fleet Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

A more strategic approach to materials handling

|Date: 24 Jul 2026

A more strategic approach to materials handling

Impact Handling details how rising costs, equipment availability and operational pressures all change the ...

Impact Handling details how rising costs, equipment availability and operational pressures all change the way merchant businesses need to approach forklift fleet replacement. ...

24 Jul 2026
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Electric dreams for Joseph Parr Bradford

|Date: 22 Jul 2026

Electric dreams for Joseph Parr Bradford

Joseph Parr in Bradford is running a Volvo FM Electric 6x2 rigid, believed to be the first zero‑tailpipe ...

Joseph Parr in Bradford is running a Volvo FM Electric 6x2 rigid, believed to be the first zero‑tailpipe heavy‑duty truck in builders’ merchant operation in the UK. PBM looks at how the vehicle came i ...

22 Jul 2026
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“Real-time delivery update service” launched by STARK UK

|Date: 29 May 2026

“Real-time delivery update service” launched by STARK UK

STARK Building Materials UK has launched a new digital delivery tracking and notification service, design ...

STARK Building Materials UK has launched a new digital delivery tracking and notification service, designed to provide real-time updates on orders. ...

29 May 2026
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Elliotts trials specialist 13.5T crane lorry for rural deliveries

|Date: 18 Mar 2026

Elliotts trials specialist 13.5T crane lorry for rural deliveries

Elliotts has introduced a new 13.5-tonne Isuzu rear-mount crane lorry at its Fordingbridge branch as part ...

Elliotts has introduced a new 13.5-tonne Isuzu rear-mount crane lorry at its Fordingbridge branch as part of a strategic trial aimed at improving delivery efficiency in rural and restricted-access loc ...

18 Mar 2026
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Let the crane take the strain

|Date: 02 Feb 2026

Let the crane take the strain

Last year, Hiab unveiled a new series of Merchant Cranes featuring a choice of specifications to meet the ...

Last year, Hiab unveiled a new series of Merchant Cranes featuring a choice of specifications to meet the precise needs of customers in a clearer and more efficient way. ...

02 Feb 2026
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SDR warns merchants to ensure they have driver cover for the holiday period

|Date: 16 Jul 2025

SDR warns merchants to ensure they have driver cover for the holiday period

With school breaks just days away and annual-leave requests mounting, Specialist Driver Resourcing is urg ...

With school breaks just days away and annual-leave requests mounting, Specialist Driver Resourcing is urging builders’ merchants to secure holiday and sickness cover for their HGV drivers and lorry-mo ...

16 Jul 2025
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Logistics UK says new industry maintenance benchmark is “beacon of confidence”

|Date: 01 May 2025

Logistics UK says new industry maintenance benchmark is “beacon of confidence”

The new Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS) has been launched as a means to “raise standards and d ...

The new Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS) has been launched as a means to “raise standards and drive confidence across the unregulated commercial vehicle maintenance sector.” ...

01 May 2025
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Carvers integrates Podfather Delivery Software for service upgrade

|Date: 30 Apr 2025

Carvers integrates Podfather Delivery Software for service upgrade

Carvers Building Supplies is continuing its roll-out of Podfather logistics software to “boost customer s ...

Carvers Building Supplies is continuing its roll-out of Podfather logistics software to “boost customer service and reduce administration.” ...

30 Apr 2025
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AJ Champion expands Renault Trucks fleet with new C280

|Date: 02 Apr 2025

AJ Champion expands Renault Trucks fleet with new C280

Radstock-based builders’ merchant AJ Champion and Sons has strengthened its fleet with the addition of a ...

Radstock-based builders’ merchant AJ Champion and Sons has strengthened its fleet with the addition of a new Renault Trucks C280, continuing a trusted partnership that has spanned over 12 years. ...

02 Apr 2025
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