LEX Autolease has supplied Lloyds Bank with six mobile bank branches, which have hit the roads across the country.

The mobile branches are to serve local communities in and around Carmarthen and Ebbw Vale in South Wales, St Austell in Cornwall, Totnes in Devon, Chester-le-Street in County Durham and Cirencester in the Cotswolds.

Designed and constructed to ensure ease of maintenance, the mobile bank branches will be kept on the roads where and when they’re needed.

They will be operated by G4S with ongoing fleet management and maintenance provided by BT Fleet.

The British roads will see the first of eight mobile branches being introduced across the Lloyds Bank network, extending the existing fleet of eight, which are already operating in the Bank of Scotland network.

The bespoke builds are based on a medium wheelbase Iveco chassis cab with six speed gearbox and a Euro6 engine. The chassis and branch unit were assembled by Doncaster-based vehicle specialists Cartwright Conversions. As part of the conversion, there is a wheelchair access lift that has been incorporated into the entrance step-well.

Tim Porter, managing director at Lex Autolease, said: “The introduction of these mobile branches is just part of the strong growth we’ve seen in the light commercial vehicles sector.

“Our expertise in total fleet solutions will ensure we keep Lloyds Bank’s mobile branches on the road, enabling them to support their customers. And, working in partnership with a core supplier base of British businesses, this is another way Lex Autolease is supporting Lloyds Banking Group’s aim of helping Britain prosper.”

Steve Shaw, commercial and operations director at Cartwright Conversions Ltd, said: “We worked in close partnership with Lex Autolease through every step of the bespoke build to ensure the mobile branches were fit for purpose. The combined expertise of our Manchester and Doncaster sites were involved from design to delivery and it was a pleasure to hand over the first three of these great looking and hard-working mobile units.”

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