{"id":9592,"date":"2017-01-30T16:08:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T16:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=9592"},"modified":"2017-01-30T16:10:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T16:10:12","slug":"sliding-doors-open-for-volkswagen-fleet-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/9592","title":{"rendered":"Sliding doors open for Volkswagen fleet deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Door fitting specialist Gilgen Door Systems has purchased 24 new Volkswagen vans as part of a fleet\u00a0renewal programme which will eventually see\u00a0VW supply the firm&#8217;s entire fleet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-1-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Gilgen Door Systems Volkswagen vans\" width=\"650\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-1-sm.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-1-sm-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-1-sm-624x265.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-1-sm-50x21.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gilgen&#8217;s latest order was for 20 new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/9395\">Transporter<\/a> vans and four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/9565\">Crafter<\/a> panel vans.\u00a0These follow on from an order last year for four Crafters and 10 Transporters. The new Transporters are T32 Startline LWB 2.0 TDI BMT models, while the Crafters are CR35 LWB 2.0 TDI BMT panel van models.<\/p>\n<p>The vans have been fitted out with specialist racking and full Gilgen livery. They will be used by the firm&#8217;s service engineers to\u00a0carry replacement parts and perform servicing and maintenance on customer sites.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9595\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9595\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-2-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Gilgen Door Systems van racking\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-2-sm.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-2-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-2-sm-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/gilgen-door-vw-2-sm-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gilgen&#8217;s new VW vans are fitted with specialist racking to hold tools and spare parts. Pictured: Volkswagen Transporter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Roger Massey, Marketing Manager at Gilgen Door Systems UK Ltd, commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cVolkswagen Commercial Vehicles has worked closely with us to develop a package that suits our exact business needs. As a business, we were able to specify our fleet requirements with the sales team and they helped to source the racking for vehicles through their accredited converters. This meant that the vans were ready to go as soon as they were delivered.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gilgen Door Systems is a\u00a0leading global manufacturer of automatic doors, industrial doors and sliding walls, with more than 50 years&#8217; experience in this sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gilgen Door Systems has taken deliver of 24 new Volkswagen vans as part of a single marque fleet replacement programme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[2057,493],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9592"}],"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=9592"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9598,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9592\/revisions\/9598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}