Knights of Old recently exhibitedat Multimodal, which is the UKand Ireland's leading freight

transport and logistics exhibitionwhich took place atthe NEC, Birmingham.The exhibition, whichsaw over 7000 visitorsfrom the industry,provided Knights ofOld with an idealplatform to promoteits services amongstpeers and potentialclients.

With a brand new standand corporate video, thecompany was focusedon displaying its professionalism andcapabilities through a range of customercase studies.

Mike Bacon, Group Director, Knights ofOld said: “How your stand looks is soimportant to the success of the show. Youhave to look professional, capable and

approachable all inone go and we arereally happy withhow the exhibitionwent for us.Feedback fromexisting andpotential clients hasbeen very positiveand the calibre ofenquiries that wetook is very high.”

The group hopes toexhibit at other UK

and European shows in a bid to continueraising the profile of the Knights of OldGroup.

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Air ambulanceis chosencharity forfamily fun dayKnights of Old and Truckeast aresupporting Air Ambulance through araffle at the family fun day and aim toraise at least £5,000.

The money raised will help support TheAir Ambulance Service (TAAS). The AirAmbulance Service is the umbrellaorganisation across 3 separateservices; Warwickshire andNorthamptonshire Air Ambulance(WNAA), Derbyshire, Leicestershire andRutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA), bothlocal emergency rescue services, andthe Children’s Air Ambulance, a nationalemergency transfer service for criticallyill children and babies.

Each rescue mission costs an averageof £1,700 and the charity receives noGovernment funding at all, relyingentirely on charitable donations. Yoursupport will help keep these life-savingservices in the air.

High calibre of client enquiriesfrom Multimodal 2014

Group Managing Director, Ian Beattie

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Knights of Old Group has beendriving its apprenticeshipscheme forward in the past 12

months by recruiting talented localyoungsters. We are delighted to haverecently seen two of our apprenticespresented with their NVQ certificatesand look forward to seeing themprogress in their roles here. As a large local employer, we have animportant role to play within our

community. As well as helping the localeconomy we feel it’s important toencourage youngsters to engage withthe transport and logistics industry. Wehope to encourage the next generationto consider a career in our sector.

We will also be looking to raise theprofile of the company through a seriesof trade shows, following the success ofMultimodal at the NEC. Brand

awareness is veryimportant if we are toattract new, qualitycustomers.

I hope you can allmake it to theforthcoming familyfun day, as your continued hard workand support is very much appreciated.Ian Beattie

Multimodal saw over

7000 visitors

and provided

Knights of Old with

the ideal platform to

promote its services

amongst its peers

and potential clients[

Knights of Old unveils Beast Qu

Training the staff of tomorrow

Agroup of lucky schoolchildrenenjoyed some monster funwhen Knights of Old launched a

stunning new addition to its trailer fleetduring a visit to Laxton Junior Schoolin Oundle, Northamptonshire.

The eye-catching trailer, which is now inservice, features Beast Quest, abestselling series of children's fantasynovels from Orchard Books.

The launch certainly proved a hit with theschoolchildren. Mark Potter, theheadmaster of Laxton Junior School, said:'Knights of Old were kind enough to bringSir Galahad, also known as The BeastQuest truck by our little ones, to the schooland caused great excitement for all of ourinfant children. This was a terrific way tobring our EYFS children's learning aboutTransport to life.

Each child got to climb into the cab andthey thoroughly enjoyed the chance topretend to be a truck driver for a while.The children also got to see how thetruck's tail-lift worked and Lee, the drivertrainer for Knights of Old, and Paul,Sir Galahad's driver, explained howdeliveries were taken into and out

of the back of the truck.

One of our Reception children was soenthused by his time in the cab that he

informed me he wants to be a truck driverwhen he grows up. Another was verypleased that there was a telephone in thedriver's cab so that he would be able to

[Beast Quest trailer launchedat Laxton JuniorSchool, Oundle

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Knights of Old is a passionatesupporter of apprenticeschemes because it knows that

training the staff of tomorrow is the keyto continued success in a highlycompetitive industry.

To make sure that it recruits only the bestcandidates, Knights of Old has joinedforces with Starting Off, a local recruitmentand training company which hasbeen finding jobs for Northamptonshire'syoung people and organising their trainingprogrammes for 25 years.

Nick Bithell, Knights of Old's HR Manager,is full of praise for the way the partnershiphas paid dividends. He said: "We have

worked with Starting Off on therecruitment of trainees and more recentlyapprentices for seven years. During thistime we have found that their staff haveconsistently understood our businessneeds and have supplied very strongcandidates, most of which are still with thecompany”.

Knights of Old recently tookpart in a procession ofHGVs at the official opening

of the A43 Corby Link Road. Theroad, which has taken two years tocomplete, is a four-mile long dualcarriageway which connects theexisting A43 near the village of

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We are pleased to announce

that a joint Family Fun Day is

going to take place in

association with Truckeast on Sunday 21

September at Bruntingthorpe Proving

Ground. A host of activities will be

available for all ages, including truck

driving, 4x4 off road driving, go-karting,

Segway rally experience, laser clay

shooting, face painting and live

entertainment.

This event is for employees and the

immediate families of both companies

and invitations with further details will

be sent out shortly.

In order for the event to be a success we

are calling on volunteers that can help

on the day, so if you would be interested

in taking part, please contact

Kelly Drew on extension 2620 or email

kelly.drew@knightsofoldgroup.com

Family Fun DaySunday 21 September

� Driving the latest Scania trucks� High speed passenger ride� Segway rally experience� 4x4 off-road experience � Go karting� Helicopter visit by Air Ambulance� Balloon modeller and face-painting� Charity raffle with great prizes � Magic and street shows� Toddler play area� Live entertainment� Bouncy castles � Laser clay shooting

10.30am-4pmBruntingthorpe Proving Ground

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raising money for the Air Ambulance Service

call his mum and dad every night when hewas away from home on his longjourneys. What an exciting morning wehave had'.

g of A43 Corbycession

Volunteers wanted!Could you spare an hour during the day to help?

Free lunch for all helpers. HGV licence holders and general volunteers

please email kelly.drew@knightsofoldgroup.com

Stanion to the A6003 near BarfordBridge, north-west of Kettering.As well as improving the link between thenorth of the county and the A14 the roadwill also reduce congestion on other localroads on the network, improving roadsafety, particularly in the village ofGeddington.

Knights of Old showcased 12vehicles at Peterborough Truckfest– although we didn’t come away

with a prize, a great weekend was had byall and thanks to all the drivers that tookpart.

PeterboroughTruckfest

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Raunds Town FC - top of their league

Steve Addison and his wife Claire arepleased to announce Florence MaisieAddison arrived 25 April weighing 6lb 13oz.

Emma Griffiths and her partner Ian arepleased to announce Leah Jane Dooleyarrived 3 May weighing 6lb 13oz

Congratulations to Raunds TownFootball Club under 13’s. Theteam which is managed by John

Hawkins, Hitchin Transit Supervisor atKnights of Old, had a very successfulseason and they finished top of their

league. Well done to the team for a greatachievement and good luck for nextseason.

New arrivals