Centrol Recycling, the Widnes based waste management and recycling company have recently taken delivery of 4 new Volvo’s, consisting of 2 FM-300, 6x2 refuse vehicles and two FM -400s, with Boughton hookloader equipment and drawbar coupling.

With the decision to purchase Volvo based on driver acceptability, fuel performance and price, Centrols Transport Manager, Chris Hanson Jones commented, “As well as our drivers requesting the company purchase to Volvo, we were provided with a very competitive price on the vehicles.”

Purchased from Volvo dealership Thomas Hardie Commercials in Liverpool, on a five year repair and maintenance contract, Chris commented, “From the outset, Thomas Hardie have been very committed to the deal, working closely with us to ensure that we kept within our budget and were supplied with vehicles that matched our requirements.”

All the new additions to the company’s fleet of 19 vehicles were specified with day cab in comfort trim along with the addition of Euro 4 compliance and fitted with Volvo’s SCR technology.

Also opting for the I-shift automatic gear box on the two refuse vehicles, to help improve fuel efficiency Chris stated that, “As fuel costs continue to rise again, improving the MPG of our vehicles becomes more and more important. We hope that the automatic gearbox will help our drivers get the most out of the vehicles.”
Working regionally, within the Northwest, on a number of contracts, the vehicles will be used for the collection of commercial waste, cardboard, plastic and paper.