Specially converted South West Water Peugeot Partners for the new Leak Detection Team are handed over
SOUTH West Water has created a bespoke ‘Leak Detection Team’, to demonstrate its commitment to this strand of their business and ending its outsourcing of this vital work.
The new team has been equipped with all the best-possible equipment including an initial fleet of 54 specially-equipped Peugeot Partner vans.
Converted by its local Dealership – Hawkins Motors Ltd in St Austell, Cornwall – 54 Partner SE L2 HDi 92 vans have been converted and equipped with specialist leak-detection equipment, traffic management signs and bollards to cater for roadside incidents.
Mark Karkeek, South West Water Transport Manager, said: “Faced with the opportunity to specify a whole new bespoke range of vans for this purpose provided us with a chance to do things quickly and utilised the expertise of our suppliers, helped by having first-hand experience of the durable Peugeot Partner van.
“Getting them modified for purpose by Hawkins, our local Peugeot Dealer, who converted the vehicle with our specific and exacting conversion requirements, was greatly appreciated.”
The supplying Peugeot Dealerships are Hawkins Motors and the Truscotts Group.
This initial supply was handled by Hawkins as it was also commissioned to manage the specialist conversion requirements emphasising South West Water’s commitment to using local suppliers with its operational area.
South West Water has a considerable van fleet, such is the nature of its business and since 2001 Peugeot is its primary supplier of Light Commercial Vehicles. The 54 Partner vans have been funded by Peugeot Contract Hire via a bespoke 5-year 100,000 mile Finance Lease scheme and maintenance agreement that was specifically developed for South West Water.
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