building products, has announced the winner of their Win a Van competition as Dean Wright, from Wright Windows LTD. Launched at the start of the ...

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    The new VW Caddy Cargo

    You don’t need a Caddy to win the best drive competition.…but it helps! Fore! Well, five actually – that ...

    You don’t need a Caddy to win the best drive competition.…but it helps! Fore! Well, five actually – that was the shout from Volkswagen Audi Group (VAG) when it introduced its fifth generation Caddy va ...

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    The new Volkswagen Transporter 6.1 Sportline

    It maybe in its eighth decade but the Volkswagen Transporter can still give the opposition more than a ru ...

    It maybe in its eighth decade but the Volkswagen Transporter can still give the opposition more than a run for its money, especially on sports day! The end of the pandemic as we know it? Well let’s ju ...

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    Builders' vehicles - November 2021

    GENERAL PLANT RANGE There’s a choice of 14 fully configurable trailers in the Brian James Trailers Genera ...

    GENERAL PLANT RANGE There’s a choice of 14 fully configurable trailers in the Brian James Trailers General Plant range, now available in single, twin and tri-axle variants. In addition, thanks to the ...

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    Ford's most popular mid-sized van offering

    Professional Builder welcomes the opportunity to get more “accustomed” with Ford’s most popular mid-sized ...

    Professional Builder welcomes the opportunity to get more “accustomed” with Ford’s most popular mid-sized van offering. It might be well into its sixth decade but, in simple van terms, the Ford Transi ...

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    Vauxhall Combo is UK's best-selling small van

    Vauxhall Combo is best-selling small van according to latest SMMT figures Vauxhall increased LCV market s ...

    Vauxhall Combo is best-selling small van according to latest SMMT figures Vauxhall increased LCV market share from 9.5% to 9.8% year-on-year Vauxhall LCV sales rose 45% year-on-year Vauxhall will offe ...

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    New invention: Van Guardian

    Professional Builder quizzes west Yorkshire-based plumber Mike Horsfall about the alarm system he has dev ...

    Professional Builder quizzes west Yorkshire-based plumber Mike Horsfall about the alarm system he has devised to help protect tools and materials from opportunistic thieves. Q. First off, please can y ...

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