Business & People
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Mixed import results for commercial vehicles
The number of new commercial vehicles imported into the country took a tumble in September. Light commercials under 3500kg GVM dipped to 2558 in September, compared…
Award-winning truckie returns home
Temuka truckie Johnny Baxter is finally home after claiming top prize in the on road section at Volvo Trucks’ Fuel Watch Challenge in Gothenburg, Sweden He…
New business manager joins DIESELtalk
Auto Media Group has appointed Chris Kentsley as the new DIESELtalk business manager, replacing Ian Ferguson. Kentsley has a diverse background in account management and business…
No change to OCR
The Reserve Bank has left the Official Cash Rate at 1.75%. It is still predicting growth thanks to "accommodative monetary policy, population growth, elevated terms of…
Infrastructure demand lifts Fulton Hogan profit
Increasing demand for infrastructure in Australasia is benefiting New Zealand privately-owned civil construction business, Fulton Hogan which is reporting a 6.5% increase in annual profit. In…
Daimler celebrating inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle show
Daimler says it is celebrating what it believes will become the largest and most important North American commercial vehicles show in the future. The North American…
NZMEA rebrands as The Manufacturers Network
The New Zealand Manufacturing and Engineering Association (NZMEA) is rebranding itself as The Manufacturers Network supported by a strong logo that reflects where it wants to…
Turners looks to future as it celebrates 50 years
Turners celebrated 50 years in the auction trade last night, with a function for staff, clients and members of the trade at Auckland’s War Memorial Museum…
Truckies step up to avoid economic disaster
This story first appeared in the September issue of Dieseltalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Trucks and truckies have received plenty of flak over…
Construction health and safety award finalists announced
This year’s Site Safe Construction Health and Safety Awards are recognising a safe lifting device and an impressive approach to temporary traffic management amongst many other…