{"id":3406,"date":"2012-06-14T07:06:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T07:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=3406"},"modified":"2012-06-13T19:16:10","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T19:16:10","slug":"anglian-water-to-take-500-new-vauxhalls-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/3406","title":{"rendered":"Anglian Water To Take 500 New Vauxhalls In 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anglian Water fleet manager Nigel Allen with some of Anglian's new Vauxhall vans<\/p><\/div>\n

Anglian Water is the largest water and wastewater service in England and Wales by geographic area. It has relied Vauxhall vehicles for over a decade and cars and vans from the Luton<\/a>-based manufacturer currently form around 90 per cent of its 2,000-strong fleet.<\/p>\n

Anglian Water serves a region stretching from the Humber north of Grimsby<\/a> to the Thames estuary in the south, and from Buckinghamshire in the west to Lowestoft<\/a> in the east. Its operators have to service 80,000km of water and wastewater pipes over an area of 27,500 square kilometres, so the demands on its fleet vehicles are significant.<\/p>\n

Talking about the company’s current vehicles,\u00a0Nigel Allen, Anglian Water\u2019s Fleet Manager said:<\/p>\n

\u201cPut simply, our current fleet is the best, most cost-effective solution we\u2019ve ever had. Vauxhall has worked closely with us to help us get to where we are today and there\u2019s always someone on the end of the phone. We\u2019ve been constantly impressed with the vehicles\u2019 prices, maintenance costs and residual values.<\/p>\n

The two major drivers for our fleet decisions are whole life costs and CO2<\/sub> emissions, both from an environmental and financial point-of-view. The whole life costs of all our Vauxhall vehicles \u2013 both cars and vans \u2013 are incredibly impressive and we also see the benefit of the ecoFLEX models in our fleet, including the New Combo<\/a> and Vivaro ecoFLEX<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anglian Water\u2019s fleet of 2,000 vehicles includes 1,200 light commercial vehicles, 600 cars and 200 trucks and heavy vans. Around 90 per cent of the car fleet is comprised of Vauxhalls including Corsa, Astra and Insignia, and Vauxhall commercial vehicles make up more than 95 per cent of the van fleet, including New Combo, Vivaro and Movano models. Having taken delivery of 500 Vauxhalls in 2011, Anglian Water will take on a similar number of new vehicles in 2012.<\/p>\n

Nigel continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cOur fleet vehicles are owned by us for four or five years. We sell the cars on once they clock up 100,000 miles and the vans when they reach 120,000 miles. Given the mileage involved, it\u2019s important our fleet is not only efficient and cost-effective to run, but absolutely dependable.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When any new parts are required, Anglian Water benefits from next-day delivery through Vauxhall Trade Club, which not only provides the most affordable solution, but reduces downtime as all parts are supplied under warranty and are genuine, quality Vauxhall parts that will fit first time.<\/p>\n

In addition to the low emissions afforded particularly by Vauxhall\u2019s ecoFLEX models, Anglian Water\u2019s commitment to reducing environmental impact extends to its vehicle fixtures and fittings.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral years ago, we asked our supplier, Bott, about refitting equipment into new vehicles and they came up with a solution,\u201d said Nigel Allen. \u201cToday, fitting out our new models with fittings and fixtures from de-fleeted vehicles provides us with a 25 per cent cost saving, as well as the environmental benefit of not having new equipment manufactured.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

James Taylor, Vauxhall Fleet Sales Director, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to continue the long-established relationship between Vauxhall and Anglian Water. We have worked hard to provide solutions to the varying demands of the company\u2019s fleet, from its operational support and service vans through to its business cars. Vauxhall\u2019s relationship with Anglian Water perfectly demonstrates our capability to deliver a complete fleet solution, from a wide range of flexible and efficient vehicles through to responsive and cost-effective aftersales.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For more information visit www.vauxhall.co.uk<\/a> or\u00a0www.anglianwater.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anglian Water is to continue its long-standing relationship with Vauxhall and is planning to take around 500 new Vauxhalls into its 2000-strong fleet this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[1433,1438,1487,1424,52,119,1288],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3406"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3408,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3406\/revisions\/3408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}