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Chris Kelly -- ChairmanWelcome to Keltruck's first e-newsletter of 2008. I hope you enjoy reading our latest news & developments please contact Chris D. Kelly, Marketing Director (contact details below), with any comments or feedback.

With best wishes,

Chris Kelly
Chairman & Managing Director


CO2 Challenge

Green light for biofuels

The use of viable alternative fuels is crucial in the global race to fight climate change. Scania maintains that the transition to alternative fuels, based on existing, proven technology, can and should start today.

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Silver Anniversary

February 2008 sees the 25th anniversary since Chris Kelly formed Keltruck. We will be marking the company's silver anniversary with a series of special events & features throughout 2008, starting with the silver anniversary edition of Kelnews.

From one depot at West Bromwich (which is still, to this day, our largest depot & also our head office) we have now grown to 14 dealer points & several vehicle maintenance units across the Midlands. Today Keltruck employs more than 500 people & annual turnover is in excess of £100m. We were recently ranked number 63 in the league table of Britain’s private companies with the fastest growing profits & number 55 in the league table of the top 200 private companies by turnover in the West Midlands.

We would like to thank all of our customers over the past quarter century & look forward to being of service for another 25 years!


Variety Club Midlands Business Awards

Keltruck's Chairman & M.D., Chris Kelly, has been short-listed to the final four in the 'Business Leader of the Year' category for the 2008 Variety Club Midlands Business Awards taking place at the ICC in Birmingham on Thursday 24 January.

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CV Show

The 2008 Commercial Vehicle Show will once again take place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, West Midlands, from Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 April.

Keltruck management will, as usual, be based on the Scania stand (7-230 in Hall 7).

Visit keltruck.com/cvshow to register for your free ticket(s). We look forward to seeing you there!


Scania Calendar 2008 & Dates for Your Diary

Click here for the 2008 Scania web calendar. You can also enter a vehicle for the 2009 calendar via www.favouritescania.com.

Other dates for your diary from keltruck.com/events

Site Equipment Demonstration
Rockingham Motor Speedway, Mitchell Road, Corby, Northants NN17 5AF
Tuesday 13 to Thursday 15 May

Keltruck Scania golf day
Branston Golf & Country Club, Branston, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire DE14 3DP
Thursday 5 June 2008

Classic & Vintage Commercial Show
Heritage Motor Centre, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire CV35 0BJ
Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June 2008

Motor Transport Awards
Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London
Wednesday 2 July 2008

Keltruck Scania golf day
Patshull Park Hotel, Golf & Country Club, Pattingham, Shropshire WV6 7HR
Thursday 10 July 2008


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West Bromwich Workshop Extension

For those who have visited West Bromwich in the past few weeks, firstly apologies for the disruption but, as you will see, we are extending the existing workshop by adding a further two double length bays.

The whole project will be completed by Easter & will give the West Bromwich workshop a greater capacity with drive through bays for servicing to suit the likes of our coach, bus & trailer customers.

This is another major investment for us at the West Bromwich site with the workshop extension costing close to £½m & following on from the opening of our new paintshop in 2007.


Are Traffic Controls in Cities a Necessary Evil?

Roads campaigner Martin Cassini recently appeared on the BBC's flagship Newsnight programme to argue for the removal of unnecessary traffic lights in cities click here to watch the report.

Also, Chris Kelly will be on BBC1's Politics Show for the West Midlands this Sunday (27 January) discussing road transport & congestion. Visit keltruck.com/roads for further information.


For further information on anything contained in this newsletter please contact Chris D. Kelly at Keltruck West Bromwich.

Chris D. Kelly MBA
Marketing Director

info@keltruck.com

keltruck.com/chrisdkelly
Mob: +44 (0)7711 638 807
Tel: +44 (0)121 525 7000
Fax: +44 (0)121 524 1855


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