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2015 – What a year it’s been! From our continued improvements in utilising the laser cutting machine to the launch of our brand new ULTI Rack van roof rack, 2015 has been quite the year for us. In this blog we reflect on what has made this a standout year for Van Guard.

Written by Andy Woodward Just after joining Van Guard I recall one of our biggest distributors, having just met me and heard about my hopes and ambitions for the company, ask me my age. When I told him, he looked me in the eyes and asked if I had the energy and motivation to do this job!!! I thought I...

Written by Andy Woodward As I say, it feels like it has been a hugely successful first week of the tour. It was one of my better ideas to do these launch visits double handed with Chris along with ditching the suits and donning company sweatshirts and polos. It meant that we broke down barriers and had much more of...

Written by Andy Woodward Phew! We are back and what a week! I can honestly say this was the best week I have had in my 30 year sales career. We have had a remarkable reaction to ULTI Rack and have demonstrated the features and benefits to over 40 people mainly fitters. We have not had one single negative response...

Written by Andy Woodward Well we began the ULTI Rack tour on Monday (fueled by Chunk of Devon, who kindly supplied us with a giant ULTI Rack branded pasty) by visiting Phoenix Van Accessories in Newport. Then onto Van Demon in Crewe. Day 2 was slightly busier and saw us visit Plyline UK Ltd in Blackburn, Vanliners in Bolton and...

After a week on the road, Chris and Andy returned to HQ in Devon full of confidence. Why? Because all the hard work (R&D and testing) has proved worth it as the response from the distributors we have visited so far can be summed up in two words... NAILED IT! Those are not our words, but how the ULTI Rack...

Our latest product development - The ULTI Rack (previously the Maxrack Gallery Rack) is a product that has got us really excited, for a number of reasons: Innovative Click & Lock mechanism that makes fitting quicker and easier than most other van racks on the market Can be fitted by one person Has half the number of fixings compared to...

Living and working in Devon has many benefits and a key one of these is that the sun, believe it or not, does shine quite frequently (in between the rain). With the sun rays shining, we commissioned an independent energy survey where it became clear that we could reduce our energy bill as well as do our part for the...

We are delighted to introduce the launch of our all new van Tool Store. Our new Tool Store features improved design features as requested by you, whilst still delivering cost savings of up to 37% of the previous model! This cost saving has been achieved through the investment made in our Bystronic Laser Cutter in 2014, which has allowed us...

This month sees the 50th birthday of the Ford Transit, the iconic van that has become a staple of roads throughout Britain and the rest of the world. To celebrate this milestone we have compiled some interesting facts, all revolving around the Ford Transit. The first Ford Transit rolled of the production line on the 9th August 1965 Over 8 million Transit...