Peugeot vans take the prizes at the commercial show

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PEUGEOT got off to a flying start at this month's CV Operators' Show, collecting two prestigious iVan Awards on the first day.

The Peugeot Bipper picked up the Best Light Van 2010 Award and the Peugeot Expert won Best Compact Van.

The awards continue a hugely successful year for Peugeot's LCVs, with sales up 65.1 per cent in a market up 12.6 per cent so far this year.

Tim Campbell, publisher and executive editor of iVan and iTruck magazines, said: "These awards were judged by our editorial team plus fleet and retail customers, so recognise the stand-out vans have in real world use.

"These particular categories are a battleground of practicality and costs, and the Peugeot vans are unbeatable for usability, low emissions and all-important running costs.

"They have consistently dominated these two categories."

Richard Gavan, Peugeot light commercial vehicle product manager, said: "With its load capacity of up to 2.8m3 and combined fuel consumption of 62mpg, the Peugeot Bipper is delivering exactly what modern users increasingly require, as evident by this award on top of its International Van of the Year award for 2009.

"On our stand at the show, Bipper proudly wore the Royal Mail livery after the company took 2,000 of these vans as part of its fuel efficiency strategy.

"And Peugeot Expert too, with its superb engines and a range of highly practical sizes, is providing an excellent real world tool as companies look to maximise economy and efficiency."

Peugeot's stand at the show was alive with visitors keen to take a close look at its range, as well as the new conversions programme for the Boxer chassis and the innovative U-tail Concept.

The Peugeot Boxer Roadload U-tail Concept demonstrates how a flexible modular transport and storage system can be added to a Boxer chassis cab, adding a new level of ease for daily deliveries, plant work or moving a whole host of small loads in a controlled manner.

Meanwhile Peugeot's strong LCV sales' performance in 2010 has continued with an 8.55 per cent market share for the first quarter.

The practicality, compact size and clever packaging of the Peugeot Bipper is winning many customers who are downsizing into vehicles which are more fuel efficient and closer to their actual load carrying needs. Sales of the Partner van also continue to go from strength to strength with sales up 35.1 per cent in the first quarter, compared to 2009.