Warranty and claims handling specialist Castelan Group has taken delivery of 80 new Renault Traffic vans for use by its furniture care technicians.
The group put the fleet replacement deal out to tender and consider vans from five other manufacturers but opted to replace its existing fleet of Renault Trafic vans with the latest version of the French firm’s popular medium van.
Castelan ordered its short wheelbase, low-roof Trafics with the ENERGY dCi 120 1.6-litre Twin Turbo diesel engine. The power unit’s fuel economy of up to 47.9 mpg was a key factor in its purchasing decision.
Another significant influence was the availability of the Business+ trim line, Castelan specifying this equipment level as it incorporates features that it considers essential in its vehicles, such as air conditioning and rear parking sensors, as standard.
The Business+ specification builds on the Business specification, which itself includes DAB radio with Bluetooth, ESC (Electronic Stability Control) with HSA (Hill Start Assist) and Grip Xtend, electric front windows and remote central locking.
Business+ trim adds a smartphone dock, passenger bench seat with underseat storage, fold down middle passenger seat with detachable A4 clipboard and laptop storage, body-coloured front bumper, door rail and rear tail light column, full steel bulkhead with load-through facility, and wide view mirror.
Castelan’s Trafics have been further enhanced with the R-Link integrated 7″ touchscreen multimedia system, which includes sat nav, Bluetooth, DAB radio, and reverse parking camera system. Castelan also ordered the additional factory options of a 68mph speed limiter and metallic silver paint.
Martin Napper, CEO, Castelan Group, said:
“We were very happy with our previous Renault Trafics and after looking in detail at alternative replacements, the model yet again proved to be the best for our requirements. Not only was it a new design and competitive on price, but it also offered excellent fuel economy and a level of equipment that provides our technicians with what we consider to be ‘must have’ levels of connectivity, convenience and comfort.
Renault’s UK van sales reached their highest ever level in 2015 to 25,458 vehicles – up 40 per cent compared to 2014 and significantly outpaced the UK van market which grew by 16 per cent.