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Jenny Cook A.M.I.C.F.M. Assoc. CIPD, fleet manager at KeyFleet, has achieved her second tier of qualification through the Institute of Car Fleet Management.

Construction group Skanska has employed Specsavers Corporate Eyecare’s services to help to increase its drivers’ road safety.

Tracker has recently helped police recover four stolen Range Rovers from a container at Tilbury docks.

Brake and Direct Line are urging drivers to take vehicle maintenance seriously, especially during winter weather, after a survey reveals alarming numbers of drivers do not make, or know how to make, basic and essential safety checks.

Courier Yodel delivered more than 15.5 million parcels between December 1 and December 24 - a year-on-year increase of 11%.

The IAM has called for organisations to conform to the ISO 39001 driver safety standards.

Lothian Health Board has been fined £40,000 after a pensioner was killed by one of its vans as she crossed a clearly marked pedestrian route into Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital.

The eighth FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards programme is open for nominations until 2 February, seeking out the industry’s role models and rising stars.

A 10% fuel saving has already been recorded by Evolve Facility Services, which operates a fleet of 230 vans and provides bespoke professional in-house repairs and maintenance to 30,000 properties across Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

Mitsubishi has extended the trim levels available on the Outlander PHEV model.

General Motors has produced its 750,000th Insignia at its Russelsheim, Germany, factory.

Sam Bowman has become the first employee at fleet and asset management software company Jaama to gain an Institute of Car Fleet Management qualification.

Europcar is helping customers get through the cold snap safely by supplying winter packs.

The construction sector used a relatively strong 2014 to invest in reviewing fleet operations, reports fleet software company Chevin Fleet Solutions.

Wolseley, the UK’s largest distributor of plumbing and heating products, has launched an apprenticeship scheme for LGV drivers.

Navman Wireless is launching an integrated vehicle tracking and camera technology product aimed at helping businesses manage risk.

Electric vehicles in the UK have used Chargemaster’s nationwide network of charging points one million times.

Autoglass has announced a new deal with Admiral insurance group.

FleetEurope has chosen vehicle management company Selsia as its accident repair partner.

Frontline patient care is benefiting from financial savings made by NHS Forth Valley from fleet initiatives introduced after joining ECO Stars.

Jaguar Land Rover is developing a range of new technologies to alert drivers to potential hazards and help prevent accidents involving bicycles and motorbikes.

Paragon Software Systems has completed the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Axida.

Logistics provider United Worldwide Logistics Ltd (UWL) has reported significant cost savings and improved cashflow after teaming up with Northgate Vehicle Hire.

Average values of defleeted cars improved by £566 to £9,455, according to the latest full-year figures from the BCA Pulse report.

The UK’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry is calling upon Government to adopt a series of measures that could help improve air quality in the UK and avoid further EU fines.

The all-electric Nissan Leaf has smashed its own sales record with a 33% increase in European sales in 2014 over the previous year, taking more than a quarter of the electric car market with 14,658 sales.

Rail Safety Solutions (RSS) has invested in new Mercedes-Benz vans fitted with a range of active and passive safety systems.

Company car drivers are becoming more likely to drive slower, turn off the air conditioning or avoid heavy acceleration in a bid to reduce their company’s fuel bill, according to research by RAC Business.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has appointed Mrs Sarah Sillars OBE as its new chief executive officer.

Northgate Vehicle Hire is investing £4million in the North West, creating 100 new jobs in the area.