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HiQ Buys 25 LDV Maxus Vans

HiQ reports that it is to expand its fleet customer base with the purchase of 25 new LDV MAXUS vans. The new black long wheel base hi-roof vans are all fully liveried and will support HiQ’s customers across the UK. The 25 vehicles will soon be joined by further vans as HiQ ramps up its fleet service in 2008.

Tony Lewis, LDV’s sales and marketing director handed over the new vehicles to Neil Burrows, HiQ’s managing director, and commented: “HiQ’s aspirations to transform the face of fast-fit are fantastic and it’s great to be supporting an expanding brand. The new vans will ensure that should HiQ’s customers require roadside assistance, support is never far away.”

4th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Beissbarth Offers Herkules Lifts

Beissbarth UK has introduced a new range of small platform lifts – ideal for workshops where space is at a premium.

Speaking about the introduction of the Herkules range, Beissbarth UK’s managing director Philip Hodges said: “The operational costs are minimal because the Herkules uses air, which in most workshops is both plentiful and readily available.

“This range is absolutely ideal for Fast-Fit and tyre repair workshops where time is seen as vital for the smooth and efficient running of the workshop. All Herkules Lifts carry a three-year warranty and represent extremely good value in the current lift market.”

24th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Solus Masterlease Agreement For Kwik-Fit Fleet

Effective 1st January, Kwik-Fit Fleet has won a solus multi-million pound contract to supply a range of fast-fit services, including tyre repair, replacement and management, to Masterlease. The previous fast-fit agreement was with a number of suppliers, including Kwik-Fit Fleet.

Masterlease is one of the UK’s largest leasing and fleet management specialists with more than 100,000 cars and vans on its books and the company will benefit from Kwik-Fit Fleet’s new web-based ‘intelligent’ tyre management authorisation and reporting system, which is being rolled out to Britain’s biggest fleet operators.

7th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Don’t Try This at Home…Or Anywhere Else

A man in the US has injured himself using an item of tyre changing equipment that T&A did not encounter at last May’s Brityrex and is confident was also not displayed on any of the stands at either CITExpo or Tyrexpo Asia. In order to loosen a stiff wheel nut, the 66-year old man from Washington State called into service the considerable power offered by his 12-guage shotgun.

The man had removed all but one of the wheel nuts from the rear right wheel of his Lincoln Continental, which he had been attempting to repair for the previous two weeks – the removal of wheel nuts apparently in this instance proving to be a challenging and time consuming affair. The DIY fast-fit procedure was carried out at arm’s length from the wheel, and the man was peppered with buckshot and debris as a reward for his creative thinking.

13th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Expands its Service to Include Glass Repair

Kwik-Fit Fleet has rolled a new vehicle windscreen repair service. Kwik-Fit centres across the UK are now able to repair vehicle windscreens by injecting a liquid acrylic resin into the damaged glass. The resin is cured by the use of long wave ultra violet light. The call-in service, which by the end of 2007 will be available at all 670 Kwik-Fit outlets, sees Britain’s largest independent fast-fit giant on target to win a significant slice of the windscreen repair sector.

The glass repair market is presently dominated by just a handful of players and is estimated to be worth £310 million a year with the average value of each of the approximate 2.8 million jobs being £121. The windscreen repair sector is estimated to account for 25-30 per cent of work and is estimated to be worth around £38 million with the average cost of each job being £50.

Repairs at Kwik-Fit centres will typically take 20-30 minutes. While the majority of the repairs are via insurance companies, fleets account for about 15 per cent of work.

8th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster Wins £4.5 million ING Car Lease Contract

ATS Euromaster has been appointed by ING Car Lease, one of the top ten fleet operators in the UK long-term contract lease market, to supply Michelin tyres and associated ‘fast-fit’ services across its 46,000-strong vehicle fleet. The deal – estimated to be worth £4.5 million per year – was won following a comprehensive tendering process.

Bryan Stringer, Operations Director of ING Car Lease, which acquired Appleyard Vehicle Contracts last year, says: “The principal factors which led to us appointing ATS Euromaster were their ability to offer an outstanding quality of service and value to our customers, coupled with our desire to fit a premium tyre brand such as Michelin.

“The new contract includes regular fleet tyre checks carried out by ATS Euromaster technicians, to ensure that stringent Duty of Care requirements are met, coupled with added-value services such as mobile tyre fitting and free vehicle health checks,” he adds.

3rd October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Collects Three Van Fleet World Honours

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Kwik-Fit Fleet was also jubilant about its success in winning Best Service Provider and two other awards at this year’s Van Fleet World Honours. The organisation has already won 2007 awards from BusinessCar and Fleet News. Averaging more than three awards per year since Kwik-Fit Fleet was founded as a division of Kwik-Fit in 1987, the latest win means the company has secured a total of 63 fleet industry awards since launch.

The annual Van Fleet World Honours were presented yesterday (Thursday, May 17) at a ceremony at London’s Royal Automobile Club. They are presented to those van manufacturers and service companies who have, in the opinion of the judging panel composed of industry experts, achieved the highest possible level of excellence in their sector.

18th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Offers Air Conditioning Recharging Service

Kwik-Fit Fleet has expanded its range of services to company car and van drivers with the introduction of air conditioning recharging. Available at all of Kwik-Fit’s 670 High Street centres nationwide, the while-you-wait recharge costs £44.95 including VAT on any make or model of vehicle. The fixed price is up to 70 per cent cheaper than equivalent prices at some franchise dealers, according to the company’s research.

Air conditioning recharging has been piloted at 100 Kwik-Fit centres in London and the South East of England since summer last year. Now demand from customers has resulted in Britain’s largest independent fast-fit company rolling out the service UK-wide.

Vehicle manufacturers typically recommend an air conditioning recharge every two years as up to 20 per cent of refrigerant can permeate through vehicle hoses even without a leak, which will impact on the in-car temperature.

11th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

New Vans and New Look for Kwik-Fleet Mobile

Kwik-Fit’s newest mobile vans have hit the road featuring a revamped livery that is also being rolled out across the company’s fast-fit centres nationwide. The first of 23 new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans joining the 200-strong mobile fleet in the next three months is now in service displaying the new blue, white and yellow livery and Kwik-Fit logo.

The Sprinters are all 3.5 tonne 2.2 litre 311 CDI medium wheel base, hi-roof vehicles featuring the latest tyre changing technology. The new vehicles are equipped with ‘third arms’ – meaning that ultra-low profile and run-flat tyres can be replaced where the driver wants – home or work – alleviating the necessity of having to take their vehicle to a Kwik-Fit centre. The mobile units are also equipped with the latest wheel balancing machines, giving technicians the ability to fit up to 22-inch tyres – the current maximum is 20 inches – and, to improve health and safety, the on-board compressor is now driven by power take-off units via the vehicle’s engine instead of a separate generator.

4th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Wins Businesscar Award for 14th Year

Kwik-Fit Fleet, Britain’s number one fast-fit supplier extended its run of victories in the annual BusinessCar Awards to an unprecedented 14 years – making it the only organisation to have walked off with first prize each year since the event was launched in 1994.

26th January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Warns of Run-Flat Costs / Kwik-Fit mobile grew 31% in 2006

Kwik-Fit Fleet, the fleet division of Britain and Europe’s largest independent fast-fit supplier, expects to see an increasing number of car and light commercial vehicle fleets use its network for service, maintenance MoT and repair work. Meanwhile, the fast-fit giant has warned fleet operators to brace themselves for an increase in tyre costs as more vehicle manufacturers choose to fit run-flat tyres to cars.

10th January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS and Michelin Win Global Brands Fleet

Chesterfield-based independent drinks company Global Brands Ltd has adopted a joint ATS Euromaster and Michelin tyre policy across its fleet of 61 company cars and 24 commercial vehicles, replacing an agreement with a local independent tyre dealer. ATS Euromaster was appointed for its ability to provide a professional tyre management service for the company’s van and truck fleet, coupled with its expertise as one of the country’s largest fast-fit networks for the car market.

22nd November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Mike Wise Returns to Kwik-Fit Fleet

Kwik-Fit Fleet will have a new man at the wheel from 4 December 2006 when Mike Wise returns to the company to replace Nigel Davies, who is to become chief executive of London-based Pirtek Europe, the number one provider of hydraulic solutions. Mr Davies, who has spent almost 14 years with Britain’s largest independent fast-fit company, said he was sad to be leaving the company but the new job was an “opportunity I could not refuse.”

21st November 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Wins British Gas Contract

Kwik-Fit will now perform tyre safety checks on around 10,000 British Gas light commercial vehicles as a part of the new three-year solus fast-fit contract won by Kwik-Fit Fleet. The contract, one of the largest won by Kwik-Fit Fleet, will see mobile technicians at the UK’s largest independent fast-fit company undertake quarterly tyre wear and tear checks on all vehicles, to assist British Gas comply with its at-work driving duty of care responsibilities.

31st October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Wins Pendragon Deal

Kwik-Fit Fleet has won a two-year sole supply contract with Pendragon Group to supply fast-fit and tyre management services to the three contract hire and fleet management companies within the organisation. The new deal, which Kwik-Fit Fleet won after fighting off competition in a competitive tender, means Britain’s largest independent fast-fit company will supply services to the 25,178 vehicles operated by Pendragon Contracts, Bramall Contracts and Vardy Contract Motoring.

29th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors