Enterprise orders ‘UK’s most fuel efficient fleet’
Sep 09, 2011
Geesinknorba has won a prestigious contract to supply six refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) to Enterprise PLC for their City of London contract, creating the most fuel efficient diesel-powered fleet in the UK.
All six will be award-winning Plug-in electric vehicles with 15m3 split bodies from Geesinknorba’s MF range for multifraction collections, the first split-bodied Plug-in Electric vehicles ordered in the UK.
This is also the first time Geesinknorba has won a contract to supply vehicles to the end user City of London, to cope with tight streets and sharp corners which characterise parts of the historic “Square Mile”.
What Geesinknorba's Plug-in Electric MF vehicles will look like in City of London's striking livery
The new Geesinknorba vehicles will operate throughout the area. The vehicles are able to cope with the most challenging of collection rounds because the bodies have been designed to maximise capacity while maintaining the ability to operate in narrow streets having been mounted on highly manoeuvrable chassis.
As well as being at the heart of Britain’s business and financial community, the City of London attracts thousands of tourists and other visitors every day and operates 24-hour domestic and commercial waste and recycling collections to maintain positive perceptions. The six new vehicles will join this operation in December.
Geesinknorba’s UK Business Director Geoff Rigg said: “I’m delighted that Geesinknorba is again breaking into new territory like this. The Enterprise City of London contract is highly prestigious and they’ve taken a very forward-thinking approach to their requirements with cost and environmental impact to the fore.
“Using our latest mark 5 Plug-in Electric technology on a diesel powered chassis will make them the most fuel efficient fleet in the UK at a time when fuel prices are soaring. Typically customers can expect fuel savings in excess of 20% and often considerably more depending on the type of rounds in which they operate and the way operators use the vehicle. So the projected savings in operating costs through this alone are terrific.
“On top of this, Enterprise has opted for our MF bodies which are designed to collect different recycling and waste streams at the same time which, in addition to the reduction in carbon emissions through fuel efficiency, shows their true commitment to the environment.”
