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Veronica Parr, Business Development Manager.

George Crooks, Used Vehicle Sales Executive.

Vincent Taggart, New Vehicle Sales Executive.

Sales Team Strengthened at Road Trucks It’s all change at Scania dealers Road Trucks, where the sales team has been strengthened with a number of new appointments.

fleet of quality used trucks network wide.

Veronica Parr is the new Business Development Manager, having worked in the commercial vehicle industry for close to ten years now.

With over twenty-five years experience in the commercial vehicle sector, including trailer and plant sales, George Crooks has taken on the role of Used Vehicle Sales Executive.

Meanwhile, a long-standing member of the Road Trucks senior management team, Vincent Taggart has moved into the role of New Vehicle Sales Executive, having previously held the appointments of Aftersales Manager and Business Development Manager.

With a myriad of experience in logistics as well as new truck sales, Veronica is also Scania’s Asset Finance Relationship Manager for Northern Ireland.

George brings a wealth of understanding to the role specifically in the area of retail business to business sales. Operating from both the Larne and Omagh sites, George has access to a large

With a tremendous knowledge of the commercial vehicle industry that stretches over twenty years, Vincent brings a wealth of professional insight to this post.

McCulla Ireland Wins Another National Award McCulla Ireland has picked up another prestigious national award – the CILT UK Award for Environmental Improvement, which was presented in London by HRH The Princess Royal. Brian Beattie: “It is fantastic to win, a great credit to our whole team and an excellent achievement given the depth of competition.”

McCulla Ireland was the only company from Northern Ireland to feature among the prize winners at this year’s CILT Centenary Awards for Excellence. The company has been congratulated by Pamela Dennison, National Officer in NI for CILT, and commented Operations Director

More than 350 guests, delegates and finalists attended the standout event that celebrates those individuals and organisations who have delivered outstanding innovation, tangible societal

benefits and proven commercial success within the UK logistics, transport and productions and operations management sectors over the last 12 months. Kevin Richardson FCILT, Chief Executive, CILT(UK), said: “These awards are designed to encourage and recognise the highest standards in our profession. It is during

Immobilisation Tool to Help Improve Vehicles Security Verizon Connect has introduced Immobilisation for Verizon Connect Reveal, a powerful tool developed specifically for customers who want to help prevent unauthorised use of vehicles and aid in the recovery of stolen vehicles. Immobilisation for Verizon Connect Reveal works with the Verizon Connect Reveal platform and enables fleet managers to remotely disable a vehicle’s ignition once the vehicle’s engine has been shut off, effectively

stopping vehicle misuse in near real time. “With Immobilisation for Verizon Connect Reveal we are helping give customers a level of safety and security they’ve never had before,” said Derek Bryan, EMEA vice president, at

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these award ceremonies that you recognise that we are all extremely proud of what we achieve in challenging circumstances. We should use nights like tonight to communicate that and to strengthen our profession by promoting the vast opportunities and wonderful achievements we continue to come up with.”

Verizon Connect. “They have peace of mind knowing they have the power to take action quickly and safely, with the push of a button.” Immobilisation for Verizon Connect Reveal can be viewed from the Reveal Vehicle page where users can locate and choose which vehicles to immobilise and is compatible with most CalAmp hardware. Notable features include the ability to remotely disable a vehicle’s ignition directly from the Reveal web portal or mobile app; check when the request to immobilise a vehicle has been sent, if it’s pending and when it’s complete; and view history of when and where a vehicle was immobilised or mobilised.

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