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Three
In One For W H Squires & Son
When Cullompton-based W H Squires & Son identified a
need for a child's hearse, the firm came to Binz to
develop the concept into a high-quality adaptation for a
Mercedes-Benz estate's rear load space.
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Reading Mercedes Service Girls In The Pink For
Sue Ryder
Reading Mercedes Service (part of Binz UK) staff raise
money for Nettlebed Sue Ryder hospice by participating
in the charity's Reading leg of its April to September
countrywide midnight walk series.
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Reading Mercedes Service marketing
administrator Julz Fox, (left) and Jools
Thomas, sales administrator (right), all in
the pink for Sue Ryder Care.
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Limousine Language Redefined
- Taking as its inspiration the lines of the
Mercedes-Benz CLS coupe, Binz produces an 8-seater
limousine that looks as though the complete car was
conceived that way straight off the drawing board.
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The Evolution Of Removal
Many funeral homes still use an old panel van when
taking the deceased into their care, but this can be
false economy when you weigh in the potential marketing
downsides. Which is where the Binz Vito comes into the
picture, speaking volumes about your business with
Mercedes-Benz branding, and Binz attention to detail.
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Binz Vito: demonstrating high quality of care at
first call. |
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No.10 for Birds Family
Funeral Directors
Family funeral director Darren Carpenter makes a Smart
move and invests in a brand new Smart fortwo arranging
vehicle.
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Darren Carpenter from Birds Family Funeral
Directors (left) accepting the keys to the
firm's new Smart fortwo arranging vehicle from
Kevin Smith, sales director of Binz UK. |
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Binz join forces with Mercedes-Benz in promoting cold weather tyre programme.
Spring
may be on its way, but the cold has not gone just yet. Fitting cold
weather tyres to your fleet give improved braking and control when
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Raising The Bar For The New
Year
As each generation of E-Class becomes safer, more comfortable and more
capable, so each new Binz vehicle model follows suit. The latest incarnation
of the Binz four door hearse is no exception, and includes drowsiness
detection, PRE-SAFE proactive occupant protection system and adaptive
airbags. Detail specifications will follow soon, but for now, here's a
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New 6-door Binz Limousine Makes
Debut
Incorporating
all the safety innovations of the 'next generation' Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the
new Binz limousine combines contemporary styling with exceptional levels of
occupant comfort. Binz's designers have worked with the new car's rising
wedge-shaped profile to create a six-door body style whose subtle lines now
refocus attention on its passengers. A vehicle whose tapering glass area hints
at both privacy from the outside, and for those within, protection from the
world without.
Full
specifications, delivery information and prices will be available shortly. For
a temporary information sheet click here.
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Can't Get Enough of a Good
Thing
Increasing demand for the
services provided by Cullompton-based Walter H Squires & Sons has brought
the firm back to Binz for additional vehicles sooner than planned.
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Ryan
Squires (left) stands by whilst Melanie Squires
(right) accepts the keys to Walter H Squires & Sons
new Binz four door hearse from Kevin Smith, sales
manager for Binz UK |
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Greenwood's Birthday Binz
Alan Greenwood of the
Surrey-based funeral home chain that bears his name recently hit 60 and
celebrated by raising nearly £2000 for the Help for Heroes campaign - and a
matching pair of Binz vehicles for the business. ...
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Alan
Greenwood (left), of Greenwood and Sons Family
Funeral Directors' accepting the keys to the latest
Binz additions to his firm's fleet from Kevin Smith,
sales director at Binz UK |
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Estate Of The Art
Or should that be art of the estate? It may not be available for another few
months, but the estate version of the E-Class is already making waves.
Whether you are looking to complement an all-Binz fleet with a multiple
purpose vehicle, or are simply finding that there are some areas where even
a Vito retrieval vehicle is just not discreet enough, the new E-Class estate
is well worth a look.
And for private hire operators seeking that little bit extra load space
without the utilitarian stigma that so easily attaches itself to an MPV, now
at last is a vehicle that manages to combine taste with space. To read what
Mercedes-Benz themselves have to say about the car,
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O'Hara Move Up To Binz Vito
Three-site Dorset funeral
director opts for Binz private ambulance. Citing uncluttered interior
layout, logical stowage space set out and build quality as reason for
choice.
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O'Hara
Binz Vito private ambulance: storage drawers keep
first call supplies neatly out of sight until
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Aberdare Funeral Director
Returns To Same Source For New Fleet
Richards Funeral Services
recently exchanged their hard working Nilsson fleet for new E-Class-based
vehicles - supplied by Binz, who also supplied their original Volvos six
years ago.
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"James
Richards (centre) and Allen Richards (right) of
Richards Funeral Services in Aberdare accepting the
keys to their latest vehicles from Binz Uk's Mike
Ainscough, director of corporate sales" |
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What The Papers Say.
Autocar got its hands on the new E-Class and gave it the thumbs-up on almost
all counts.
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Eire All Set To Conform to EU Norms
Binz signs agency agreement with local marketing team to drive sales
forward for its EU standards conformant vehicles to funeral directors
and professional limousine operators in Eire and N. Ireland
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Binz Ireland is dedicated marketing arm
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From E to V At The NFE
Despite the new E-Class saloon on the stand, it was the Binz Vito that still drew the crowds at Stoneleigh in June
'09.
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New E-Class on the Binz stand at the NFE |
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Mercedes-Benz: Safety Cell Pioneers
Engineer Bela Barenyi invented the concept of the safety cell and
crumple zone as far back as 1952 when working for Mercedes-Benz. Read
the full story... here
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New Jaguar 2010 XJ finally breaks cover
Not exactly Mercedes-Benz or Binz, but after all the teasing from
Jaguar in the run up to its official 'public' unveiling, we thought the
car buffs amongst you like this.
Follow the link to the Jaguar website to read more... here
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Binz Branches Out
Customer care clinches Cornwall funeral director's choice of Binz as supplier of new E-Class pair
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Matching Mercedes-Benz saloon and estate recently delivered to Ugalde and Son of Liskeard |
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Differing Shades Of Green
How can you tell the real green
from mere marketing sheen. According to Binz, people need to look past the
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Binz:
going green means considering whole-life
environmental costs. |
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It's Official - new
E-Class data now on the web!
Information on the new generation E-Class saloons can
now be found on the official Mercedes-Benz website. Just click here.
There is also a gallery that
you might want to browse. Click here
for this.
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Welch Fleet Turns To Binz
Kent funeral director bought Binz because he likes the way Binz operate. And he likes the cars too....
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Tim
Welch of A Welch & Sons [right] taking delivery of the Kentish
funeral director's new Binz fleet from Peter Smith, CEO of Binz UK |
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Reborn E-Class makes European debut 'in the metal' at Geneva Motor Show
Fuel
consumption improved by up 23 per cent, emissions down and a revised
air-suspension option that now includes electronically-controlled
adaptive damping, place this latest incarnation of the E-Class well
ahead of the front-runners in the 'luxury express' sector. A 30 per
cent stiffer bodyshell, allied to no-less than seven airbags for the
saloon and a pop-up bonnet feature to increase deformation volume in
this critical area – automatically activated by the PRE-SAFE system -
marks out the contiunuing work done by Mercedes-Benz to improve
occupant safety. Read the full story by clicking
here.
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E-Class estate breaks cover
Unofficial spy shots of the estate version of the new E-Class have
started to pop up on the web. Here's one with a lot less of the usual
manufacturer's 'camouflage' than is usually the case. First impressions
are that it looks as though the new bodyshell will offer even more
space than in the current generantion of cars. Rumour has it that the
model will make its debut at the next Frankfurt Motor Show in September
2009… Click here to see the images.
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Perfect
Palm for Perfect Finish
Applying polish, cleaner and wax to car bodywork is a
tougher job than it looks – especially if you have an extended limousine to
do. Now those clever people at Autoglym have come up with an ergonomic
applicator that allows you to work with the palm of the hand extended, rather
than constantly having to tense the muscles in gripping a conventional wad of
cloth, minimising fatigue of the forearm Called Perfect Palm, the applicator
comes with either a microfibre or foam pad, and is claimed to be sized to fit
97 per cent of most UK adults.
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Greenwood Supports Independent Suppliers
Surrey-based
Alan Greenwood put a lot of thought into which vehicle supplier to pick
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Alan Greenwood (right) receiving the keys to his firm's new Binz CLS styled four-door hearse, from Peter Smith, CEO of Binz UK. |
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Getting The Drift
Autocar recently got their hands on the Binz five door hearse. It seems that
anything the German press can do, our Brit journos want to do that little bit
better. But wait a mo, are they cheating by using a wet skid pan? You be the
judge - click here
to see the Autocar On-Line video.
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Church View Gives Vito The High Five
Having experienced the Binz quality, Chesham-
based Church View had no qualms about completing their fleet renewal with a private ambulance
from the same stable ... MORE
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Vito Private ambulance - at rear - in all-new Binz fleet gets the high five from Church View
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Oldest Binz Employee Puts His
Feet Up
Reg Legg, long term driver and
'unofficial ambassador' for coachbuilder's Binz, finally calls it a day at 78,
after a 64 year working lifetime ... MORE
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Reg
Legg: retires from Binz after a 64 year working
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Goes Down A Storm With Tempest
- versatility and
finish makes John P. Tempest Funeral Service the latest convert to
Binz private ambulance ownership ... MORE
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John
Tempest (right), receiving the keys to his firm's
new Vito private ambulance from Mike Ainscough, Binz
UK corporate sales director. |
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Binz Blows The Bloody Doors Off
- Raising money for charity on
The Italian Job Touring Event starting on 28th October, with a Mini Mayfair
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Bob
Barnett: swapping six door Binz for two door Mini to
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EBAY
ALERT
A Binz for under 10K? It is too good to be true.
A 2004 Mercedes E270 hearse is currently being listed on Ebay UK. This is a
Binz 5 door hearse that is described as "being up and running" and
"registered as low-level Cat D flood damage". This vehicle is known
to us, and has in fact been left standing in water in last year's floods to
the level of the dashboard. We have so far had no requests for any
unique-to-Binz spare parts for this vehicle, so cannot vouch for any of the
claims made by the seller as to its fitness for purpose, or correct
functionality of on-board safety and other electronic systems. Binz UK Ltd.
wishes to disassociate itself from this vehicle and the seller.
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Boxing Clever
With Binz
Dewsbury-based
Eric F. Box Funeral Directors choose Binz Vito retrieval vehicle to enhance
their provision of care ... MORE
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Edward
Box of Eric F. Box Funeral Directors (right) accepting the keys to the
firms new Binz private ambulance from Mike Ainscough, director of
corporate sales, Binz UK. |
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Fulfilling a
Wish
Getting back to
work at Guernsey's Aurigny airport on was one of the goals David Ormrod set
himself as he battled cancer. Mindful of this wish, the family asked Channel
Islands' Argent Funeral Directors to arrange for the funeral cortege to stop
at the terminal building, so workers who could not attend could pay their last
respects to a popular colleague.
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Argent
Funeral Director's silver Binz three door hearse
pausing outside the Aurigny terminal building -
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Meeting the
Maker
Mercedes
Enthusiast magazine's Ian Kuah sees how a Binz is made and talks to Binz
joint-Manging Director Gunther Schoenleber in Germany, and Binz UK CEO Peter
Smith over here. Read the feature ... MORE
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Mercedes
Enthusiast's takes an in-depth look at what makes a
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When Only The
Best Will Do
When Only The Best
Will Do - Excellence of Binz fleet complements quality of service offered from
new Cullompton funeral home at A H Squires & Son, who are all set to
celebrate their 75th anniversary in ... MORE
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Walter
H. Squires & Son's new Cullompton funeral home
with Binz hearse: quality fleet goes hand in hand
with quality premises |
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Silver Serves
Plymouth Well
Silver Serves
Plymouth Well - Choosing a Binz silver fleet helps raise profile of Plymouth
and South West Co-operative Society. The bigger the business, the more
conservative you might think its management to be. So ordering an all-silver
fleet ... MORE
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Jack
Walsh (right), Plymouth & South West
Co-operative Society general manager, taking
delivery of the co-operative's new silver Binz
funeral fleet from Mike Ainscough, Binz director of
corporate sales. |
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Binz Vito is
Purpose-built Addition to Argent Fleet
Guernsey funeral
directors Argent opt for versatile private ambulance from Binz - as part of
their bid to become one of the Island's leading funeral service... MORE
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Gary
and Jai Vaudin of Argent Funeral Directors:
'immensely impressed by the attention to detail of
their new Binz Vito private ambulance. |
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Five Go Mad In
The Mud
Binz service
technicians take time off to try 'brute tech' instead of 'hi-tech'.
The Binz UK 'Grand
Day Out' began with a the obligatory safety briefing, after which the group of
eager service people were introduced to one very... MORE
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What
highly-skilled workshop technicians do on their days
off: Binz UK's technical director Lee Smith (extreme
right) and his team of budding tankers. |
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Facts and
feedback favour Binz
Chesham-based
funeral directors choose Binz after evaluating loan vehicles from all the
competition. Family-owned Church View Funeral Directors of Chesham,
Buckinghamshire, has a long tradition of offering a dignified quality service
to the bereaved ... MORE
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(from
left) Kevin Smith, sales director of Binz with the
new Church View fleet. Accepting the keys is Sandra
Satterly, director of the company, joined for the
occasion by Ken Satterly and Glynn Satterly. |
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Binz Offshore
Binz three door
hearse proves ideal for narrow roads and tight turns of Guernsey for Argent
Funeral Directors.
When Gary and Jai Vaudin of Guernsey-based Argent Funeral Directors set about
developing their business plan as long ago as 1998, they envisaged a very
different proposal from what was then - and still is - the norm for UK funeral
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Jai
and Gary Vaudin of Argent Funeral Directors
accepting the keys to their new Binz three door
hearse from Binz CEO Peter Smith. |
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Second Sri
Lanka Order Confirms Global Reach of Binz Brand
Jarayatne Funeral
Palour purchase, complements exceptional levels of service offered to
high-profile clientele.
Investing in a
funeral fleet is not something that is done lightly. But how much more
difficult can that decision be, if your vehicle manufacturer lies half-way
around the globe? ... MORE
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Gamini
Jarayatne of Jarayatne Funeral Parlour, Colombo, Sri
Lanka with his firm's new Binz five-door hearse. |
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Floods Present
No Problem For Binz
Rapid delivery
helps Banbury' funeral director J & M Humphris replace flood damaged
hearse in record time. This summer's floods caught a great number of people by
surprise, with J&M Humphris of Banbury being just one of the ... MORE
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Chris
Humphris of J & M Humphris receiving the keys to
his firm's new Binz hearse from Mike Ainscough,
Binz's corporate sales manager |
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The 21st
Century Hearse
Binz consolidates
position in overseas RHD markets with supply to leading South African funeral
director of three door hearse. The potential for development of this
relationship is huge for both Binz and 21st Century Funerals. ... MORE
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Aubrey
Mkhabela of 21st South Africa's Century Funerals
taking possession of his company’s new Binz three
door E-Class based hearse from Binz CEO Peter Smith |
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Vito Fills
Vital Need
With the first
examples of these vehicles already earning their keep with UK funeral
directors and an order book now stretching into the high teens, interest in
Binz's Mercedes-Benz Vito private ambulance since the 'official' debut at the
NFE. ... MORE
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Mercedes-Benz
Vito based
Binz private ambulance. |
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Binz Goes
Compact
Launch of brochure
on a CD is a first for funeral vehicle sector: "It's about helping people
get straight to the information they need - without placing obstacles in their
way". ... MORE
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Binz
CD pack shots |
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Binz Plays
Fifth Gear Ace
Channel 5 TV
motoring programme Fifth Gear shines spotlight on CLS extended E-Class.
Starring alongside presenters Vicki Butler-Henderson, Tom Ford and Johnny
Smith, the hearse was filmed by one of the best motoring film crews in the
business to highlight the exquisite lines and details that have made the Binz
the market leader in the funeral sector. ... MORE
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Binz's
Roberta Smith, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Tom Ford,
Johnny Smith - all from Fifth Gear - and Kevin Smith
from Binz, taking a break from filming with the CLS
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Coupe de grace
Its not enough
these days to operate the best engineered cars in the world. They have to look
good too. Nowhere is this truer than in the exalted world of the top class
European coachbuilders, where luxury saloons are hand-crafted into the 6-door
limousines that ... MORE
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CLS
re-style for Binz extended E-Class brings touch of
class to limousine and hearse line. |
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Binz Get Smart
How can you save the planet, cut your own costs and
still save money for your clients? By thinking out of the box - like Binz UK,
which is using Smart cars to keep its vehicle servicing charges competitive.
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Binz
UK: working smarter, not harder |
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Art set to imitate life?
It isn't something that the biggest of publicity seekers
would dream of making capital out of. It just wouldn't be right. However,
funerals are one of the three big days in one's life. Increasingly, there is a
return to celebration and showmanship and with that comes a demand for style.
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Binz
hearse - adding class
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One Good Thing Leads To
Another
The old saying that one good thing leads to another
is certainly true for both Walter H. Squires & Son funeral directors and
bespoke coachbuilders, Binz UK.
In 2006 Ryan Squires, of Walter H. Squires & Son, took delivery of a Binz
Vito private ambulance, and was quoted at that point as commenting on the high
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(From
left) Kevin Smith, sales director of Binz UK,
handing over the keys of Walter H. Squires &
Son’s new Binz fleet, to Ryan and Melanie Squires. |
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Hoops or Loopholes?
The issue of the legality of limousines is something that most funeral
directors have never really had to worry about. Technically their limousines
should have hackney carriage plates, but most UK councils are happy to test
the vehicles and allow their use as funeral cars without showing their plates.
However, in recent years the UK has become inundated with American style
stretch limousines which not only stretch the chassis but also the law - and
their operation is said by the Police to be used as a front for further
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Water, Water Everywhere
Picture the scene. Just as everything seems set for the cortege to move off, a
breathless relative emerges from the house with an elaborate floral tribute
that's all-too-obviously just been plucked from a bucket of water. Whilst a
good shake behind the closed doors of the funeral home might be in order, this
is not something that will go down too well in ...MORE
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Binz
flower trays: saving burr walnut from watermark |
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Thoroughly legal limousines.
European formal limousine vs.
American stretch limo - is there a difference? You betcha.
There has been a growing level
of controversy over the use and licensing of limousines around the UK. This
has been precipitated by the burgeoning growth of American style stretched
limousines which can often be ...MORE
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Dorset Funeral Directors
Finalise Binz Fleet Renewal
The Dorset-based family of
funeral directors FC Douch has now finalised its fleet renewal programme with
the delivery of eight cars from Binz (UK) Ltd. Opting for the iF
Design award winning Binz hearses and the timeless lines of the E-class Binz
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Fleet Figures All Add Up For
Tempest
There are all sorts of reasons
for buying a Binz but sometimes the plain and simple fact is that if you want
the best, only a Binz will do. Especially if your business development plan
demands a radical shift from the make-do-and mend approach of running
pre-owned vehicles, towards the potential economies promised by a single
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Commonwealth Connections
When the UK joined the European
Union we were told of how it would open up trading avenues within Europe.
Others saw the UK as a doorway to the Commonwealth markets. A combination of
those concepts has resulted in the sale of the first right hand drive Binz
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Boralesgamuwa
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