Braidwood Associates, Traffic Planning and Traffic Engineering Services, team up with Heart of Midlothian Football Club to provide soccer strips to Busoga College Mwiri, in Jinja, Uganda

Braidwood Associates, leading independent Traffic Planning and Traffic Engineering Services consultancy, has linked up with the African school through the Graduate Transportation Modeller, Grant K. Rugarama. Grant went to the school as a child and wanted to give something back to his homeland. The Ugandan was quick to identify a link with his own heroes, the current Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo and midfielder David Obua. The Hearts manager was formerly manager of the Ugandan team and David Obua is one of the country’s best players.

Hearts star Obua said: “I heard of Grant’s plan and I thought it was a great idea. Both the manager and I were happy to help him with a donation of full team kit for his school. His company Braidwood Associates came to the club and we were happy to help. In Uganda things can be difficult in certain areas in terms of sporting equipment and sports clothing and I have no doubt that the children at Grant’s former school will be delighted with the gift.”

Richard Braidwood, managing director, Braidwood Associates, said: “We have worked in most corners of the world advising on traffic management and infrastructure projectsand when Grant asked if there was something we could do to help his former school I was happy to help. We obviously both know what a big club Hearts is and when we approached the club to agree this deal both Csaba and David were very keen to help us promote the agreement. Grant has contributed a lot to Braidwood Associates and this seemed a great way to help him meet his heroes while also helping his former school.”

Braidwood Associates has supplied $2000 worth of Hearts soccer strips to the school.

About Braidwood Associates
Braidwood Associates is a leading independent microsimulation traffic modelling consultancy focused within the transport sector. Through carefully managed growth and by providing high quality deliverables to clients, Braidwood Associates has become established as market leaders in providing microsimulation traffic modelling consultancy services in the global market place within the last three years.

With a wide range of traffic simulation software knowledge, traffic modelling experience, dedicated professional resources and proven project experience in varying sizes of traffic studies, Braidwood Associates brings together over 20 years experience in the microsimulation traffic modelling industry.

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Stena Line was presented with the accolade of the ’Best Ferry/Shipping Company’ at The Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards.

Northern Ireland Travel News has been organising the awards for the past 17 years, and this year’s ceremony was held in the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa in Newcastle and presented by broadcaster Craig Doyle.

Paul Grant, Stena Line’s manager for the Belfast to Stranraer ferry route, collected the glittering Tyrone Crystal trophy.

“I am absolutely delighted that Stena Line has won the Best Ferry Company title for the 16th time and all of us at Stena Line feel honoured that the work we undertake to provide the best service for our customers has been recognised once again,” said Paul.

“To win this accolade is recognition that the high standards we set ourselves have impressed our customers and indeed the awards judges. We are particularly pleased to have won this title as it comes on the back of receiving the Star Ferry Company title for an amazing 12th consecutive year at the Travel Bulletin Awards in London,” he added.

Stena Line is the market leader for ferries on the Irish Sea, offering the biggest fleet and the widest choice of routes from Ireland to Britain, including Belfast to Stranraer, Dun Laoghaire and Dublin Port to Holyhead, Rosslare to Fishguard and Larne to Fleetwood ferry routes. The company carries over three million passengers on its Irish Sea routes each year, more than its rival ferry operators combined.

About Stena Line:
In the UK alone, Stena Line offers over 30 daily crossings on its five different routes to Ireland including ferries to Belfast, Larne, Dublin, Dun Laoghaire and Rosslare as well as two daily ferries to Holland on its Harwich to Hook of Holland route, providing fast and efficient crossings with excellent onboard services and facilities.

Stena Line’s route network consists of 18 strategically located ferry routes throughout Europe including ferries to Northern Ireland. Stena Line has a modern fleet with a total of 34 vessels including fast ferries (HSS), traditional combi-ferries, RoPax-ferries for freight and passengers, and pure cargo ships.

Stena Line’s rail and sail product to Ireland offers customers a seamless service from various train stations to destinations in Ireland including Dublin, Dun Laoghaire and Rosslare by joining forces with Arriva, Virgin Trains and First Great Western. Trains stop just a short walk away from the ferry check-in desks and are timed to connect to selected ferry services.

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VillaPlus.com, the independent tour operator, has successfully helped over 1000 people affected by the collapse of the XL Leisure Group, which incorporated XL Airways UK Limited.

In an effort to ease disruption caused to travellers following the dissolution of XL, the VillaPlus.com overseas representatives were at the airport to assist clients being repatriated to the UK by the Civil Aviation Authority and also visited those clients already in the resorts who were due to fly home within the days and weeks preceding the collapse. In the UK, the VillaPlus.com reservations team manned the phones, helping hundreds of clients who were due to fly out with XL Airways to find alternative flight arrangements.

Many of the VillaPlus.com clients who were affected by the collapse of XL have praised the company’s professionalism and the high levels of customer service provided in helping them find alternative flight arrangements.

David McGeever, a VillaPlus.com client who was due to fly out to Corfu with XL Airways commented; ”I would like to praise the staff of VillaPlus.com for their hard work and professionalism in trying to re-organise flights for our holiday to Corfu. From our first enquiries to booking our holiday until the unfortunate events of 12th September, I have been very impressed by the professionalism and excellent customer care shown by VillaPlus.com staff.”

VillaPlus.com’s ATOL (Air Travel Organisers Licensing) Licence protects any clients who book a package holiday, which includes flights from a potential collapse or the insolvency of an airline such as XL.

The Director at VillaPlus.com commented: “It is the dedication of our staff as well as our commitment to the continual improvement of our villa facilities which makes VillaPlus.com different from other tour operators. We have a highly experienced UK based reservations team representing over 250 years of travel industry experience whilst our overseas team is dedicated to providing clients with the ultimate villa holiday experience by working closely with our villa owners to help ensure the expectations of our clients is met. This means that our clients can book their VillaPlus.com holiday in the utmost confidence knowing that we can be trusted to help even in a crisis.”

About VillaPlus.com
VillaPlus.com is an independent tour operator that has been providing villa holidays for over 21 years to the best locations in Europe, providing holiday villas to rent in Cyprus, the Algarve, Costa del Sol, Mallorca, Menorca, Corfu, Costa Blanca, Kefalonia and Lanzarote.

VillaPlus.com has extensive experience and the independent operation means that they can offer ATOL protected air inclusive holiday packages that are genuinely tailored to individual client requirements.

In the late 80s and early 90s VillaPlus.com were the first villa company to try to install into every villa, basic items such as washing machines, dishwashers, satellite TV, microwaves, safes and alarms. These items were later followed by further upgrades such as PlayStation 2, stair gates, pool tables, table tennis, brick barbecues and sun bed mattresses.

VillaPlus.com have a highly experienced and dedicated team based in the UK and overseas who work hard to provide clients with the high levels of professional service required to ensure that the VillaPlus.com holiday experience is enjoyable and hassle free.

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Stena Line revealed that not having enough time to do what they want is the main concern of the British public. The new research from the UK ferry operator found that 49% of people cited lack of time as their biggest gripe while health concerns scored a low 9%.

Looking at antidotes to stress, Stena Line found that far from dreaming of fame and money, it is the simple things in life that we really yearn for. 28% of those surveyed said that a simple short haul holiday would reduce stress, whilst 25% wanted more time to listen to music and 21% wanted to read more.

The survey also revealed that a short haul holiday causes its own woes - with 39% citing the dread of completing their work before going on holiday as the most stressful. 39% also found air travel the most stressful with 1% citing ferries as a stressful mode of transport.

Lars Olsson, Stena Line’s general manager of travel for the UK, said, “With the increasing stress, crowds and queues involved in air travel we’re delighted that more people are turning to ferry travel to allay their stress.”

“Stena Line’s ‘dutchflyer‘ rail and sail product is becoming increasingly popular as it combines with overnight crossings, allowing workers to minimise time out of the office and finish assignments before heading to the port by train from London or East Anglia after work, sailing in one of our refitted cabins.

“With the credit crunch taking a real hold we expect that ‘dutchflyer’ will gain further popularity, as the cabins included in the fare eliminate the need to pay for an extra hotel night.”

Notes to Editors:
In the UK alone, Stena Line offers two daily ferries to Holland on its Harwich to Hook of Holland route as well as over 30 daily crossings on its five different routes to Ireland (Stranraer to Belfast, Fleetwood to Larne, Holyhead to Dublin, Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire and Fishguard to Rosslare) providing fast and efficient crossings with excellent onboard services and facilities.

Stena Line’s rail and sail dutchflyer product includes rail travel from any National Express East Anglia rail station including London Liverpool Street and onward travel to any NS Dutch rail station. Dutchflyer fares from any National Express East Anglia station start from just £29 per person one-way.

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Masterlease reports global vehicle fleets have seen their fuel bills rise by as much as a third in the last year, making fuel management a boardroom issue

Global vehicle fleets have seen their fuel bills rise by as much as a third in the last year according to research by international leasing company Masterlease.

With vehicle manufacturers’ continuous improvements in fuel efficiency now being swamped by escalating fuel prices, global businesses have to face the reality of increasing costs to their fleet management.

While average diesel prices have soared by a third in the last year, the story is not quite as grim for unleaded petrol - although globally it has still increased on average by 18% since 2007.

Despite the overall increase in fuel prices, the latest research by Masterlease shows some interesting differences between the countries. The most expensive countries to purchase fuel from are the UK, Norway and Sweden, although the price increases over the last year have not been as dramatic as in others.

At the other end of the spectrum, Australia remains the cheapest place to purchase fuel - although over the last twelve months the price of diesel has increased by 33%. However, the country that has endured the biggest price hike is Austria, with diesel prices rising a staggering 42%.

Masterlease carried out the survey in all 17 countries in which it operates to get a true picture of how much fuel is really costing global customers. The research was conducted in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

As well as the global price hikes on fuel, one factor that has a big impact on global fleet fuel bills is the provision of free private fuel to company car drivers. In nine out of the 17 countries, this is a taxed benefit, while in five of the countries surveyed (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Australia), free private fuel is not taxed.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in Australia, where as one of the highest emitters of carbon in the world, contributing on average 27.54 tonnes to the atmosphere every year per person, many businesses are looking at measures to compensate by investing in formal carbon offsetting activities.

Nick Brownrigg, CEO of Masterlease Group, commented: “While the fuel issue may not be particularly new, the relative cost of fuel has been the biggest recent talking point in fleet management and it would come top, or close to the top, with every fleet decision maker, wherever they are in the world. As a result, the continuing volatility in fuel prices has emphasised the importance to the fleet industry of effective fuel management and accessibility of information to help control costs at every stage.

“It is important for global businesses to understand exactly how much they are spending on fuel across all of their country operations, so that they can look for cost saving opportunities.

Once there is an understanding about the total fuel bill, businesses should then consult an independent expert to advise them on how to reduce these costs. There are enormous benefits to businesses that can demonstrate efficiency in terms of meeting these challenges. It simply means more effective measurement of MPG, fuel and fleet costs, and to achieve this, businesses need to make fuel management a boardroom issue.”

About Masterlease Group
Masterlease is one of the fastest growing funding and vehicle fleet managementcompanies in Europe, offering business to business all makes full service car leasing.

With 15 operations in Europe and plans to expand into other countries, its strong geographic presence and consistent branding enables Masterlease to offer a cohesive service across the Continent. The company manages around 210,000 vehicles.

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Aeris® Communications, the leading wireless communications service provider dedicated exclusively to the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and telematics marketplace across North America, today announced the company has added an article exploring commercial vehicle telematics to its website.

The article provides an overview of commercial vehicle telematics, a system that utilizes wireless communication to manage remote assets such as vehicles, equipment and personnel. The full article is available for download at http://www.aeris.net/articles/commercial-vehicle-telematics.html

When implemented, commercial vehicle telematics can monitor automotive navigation systems, driver behavior, engine statistics, traffic and road conditions, and provide safety and security measures.

The article also includes an overview of practical applications of commercial vehicle telematics such as:

• Computerized Maintenance & Remote Vehicle Diagnostics
• Vehicle Tracking and other location-based services
• Remote Fleet and Asset Management
• Loss Prevention
• Hands-Free Feature Functionality
• Cold-Store Freight Monitoring

Commercial vehicle telematics provide an extremely useful, cost-saving, and liability limiting, logistics management tool for commercial fleets that transport goods or people.

About Aeris Communications, Inc.
Aeris® is the leading wireless communications service provider dedicated exclusively to the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Telematics marketplace across North America. Aeris has assembled and seamlessly integrated its top tier carrier partner networks through AerFrame™ to provide customers with simplified, unified, reliable, and even customized network services for M2M and Telematics applications. Since 1992, Aeris has provided value to vehicle telematics customers by lowering the costs associated with development, manufacturing, distribution and operations, all with higher quality of service throughout the vehicle lifecycle. For more information, please visit aeris.net or call 1-888-GO-AERIS.

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PINC Solutions, the leader in cost-effective yard management solutions based on real-time asset visibility technology, has been named by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine among its 2008 top-100 providers of next-wave supply chain services and solutions.

The seventh year since its first publication, the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 is a select list of the best supply chain solution providers, consultants and other organizations that were helping lead the way in transforming companies’ supply and demand chains.

This year the magazine focused the criteria for its “100″ feature on supply chain innovation. “Our readers turn to Supply & Demand Chain Executive to learn about new solutions and best practices for enabling the supply chain, to understand trends in supply chain technology, and to benchmark their own companies’ enablement initiatives with those of other enterprises across industry verticals,” explained Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. “The corporate executives and line-of-business leaders who rely on the magazine want to know what the different supply chain solution and service providers are doing to help them meet the challenges of the 21st century supply chain.”

“We are delighted that, once again, a leading industry publication has recognized PINC as a leading innovator in supply and demand chain solutions,” said Aleks Gollu, CEO of PINC Solutions. “By focusing on solving the fundamental challenges, i.e., the lack of real-time visibility, common to the participants in the supply and demand chain, we have developed a unique asset visibility and management solution enabled by a revolutionary RTLS technology platform. Built on web-based application interfaces, PINC’s products are available as turnkey solutions with hosted systems and optional Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). With commercial deployments across North America since early 2006, these systems return their values through immediate efficiency improvements in customers’ daily operations, addressing the needs of companies regardless of their sizes.”

The 100 recipients of the recognition are featured in the cover story of the June/July 2008 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive, as well as online atwww.SDCExec.com/SDCE100.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

About PINC Solutions
PINC is a privately held company headquartered in Berkeley, California. Its real time asset visibility and management solution, Yard Hound™, is deployed at industry-leading customers in manufacturing, retail and transportation sectors throughout North America. PINC’s clients include Fortune-500 businesses as well as leaders in the SMB segment. PINC has pioneered the development a unique RTLS platform using passive RFID, MEMS and other wireless sensors to determine the item position in real time, eliminating the need for heavy capital investment in the infrastructure. The Yard Hound suite of products is designed with a scalable architecture for businesses of any size, and is expandable with modular components as customers’ needs grow. For more information about PINC Solutions and the Yard Hound products, please visit www.pincsolutions.com

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Phoenix Machinery Movers knows the benefits of having the right tools for the job in the machinery moving industry. The right tools go beyond trucks, cranes, lift trucks and specialized moving equipment. Experience may be the most important asset in the industry and you can be confident that our employees have the “on the job” rigging know-how. We are continually upgrading and training our employees’ skills. At Phoenix, we know that the future depends on our investment in people.

Our heavy machinery experience has awarded us with an excellent reputation throughout the heavy hauling industry. Whether you need a machine moved within your plant, or you are relocating your entire plant across the country, our machinery experts are prepared for the challenge. Our project leaders not only manage the removal, transportation, and setup of your machines, but they also ensure the timely construction of your new plant including the proper foundations & pits. We provide turnkey solutions in mechanical, electrical, piping (hydraulic, air, & water), rigging, millwright services, machinery moving & heavy hauling.

Phoenix Machinery Movers maintains its high standards by keeping up-to-date with machinery manufactures’ specifications. We are authorized installers for many of the well known machine builders. Rest assured that your project is in good hands with one of the few manufacturer recommended machinery installers. Our personnel can disassemble, package, haul, and reassemble your machines based on the manufacturers’ specifications. At Phoenix Machinery Movers our employees meet or exceed both MUST and OSHA 30 Certifications.

We pride ourselves with our investment in heavy hauling & machinery moving equipment. We employ an entire team of qualified mechanics. Our safety records prove our commitment to excellence. Proper maintenance not only ensures safety, but also minimizes any downtime that may result in unnecessary repairs.

Our machinery moving services are not geographically limited to just the U.S. We have experience with our heavy hauling equipment in both Mexico and Canada. We also partner with other highly qualified machine rigging companies worldwide. Phoenix Machinery Movers is well established with several international shipping lines. We are prepared for your overseas crating, packaging and shipping. Let our experienced professionals deal with the red tape that comes along with customs and international brokerage.

For more information or to request a quote, please visit our website. http://www.phoenixmachinerymovers.com

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Despite political and business pressure, the environment is still not a major factor for fleet decision-makers across the world when looking at strategic vehicle procurement, according to the latest research from international fleet management company Masterlease.

In fact saving money remains the common language of international fleet management across the globe, although the Italians (53%) and the Polish (33%) are more turned on to technology while the UK (2%) and the Dutch (4%) are surprisingly gadget shy, in terms of influencing the buying process, the survey of 2,600 fleet decision-makers revealed.

Almost 60% of Belgians put safety near the top of their list of issues concerning fleet management, while surprisingly, the Austrians (2%) and the Germans (5%) came bottom of the list of countries driven to improve risk in their fleet strategies. Decision makers in Portugal also put risk high on the agenda (43%), with their counterparts in the UK (27%) coming in behind Greece (32%) in terms of their risk focus.

With just 1% putting the environment as a priority, the Greeks and the Mexicans appear to be the least ‘green’, while at 16%, the UK decision-makers come out as championing the eco-cause, although this is still a relatively low priority compared to employee satisfaction which the UK’s managers scored at 34%.

In fact, the environment was regarded as a low priority amongst almost all of those surveyed despite it being currently so high on the political and business agendas around the world.

Masterlease conducted the survey in Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the UK, to discover decision-making drivers across 13 of the 17 countries in which it operates.

At 50%, the overall global findings put cost savings as the main concern for fleet managers, with risk coming in as a second priority. The ability to keep the vehicles on the road was the third most important priority with environmental concerns coming down the list with just 6%.

But the survey revealed some interesting country-by-country variations. More than half of the Italian sample (53%) put technology issues as high on their list with cost savings coming in joint second alongside keeping the vehicle on the road.

The Italians also put employee satisfaction as an important issue (37%) while it figured with only 5% of those in the German sample.

“The findings show a lot of expected commonality in terms of the cost saving issue, but the low rating of environmental concerns was a surprising discovery considering the importance being placed on C02-based tax initiatives around the world,” said Nick Brownrigg, CEO of Masterlease Group. “It is a fallacy that saving the environment and saving money are mutually exclusive. Reducing C02 emissions and costs are two sides of the same coin which is a message we are trying to get across to our international customers.”

He concluded, “Employee satisfaction and risk issues also provided some interesting cultural and geographical variations which went beyond typical stereotyping and provide fuel for thought for lease companies such as Masterlease who need to understand the business imperatives of both global and domestic procurement departments. This is part of our global strategy of thinking globally and acting locally”.

About Masterlease Group
Masterlease is one of the fastest growing funding and fleet management companies in Europe, offering business to business all makes full service vehicle leasing.

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Masterlease operates in a total of 17 countries across the globe: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

With 15 operations in Europe and plans to expand into other countries, its strong geographic presence and consistent branding enables Masterlease to offer a cohesive service across the Continent. The company manages around 210,000 vehicles.

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easyVan, the low cost van rental service from easyCar that provides van hire from more than 120 convenient locations throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, has been working with Sign*A*Rama Northampton to brand 80 Mercedes Vito vans for easyVan.com.

The vans feature vinyl graphics in easyVan’s eye catching orange livery. All the graphics were prepared at the Northampton store before being applied at a transit centre in Tilbury Docks.

The vinyl used for the project was supplied by Doro Tape Ltd from Ritrama’s L100 range. Of the 33 colours in the range, the orange proved to be the perfect match for the easyVan insignia. Doro Tape Ltd was also able to work within the extremely tight supply deadline for the project.

Mike Cook, from Sign*A*Rama Northampton says:

“The biggest challenge with this project was logistics. We had just two days to fit all 80 rental vans whilst at the dockside location before their distribution to depots countrywide. Our solution was to prepare the graphics in advance, and then a team of six of us worked systematically to apply the graphics to half a dozen vans at a time, until the project was completed.”

The branding was a complete success as easyVan’s Marketing Director John Sinke comments:

”We are delighted with the way in which Sign*A*Rama Northampton rose to the challenges posed by this project. We had an extremely tight deadline which they met and all 80 vans are now in service with Northgate plc, easyVan’s partner and main supplier.”

easyVan.com is the new low cost van hire service from Stelios and easy.com. Born from the rapid expansion of easyCar.com, easyVan.com focus solely on delivering value for van rental throughout the UK. The easyVan offering is working in partnership with Northgate plc, the UK’s largest van leasing and hire company.

easyVan is one of several easyGroup companies founded by Greek entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou. The easyGroup includes several well known companies such as easyJet, easyInternetcafe, easyCar, easyPizza, easyJobs and easyMusic amongst others.

About easyVan
easyVan is a low cost van rental partnership between Northgate plc and easyCar providing van hire from more than 120 convenient locations throughout the United Kingdom, including England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. They provide a large range of vans which are ideal for moving house or making large deliveries.

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Leading ferry operator Stena Line has launched plans to attract the international business traveler by offering business travellers a smarter way to travel to Holland with Stena Line’s Harwich to Hook of Holland ferry service.

Stena Line Ferries have announced they are looking to fill what they see as a previously overlooked gap in the international travel market and believe they have the answer. To this end Stena are offering what they feel is the ideal travel solution for both business travellers from East Anglia and busy city workers travelling to Holland, with the Dutchflyer ticket which allows them to take the regular train service from a variety of locations such as London Liverpool Street to Harwich Port, in just over ninety minutes, where passengers can transfer over to the ferry.

Travelling with Stena Line offers business travellers the chance to quickly and easily set off after a day in the office, and still be able to do their work on the ship in the comfort and quiet of the WiFi enabled Stena Plus lounge. Business travellers will also be able to get a good night’s sleep before waking up in Holland feeling refreshed and relaxed, having avoided the stress of busy airport terminals and long check-in queues.

The Dutchflyer ticket provides travellers with transport to many major Dutch cities including Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague making it ideal for business meeting arrangements.

The newly refurbished Stena Hollandica and Stena Britannica boast onboard facilities that provide business travellers to Holland with useful amenities such as WiFi – so that it is easy to check e-mails and access the Internet.

The Stena Plus lounge allows passengers to work in a quiet and calm environment with the added bonus of complimentary hot and cold beverages and light snacks. Or travellers can put business to one side for a while and take some time to relax with the newspapers and magazines on offer.

Those looking for ultimate privacy can book one of the newly-refurbished cabins. In the Captain Class Cabins there is a high quality Dux Mattress with a comfortable Quadro bedspread as well as the free WiFi internet access and a bureau with a writing case for additional notemaking. Plus the rooms boast a flat screen television for passenger use in order to take time out and relax. The complimentary mini bar also comprises a quarter Piper Heidsieck Champagne, bottles of mineral water, soft drinks, wine, beer and snacks.

Peckish passengers needn’t go hungry as they can eat at one of several onboard eateries and those travelling on the overnight service can enjoy a complimentary breakfast enabling them to arrive fresh and ready to get on with business upon arrival in Holland.

In the UK alone, Stena Line offers two daily crossings on its Harwich to Hook of Holland route and over 30 daily crossings on its five different routes to Ireland (Stranraer to Belfast, Fleetwood to Larne, Holyhead to Dublin, Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire and Fishguard to Rosslare) as well as providing fast and efficient crossings with excellent onboard services and facilities.

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Continental First Federal, a National Lender, becomes a major competitor to most banks and other lending institutions by offering better rates and terms to the Logistics Market.

With over a decade of financing logistic vehicles across America and other equipment such as construction, excavating, logging, paving, etc. Continental First Federal is becoming recognized as a major competitor when it comes to matching rates and terms on financing any commercial equipment including municipal financing rates, which are currently being quoted at 4.14% for most cities and counties seeking financing on their equipment acquisitions. Their company motto is: “Let CFF Help You Grow Your Business”, as quoted by their Sr. VP.

The company can be contacted by calling toll free at: 1-800-998-8997

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Parcel2go, the UK and USA delivery and collection postal service, are now offering a 10 percent discount for eBay users.

Gaining more and more users each day, the customers of the largest online auction site eBay, can now take advantage of a 10 percent shipping discount being offered by the delivery service Parcel2Go. With more people using eBay to buy and sell than ever before, there is high demand for reliable and cheap shipping to customers.

By placing the Parcel2go.com logo into the body of the description of an item on eBay up for auction, sellers will receive a 10 percent discount on shipping fees. Simple instructions on how to integrate the Parcel2go.com logo into eBay ads can be found on Parcel2go.com’s website. All it takes is a quick cut and paste and Parcel2go.com will send sellers a promotional code to receive the discount.

Parcel2go.com also offers free delivery on all packaging and shipping supplies. Essential resources for anyone selling items on eBay, Parcel2go.com offers a wide range of packing and wrapping products to ensure items are received in pristine condition. From the smallest in padded envelopes, to boxes and even large pallet wrap rolls, anything needed to pack a parcel can be found on their website complete with pictures of all their products.

Parcel2go.com also boasts a range of services that can be used online to track packages and find postcodes. The postcode finder is designed to be used to find postcodes of addresses where the postcode has been forgotten or can be used to find potential addresses of particular postcodes. Users can also track the movements of their packages online to destinations worldwide. The ability to track packages enables users to give customers the latest information regarding the time shipments can be expected. The comprehensive services provided by Parcel2go.com make it a one-stop-shop for shipping and packaging needs.

About Parcel2Go:
Parcel2go.com is the trading name of Parcel2go Ltd., registered in England and Wales and was founded in 1990. The company operates a cost effective collection and delivery service available throughout the UK and USA mainland. Through various delivery partners they are able to offer high levels of service backed up by a dedicated customer service team.

Parcel2go.com offers a comprehensive range of services to residents living within the UK or USA. Home and business users can benefit from services available domestically and internationally.

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CarrierRates.com is braced to become the largest network on transportation of cars and light trucks to the auto industry. Useful features and benefits of this network are a result of extensive research conducted nationwide of auto transport carriers (providers) and shippers (users).

“Here’s a wakeup call for the people involved in shipping and logistics for the auto industry, shape your business around technology to succeed”, says John Skelton of arrierRates.com, get evolved to compete and maximize profitability with the use of technology. This industry is and has suffered, mostly due to missed opportunity and failure to provide a common network community between auto transport carriers and shippers.

A small team of experts made up from auto shipping, auto industry wholesale buyers and technology programmers have collaborated to solve the problems by developing a nationwide method that uses technology to provide a neutral platform to integrate the auto hipping industry. Heading this team of experts is Mr. John Skelton, who has a vast experience of working as an auto transport and logistics provider.

This method is offered as an Internet network called CarrierRates.com

CarrierRates.com is braced to become the largest network on transportation of cars and light trucks to the auto industry. Useful features and benefits of this network are a result of extensive research conducted nationwide of auto transport carriers (providers) and shippers (users).

The main features of this network are:

- Auto Transport Shippers can post their car shipping needs and requirement. The auto transport carriers can reply directly to the users with their offer online.
- Tracking System: Allows user to track shipments from any provider.
Features of this network are free to providers and users pay a nominal fee.

Following features are currently under development:

· Forums – A place to question, comment, search and provide ideas, opinions and solutions
· Directory – For meaningful auto industry and shipping information from suppliers.
· News – Latest community news.
· Jobs – A free job-posting site for both users and providers in this community.

About CarrierRates.com
CarrierRates.com integrates the auto shipping community nationwide to improve the communities bottom line. Many auto transport carrier professionals are helping CarrierRates.com towards becoming the nations premier auto shipping network.

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