Over the past ten months Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has delivered 409,600 light commercial vehicles to customers worldwide and remains on last year’s level (409,700 units). In the month of October alone global sales of the Caddy, Transporter, Crafter and Amarok product lines rose by five per cent to 39,800 units.

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Nine years ago, Shneor Crombie (35), CEO of Bobtrade.com, moved back to London where his family was originally from. “For years, it had been my dream to move and live in this amazing city: London.” Bobtrade.com is the new online building supplies marketplace, currently taking the construction industry by storm. Headed up by CEO Shneor, Bobtrade is revolutionising the sector by connecting builders and merchants across the UK to deliver a more efficient way of buying and selling building materials.

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Commtel Ltd, the specialist in telephone-based entry systems, Telguard & Optimus has today announced their updated app, ‘GSM One’ by Commtel Ltd. The launch forms part of Commtel’s overall strategy for continuous improvement to common door entry, access control and security issues across a range of sectors. The app, which is designed specifically for engineers and installers to help better serve their end-users, includes new and exciting features;

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Leading life safety manufacturer, Hochiki Europe, will be hosting a CPD-accredited webinar at 2pm on December 2nd 2019 around the importance of water leak detection in modern buildings. The content in the CPD-session will outline five key applications for water detection, exploring where the threats of leaks come from the causes, costs and measures professionals can take to minimise the threat of water damage. The free-to-attend online seminar is vital for specifiers, installers, facilities managers and insurance consultants looking to reduce risk and ensure safety, security and compliance.

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Global provider of workforce management solutions Ezitracker (part of the HAS Technology Group) has formed a strategic partnership with UTS Fleet, a camera, software and tracking specialist for business fleets. The move is set to deliver end-to-end visibility of remote workforces, whilst they work and travelling between jobs.

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Mitsubishi Motors in the UK is encouraging the take up of ultra-low emission vehicles by offering up to £4,500 off the price of a new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV if customers agree to have their old trade-in vehicle scrapped. Any trade-in vehicle, registered before January 1 2013, is eligible for the offer, subject to terms and conditions*. To make upgrading to a brand new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV as affordable as possible for owners, competitive 6.9% APR PCP and HP finance rates are also currently available in conjunction with the scrappage offer, which will run until 27 March 2020 at participating Mitsubishi dealers.

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Continuing to lead the way on certification, Bureau Veritas has helped Fujitsu become the first global technology provider to achieve the ISO 45001 standard on Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S). As one of the world’s largest provider of IT services, Fujitsu employs 156,000 people to offer a full range of technology solutions in over 100 countries. Although the organisation had always believed it was low risk in terms of OH&S, it recognised that in recent years its organisational culture had become systemically intolerant of accidents, incidents and poor safety performance.

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Next year’s share of investment for e-mobility increases to around 40 percent, paving the way for Volkswagen Group China’s NEV offensive In 2020, production of Models will start in two factories, electrifying the country and supporting the company’s major sustainability goal to become net carbon neutral by 2050 Despite headwinds, Volkswagen Group China increases its market share to 19.5 percent and outperforms the Chinese market Dr. Stephan Wöllenstein: “Our continued investment is charting the right course. Though challenging times remain, we won’t slow down and will continue to excite customers with our strong brand portfolio and accelerating electrification.”

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RoSPA has launched a survey to find out more about the causes of the hundreds of thousands of unintentional injuries that happen in the UK every year. RoSPA’s survey – to be delivered online and in hospitals and GP surgeries across the country – will be gathering data specifically with regards to those injuries caused by everyday household items and consumer products, and will help to fill a huge gap in unintentional injury data.

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Contract interior specialist Gradus is supplyinga range of its flooring accessories and barrier matting systems to Colindale Gardens, an ongoing development of luxury townhousesand apartments in north-west London.Once completed, Colindale Gardens will consist of more than 2,900 new homes, as well as nine acres of greenspace, shops, cafes, a gym and a concierge service. The homes have been carefully designed to maximise space and flexibility, and the interiors are complemented by a stylish and high-quality specification.

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