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Vanarama offers their latest electric solutions
|Date: 8 February, 2021

Vanarama offers their latest electric solutions
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones looks at the benefits of leasing, and what Vanarama can offer the trades ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones looks at the benefits of leasing, and what Vanarama can offer the trades, including the latest electric solutions. Many builders are now recognising the benefits of le ...
8 February, 2021
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Devastating van theft sets tradies back £264 million a year
|Date: 2 December, 2020

Devastating van theft sets tradies back £264 million a year
Tool theft costs tradespeople £5,584 on average Following a van break-in, the average tradie is unable to ...
Tool theft costs tradespeople £5,584 on average Following a van break-in, the average tradie is unable to work for 30 days, costing them £5,982 in missed jobs 89% of trade professionals say their van ...
2 December, 2020
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Professional Builder’s Terry Smith gets acquainted with the new SsangYong Musso
|Date: 24 August, 2020

Professional Builder’s Terry Smith gets acquainted with the new SsangYong Musso
A couple of days before full lockdown we took delivery of a brand new, shiny, Atlantic blue, top-of-the-r ...
A couple of days before full lockdown we took delivery of a brand new, shiny, Atlantic blue, top-of-the-range SsangYong Musso 4x4 Rhino, the South Korean’s latest statement of intent to secure a footh ...
24 August, 2020
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Pricing and Specification Announced for Evolved Mercedes-Benz Vito
|Date: 6 August, 2020

Pricing and Specification Announced for Evolved Mercedes-Benz Vito
Offered in a choice of two van models, three lengths, four engine derivatives, two transmissions and thre ...
Offered in a choice of two van models, three lengths, four engine derivatives, two transmissions and three trims, the evolved Mercedes-Benz Vito offers more efficiency, more security, and more safety, ...
6 August, 2020
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Ford Transit’s new automatic electric mode
|Date: 31 July, 2020

Ford Transit’s new automatic electric mode
Plug-in Ford Transit Custom hybrid introduces automatic electric mode to support cleaner city air Live lo ...
Plug-in Ford Transit Custom hybrid introduces automatic electric mode to support cleaner city air Live location data and geofence module automatically switches Transit Custom hybrid to electric drive ...
31 July, 2020
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WIN an ABUS van lock kit
|Date: 18 March, 2020

WIN an ABUS van lock kit
In the UK a van is broken into and tools are stolen from it every twenty minutes, costing tradespeople a ...
In the UK a van is broken into and tools are stolen from it every twenty minutes, costing tradespeople a staggering £100m year in total. Keeping a van secure is a constant headache as thieves become m ...
18 March, 2020
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Review: Fiat Ducato
|Date: 8 November, 2019

Review: Fiat Ducato
The always -popular Fiat Ducato has had an upgrade. ...
The always -popular Fiat Ducato has had an upgrade. ...
8 November, 2019
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Builders Spend 2½ Years Driving Their Van, Says FMB Research
|Date: 10 September, 2018

Builders Spend 2½ Years Driving Their Van, Says FMB Research
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) asked thousands of builders across the UK how many minutes they s ...
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) asked thousands of builders across the UK how many minutes they spend each day carrying out certain tasks. The figures reveal that over their career, an average ...
10 September, 2018
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BUILDER’S WHEELS: LDV V80
|Date: 14 August, 2018

BUILDER’S WHEELS: LDV V80
Professional Builder traveled to the Emerald isle to discover why Irish eyes are smiling over the latest ...
Professional Builder traveled to the Emerald isle to discover why Irish eyes are smiling over the latest incarnations of the LDV commercial vehicle range. It’s fair to say that, as a brand, LDV h ...
14 August, 2018
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London Van Drivers to Be Charged to DRIVE in the Capital
|Date: 8 August, 2018

London Van Drivers to Be Charged to DRIVE in the Capital
According to insurance comparison website The Van Insurer, almost 90 per cent of van drivers in London an ...
According to insurance comparison website The Van Insurer, almost 90 per cent of van drivers in London and the South East could be charged more than £5,000 to drive in the capital from 2021. London’s ...
8 August, 2018
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Revealed: UK’s Most Dangerous Roads!
|Date: 6 August, 2018

Revealed: UK’s Most Dangerous Roads!
Some of the biggest pressures facing today’s contractors include keeping safe, ensuring you arr ...
Some of the biggest pressures facing today’s contractors include keeping safe, ensuring you arrive on time, and minimising vehicle downtime. However, the increasing congestion on Britain’s r ...
6 August, 2018
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How Van Racking Can Boost Your Business
|Date: 2 August, 2018

How Van Racking Can Boost Your Business
Those smart people at Bott Smartvan explain how your van can play a crucial role in racking up extra busi ...
Those smart people at Bott Smartvan explain how your van can play a crucial role in racking up extra business success. You may have invested heavily in acquiring the van of your dreams but, to truly g ...
2 August, 2018
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BUILDER’S WHEELS: MAN TGE
|Date: 31 July, 2018

BUILDER’S WHEELS: MAN TGE
Professional Builder Online’s Kieran Nee spent a day at Corby’s Rockingham Raceway getting his teeth into ...
Professional Builder Online’s Kieran Nee spent a day at Corby’s Rockingham Raceway getting his teeth into MAN’s first ever van, the TGE. You may find it surprising that the lion-branded manufacturer M ...
31 July, 2018
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Ten Top Ways Van Drivers Can Conserve Fuel
|Date: 31 July, 2018

Ten Top Ways Van Drivers Can Conserve Fuel
Tradespeople and company car drivers are being advised of the ways they could drive more economically to ...
Tradespeople and company car drivers are being advised of the ways they could drive more economically to conserve expensive fuel. As the cost of fuel creeps up, motoring giant LeaseVan.co.uk has revea ...
31 July, 2018
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Four Essential Van Safety Tips to Consider This Summer
|Date: 18 July, 2018

Four Essential Van Safety Tips to Consider This Summer
Are your company vehicles safe to drive this summer? With the recent heatwave sweeping the UK, drivers up ...
Are your company vehicles safe to drive this summer? With the recent heatwave sweeping the UK, drivers up and down the country will be taking to the roads for both business and leisure. But with road ...
18 July, 2018
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Whitebox: Working on the Go
|Date: 24 April, 2018

Whitebox: Working on the Go
Whitebox’s Jerry Hopkins explains how important it is to be able to fit in your paperwork on the go when ...
Whitebox’s Jerry Hopkins explains how important it is to be able to fit in your paperwork on the go when not on site. Imagine, it's a fresh start to the week, your football team won at the weekend and ...
24 April, 2018
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