Greenhous DAF has invested in becoming an Authorised Testing Facility for commercial vehicles further to plans from VOSA to close down all of its existing MOT sites in the next two years. Greenhous DAF has sealed a deal with VOSA which will see its Willenhall site become an ATF, providing flexibility and support to its network of commercial vehicle customers. The business is ...

January 10, 2012, Bellevue, Washington – PACCAR held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new DAF assembly plant in Ponta Grossa, Brasil on January 9, 2012. The ceremony, led by Mark Pigott, PACCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Paraná Governor Beto Richa, was attended by state and local officials, supplier partners, key transport companies and other business and educational leaders. “This new DAF assembly facility is a strategically important development for ...

Established logistics provider Stan Robinson (Stafford) has invested more than £550,000 into its national fleet with the support of Willenhall-based Greenhous Commercials. The distribution business, which has flourished over the past 40 years and expanded from its Stafford base to operate across the UK, has taken delivery of eight new 23-tonne DAF Trucks to enable it to continue to service its clients. One of the Trucks will be utilised from the business’s Devon base, while the ...

Greenhous DAF has provided a 7.5 tonne skip to one of the country’s largest independent waste management and recycling companies after establishing a long-standing relationship over the past nine years. Greenhous DAF Wolverhampton has been working closely with Monmore Green-based SB Waste Management & Recycling Limited for more than nine years, providing the business with vehicles for its operation, and recently handed over the keys to a new 7.5 tonne skip lorry. Rob ...

Greenhous DAF has boosted business capacity for Shropshire based flooring distributor Woodall Brothers, providing three new vehicles to help the company meet customer demand. Woodall Brothers have enhanced their fleet with the addition of three new 7.5 tonne lorries for the distribution of floor covering and accessories. Woodall Brothers’ managing director Richard Woodall said: “The business is moving from strength to strength and the key to maintaining that is ...

Greenhous Commercials at Willenhall has beaten other DAF dealerships across the region to the title of Regional Dealer of the Year. Based in Neachells Lane, Greenhous DAF has been awarded Regional Dealership of the Year by the manufacturer for its excellent performance. Steve Crick, Parts Director at Greenhous, said: “The award is based on various criteria, but the customer experience is a crucial deciding factor. We’re fortunate to have a very committed and dedicated ...

To extend its leading position in the field of fuel efficiency and low operating costs even further, DAF is introducing a significant number of innovations to the successful 12.9 litre PACCAR MX engine. New pistons, optimised fuel injection and a unique, fully encapsulated exhaust manifold unit ensure substantially lower fuel consumption and ...

An established Oswestry transport business has taken delivery of two new DAF vehicles – the first time the business has diversified from its 50-plus Volvo fleet. Having acquired its first Volvo in 2005, Davies National Transport (DNT) of Babbinswood, Whittington, now operates more than 50 vehicles. But it has now expanded its fleet with the purchase of two new DAF’s. Greenhous DAF supplied the DNT-liveried XF105’s to the business, which offers rentals in ...

DAF Trucks has joined an elite group of UK companies and organisations supporting the provision of apprenticeships for young people.   The UK’s leading truck maker has just become one of the top 100 ‘Apprenticeship Employers’ under a joint initiative by the National Apprenticeship Service and ...

As its new commercial recycling venture lifts off in the area, Welshpool-based Cae Post, a charity and social enterprise providing work and training for people with disabilities or disadvantages in the job market, has just bought a new DAF from Greenhous DAF in Shrewsbury, Shropshire’s largest commercial vehicle dealer, to make collections with. With each vehicle on Cae Post’s fleet being named after a character to add a little extra personality, ‘Trefor Trade’, a DAF CF75 ...

The DAFcheck maintenance records system continues to assist road transport operators and technicians improve access to,and retention of, service and maintenance records averaging some 4000 inspection records every week, having just passed 280,000 inspections since launch.   ...

Keeping business local, Telford-based road haulage company A&D Haulage has completed a deal with Shrewsbury-based Greenhous DAF to purchase a new 18 tonne DAF FA CF65 Space Cab from the commercial truck dealership. A&D Haulage will be using the new vehicle to provide haulage services for Warm Flow, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of oil and gas fired heating appliances. The DAF curtainsider has also been sign written for Warm Flow, ready for handover. Talking about this latest ...

Shrewsbury-based Greenhous DAF has completed a deal with SMC Mini-Mix to provide a mini mixer to the company. After two decades serving Shropshire and the surrounding counties, SMC Mini-Mix is today the leading supplier of ready-mix concrete. Building on this success, SMC has expanded its operations to include liquid floor screed, top soil and tipping facilities. Talking about this latest addition to their fleet of eight vehicles, Paul Morris, a Partner at SMC Mini-Mix commented: ...

Wolverhampton-based builders’ merchant Carvers has completed a deal to introduce three new DAF vehicles into its fleet, following a deal with Greenhous DAF in Willenhall, their local DAF Dealer. Established over 110 years ago as a builders’ merchant, Carvers, who employ over 200 staff, operate from two 10 acre sites in Littles Lane and Neachells Lane, and own a fleet of 30 delivery lorries. Carvers have purchased two DAF FASCF75 26T Rigid vehicles and one ...

West Midlands-based Greenhous Group, one of the UK’s largest privately owned companies, has opened a new Vauxhall Van Centre in Willenhall. Located on the Greenhous DAF site on Neachells Road, this is the latest addition to Greenhous’ extensive portfolio of commercial dealerships in the region. It is the UK’s first ...

Gearing up for the winter months ahead, Telford-based Oakley’s Fuel Oils, specialists in delivering competitively priced top quality heating oil for home heating, commercial and agricultural use, has added three new DAFs to its fleet having completed a deal with Greenhous DAF in Shrewsbury. The three new DAFs, which include ...

A group of employees from Greenhous DAF in Shrewsbury swapped overalls and work wear for walking boots when they recently took on the notorious Three Peaks Challenge.   In undertaking the intense 24 hour Three Peaks Challenge, in excess of £1,000 will be raised for Shropshire and Mid Wales Air Ambulance thanks to ...

Nationwide bed specialist, Bensons for Beds, has bolstered its 50 strong-fleet of vehicles having completed the purchase of six DAF CF75 18T Drawbars from Greenhous DAF in Willenhall. With the largest of their 4 distribution centres based in Tewkesbury, Bensons for Beds first started working with Greenhous DAF, the main DAF dealers for the West Midlands and Shropshire, in June 2008. Lee Graham, Head of Warehousing & Distribution for Bensons for Beds said: “By extending our ...

In an effort to minimise its impact on the environment, Telford-based waste management company Pink Skips has just completed a deal to purchase two DAF FTT XF105 heavy haulage double drive tractor units from Greenhous DAF in Shrewsbury, Shropshire’s largest commercial vehicle dealer. One of the largest total waste management and recycling companies in the West Midlands, Pink Skips has been established for over 30 years and provides customers with a full range of skips, roll on roll off ...

The winner of the Greenhous Prize Draw at the 2010 Shropshire Truck Show is...   Polly from M J Commercials There were 12 people who correctly guessed that there were 54 balloons in the cab of the DAF LF on display at the show. Congratulations to Polly - please call our Sales office on 01743 467904 to arrange the delivery of your DAF jacket. ...

With the Operators Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system used by VOSA becoming even more important and affecting O Licences, the recording and retrieval of vehicle maintenance records is increasingly critical for truck operators. Now DAF has developed DAFcheck, its own in house web-based system for recording the inspection and service history of trucks, and it has made it available free-of-charge to operators. It has also opened up the service to other marques, making it ideal ...

Visit Greenhous DAF at the Shropshire Truck Show, Oswestry Showground, on May 15th & 16th 2010. As part of our ongoing support for the Shropshire Truck Show, we will be inviting all visitors to join us in the DAF XF Show Trekker, where you can talk to members of the Greenhous team about the range of vehicles and services we ...

Multi-award winning Midlands-based specialist express carrier, Aspray Transport, has just taken delivery of 26 new DAF's from Greenhous Commercials in Willenhall, as it predicts a 20 per cent growth for 2010 after securing several large national contracts at the start of the year. Aspray Transport has been long established as a market leader within the transport and logistics industry for next day nationwide distribution of locks, hardware, nuts, bolts, engineering, fasteners, ...

Greenhous Commercials in Shrewsbury, Shropshire’s largest commercial vehicle dealer, has unveiled its latest offering to customers - the DAF XF105. Known as ‘the ultimate driver’s truck’, the DAF XF105 delivers driver comfort and safety, coupled with power and high performance, and has been held up as the best proposition currently available on the market. Offering companies low operating costs, driver comfort and great reliability, the DAF XF105 has the most spacious cab in ...

Shropshire-based Greenhous Group, one of the UK’s largest privately owned companies, has acquired the Continental VDO Tachograph franchise for the Shrewsbury area, operating out of new premises at Knights Park, Shrewsbury. Bryan Griffiths, Service Manager for Greenhous DAF Shrewsbury, said “The investment in the new “Greenhous Tachograph Centre” enables us to offer a one stop shop for customers, which includes parts, sales, service and now Tachographs. Tachographs are a legal ...

From 340 to more than 60,000 articles Within the framework of the ‘One Stop Shop’ strategy, in which the haulier can find everything for his entire fleet at one location, PACCAR Parts introduced its Truck and Trailer Parts programme (TRP) in 1994. In the last fifteen years, this programme has expanded into the most professional and market leading range of universal parts for all makes of trucks and ...

Peter Conybeare, a Shrewsbury-based truck technician working for Greenhous, Shropshire’s largest commercial vehicle dealer network, has just achieved level four Master Technician status from truck manufacturer DAF, becoming just one of 30 DAF technicians in the UK to achieve this new accolade in 2009. Peter achieved level four status after under going various rounds of testing alongside 1600 other technicians in the DAF dealer network. 141 senior technicians were selected to under go assessment by ...