Long-standing Volvo Trucks and Volvo Construction Equipment customer, Collins Earthworks, has taken delivery of five new FMX 500 Globetrotter 6x4 tractor units for operation with ejector trailers from its headquarters in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

Burton-based Willshees Waste & Recycling has added three new Volvo trucks – two FM 8x4 rigids and one FH Globetrotter 6x2 tractor unit – to its rapidly growing fleet.

Peak Waste Recycling has continued its long association with Volvo Trucks, adding two 16-tonne FLs and one 18-tonne FE – each with skip loader bodies – to its rapidly expanding fleet.

Culina Group has taken delivery of 134 new Volvo FH 460 6x2 tractor units after a trial highlighted their excellent fuel-saving performance, coupled with the impressive driver comfort from the spacious Globetrotter cabs.

It is has been a difficult year for many people and here at the Hartshorne Group we just wanted to thank you for your continued support throughout 2020. We would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe and we look forward to welcoming you back in 2021.

Derbyshire-based Longcliffe Quarries, the UK's leading independent supplier of high purity calcium carbonates, has taken delivery of 10 new Volvo trucks, with its order comprising of eight FH 6x2 tractor units and two FM 8x4 rigids.

Birmingham based, Nicklin Transit Packaging is reporting excellent driver feedback from five new Volvo FE 18 tonne rigids, which entered service during 2019.

FreshLinc Group has taken delivery of 20 new Volvo FH tractor units, highlighting the truck’s reliability and excellent fuel economy as key reasons for this latest order.

FAMILY-RUN road haulage company Steve Benton Transport has upgraded its commercial fleet with a keen eye on road safety and the environment.

Specialist environmental contractors, McAuliffe Civil Engineering Ltd. of Wolverhampton has recently added five new Volvo FMX 8x4 rigid trucks to its fleet, all with Extra-High B Ride chassis and Volvo Powertronic fully-automatic transmission systems.

Long established food and drink distribution specialists, A. F. Blakemore & Son Ltd., have added ten new Volvo FE rigids to its fleet.

Staff at commercial vehicle distributors Hartshorne Group and Crossroads Truck & Bus recently celebrated the 100th person to receive their 25 year-long service award at a prestigious event held at Nottingham Trent Bridge, the home of English cricket.

Alfreton based KMG Ultra Pure Chemicals Ltd.’s first Volvo truck is delivering the goods across several disciplines after just three months in service. The FH 540 4x2 tractor unit is using ten per cent less fuel than its stablemates and delivering a smoother and safer driving experience hauling the company’s bulk tankers.

Long-established Midlands builder’s merchants, Tippers of Lichfield, has taken delivery of its first new Volvo trucks in 20 years - two FE rigids which are both fitted with dropside bodies and cranes supplied by Dan Byworth, Truck Sales Executive at Hartshorne Motor Services.

When Nottinghamshire-based, Wade Spring Limited - the UK’s leading manufacturer of furniture springs - investigated the acquisition of a new vehicle for its fleet, it concluded that a 12-tonne Volvo FL 4x2 rigid was exactly the vehicle that it needed.

Nottingham-based, Murphy and Son Limited has put a new Volvo FH into operation. The Globetrotter Cab 6x2 rigid will be used for delivery of brewing supplies across East Anglia and South East England and was supplied by Hartshorne Motor Services Ltd.

Birmingham-based, RGF Logistics Limited has bought two high-specification Volvo FH16 750s to mark the company’s 50th year in business. The 6x2 pusher axle tractor units are finished in stunning Golden Fleece metallic paintwork and were supplied by Dan Byworth, Truck Sales Executive at Hartshorne Motor Services Ltd.

A COMPANY that started-up in Birmingham just five years ago has received a special award - after growing to become a nationwide operation employing around 100 people.

Stephanie Price knows a thing or two about transport and construction. The Midlands businesswoman has received an award in recognition of 25 years at JPE Aggregates, the Wolverhampton-based company founded by her late father, Colin.