Northern Ireland’s largest grounds maintenance and landscaping contractor, Out There, has taken delivery of its first batch of 13 Volkswagen Crafter vans. The delivery is part of an ongoing refresh of its 70-strong fleet.

Out There’s new Volkswagen Crafter vans

The vans will be used by the Out There staff to cover various grounds maintenance and landscape contracts all across Northern Ireland and soon in London, where they have secured their first mainland UK contract.

The purpose built vehicles have been modified to ensure that each is able to carry the firm’s plant equipment.  All panel vans have been fully ply-lined, feature bulkhead protection and are fitted with a heavy duty towbar. In addition, a number of the vehicles have been converted to accommodate further crew members with a second row of seats installed and glazed side windows fitted.

Steven Thompson, Managing Director at Out There said:

“This is an exciting time for everyone at Out There and it’s great to finally unveil the new brand and fleet to everyone. We have around 70 new vehicles that are going to be renewed over the next 18 months, and we are pleased to have partnered up with Donnelly Commercial Vehicles for this first phase.

Out There’s fleet also includes a number of Volkswagen Caddy vans, as well as flatbed and tipper variants of the Crafter.