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It wouldn’t be right to go to the CV Show and not highlight our core products – our dearly beloved ULTI Bars and ULTI Racks. Aluminium Roof Rack - ULTI Rack When both products were launched, they took the market by storm. The ULTI Bar was voted the best van roof bar in the market by tradesmen in 2014, and...

Part of our debut at the CV Show is to meet the illustrious team that lead and form Van Guard. Meet the Sales Team So, stepping up first, our sales team led by Sales & Marketing Director, Andy Woodward, supported by our National Sales Manager, Chris Angel. Andy is coming up to his 5th anniversary with the company.  He was...

As if exhibiting at the CV Show for the first time in our proud 40 year history isn’t exciting enough, we are delighted to be previewing the most important new product in our recent history. We are thrilled to be launching our brand new, crash tested, lightweight, aluminium and stylish internal van racking range at the Show. It fulfills Van...

As we head towards our CV Show debut, it is time to share another star with you: Gentili’s G2000 Harrier ladder load system. This will be attached to our ULTI Bars; creating a light weight solution to ladder stowage as well as demonstrating the ULTI Bar’s versatility. The G2000 Harrier ladder rack by Gentili Technology Equipment allows for quick and...

As we lead up to our debut at the CV Show, we thought we would showcase one key product a week to tempt you to visit our stand. The first one up is HaloRail® - a totally new concept from Van Guard Full Fit to protect staff when working at height on a tipper bed. So, how did this come...

It is an extremely exciting time for us at Van Guard. In just a couple of weeks we will be exhibiting at the CV Show for the first time in our 40-year history. Spurred on by the excellent feedback we receive from our customers, we thought it was about time we shared this with the fleet market. The CV Show...

Following our win of the Exeter Express & Echo Business of the Year Award in 2016, we are really excited to be sponsors of an entirely new award category for the business awards – the ‘Manufacturing Excellence Award’. The new award has been created to recognise the continued growth of the manufacturing industry within Devon, with many leading national manufacturers...

We are pleased to announce our aluminium roof systems, the ULTI Bar and ULTI Rack, are available immediately for the new L3 Citroen Dispatch XL, Peugeot Expert Long & Toyota Proace Long models. This now means our roof bars and roof racks are available for all 3 wheelbases of the Dispatch/Expert/Proace models. Not only is the ULTI Bar a lightweight aluminium...

So, it’s a New Year and we are officially underway with Vantasy Football! There were some tasty fixtures for our big kick-off, with Spurs facing a Chelsea side looking to extend their 13-game winning streak, whilst Arsenal mounted a huge comeback in a six-goal thriller against Bournemouth. So, who were the biggest winners and losers in our first week of...

Here at Van Guard, we offer a range of Pipe Carriers to prevent damage to conduit & fascia – different capacities, lengths, and liners. We have gone behind the scenes in our manufacturing plant to show you how our lined MAXI Pipe Carrier is assembled. Extrusion First step is to grab the required length of extrusion. As standard we offer...