TOMORROW’S CLEANING MARCH 10
Kärcher cleans up
with Mercedes Vito
IT ISN’T OFTEN THAT YOU HEAR OF TWO NAMES AS BIG AS
KÄRCHER AND MERCEDES IN ONE SENTENCE, BUT IN THIS INSTANCE,
THIS IS A PERFECT PARTNERSHIP.
Mobile engineers working for leading cleaning
equipment manufacturer Kärcher have been
granted their wish with the arrival of a new
fleet of 10 Mercedes-Benz Vito vans.
The engineers travel the country servicing and
repairing Kärcher machinery and chose their
new Vitos over vehicles by competing
manufacturers.
Kärcher is a German-owned company whose
UK division is based in Banbury, Oxfordshire;
its new Mercedes Vito 111CDIs were supplied
by Oxford dealer Mudie-Bond.
The vans are the subject of a three-year, full-
maintenance contract hire deal with Daimler
Fleet Management. They are fitted with internal
Northern Ireland, work from home and are “The contract hire package was highly
racking systems by Bott, of Ashby de la Zouch
based as far apart as Cornwall and the north competitive and offers us complete peace of
– each carries a comprehensive stock of tools,
of Scotland. mind, with everything covered under a single
equipment and spare parts, allowing engineers
Fleet Manager Heather Lamont says:
monthly payment. The team at our local
to work on Kärcher’s wide range of products at
“Our previous vans were unpopular with
dealer, Mudie-Bond, also look after us very
customer locations.
some of our engineers, so when the time
well, so much so that I really can’t fault
Although best-known as a manufacturer of
came to replace the vehicles we decided to
their service.”
pressure washers, Kärcher also produces
consult our staff before choosing.
Standard features of the comprehensively
vacuum cleaners and floor cleaners, as well as
“We drew up a shortlist of vans that met our
equipped Mercedes-Benz Vito include
automated car washes. Its engineers, who
criteria in terms of size and specification, then
electric windows, remote central locking
provide a service across mainland Britain and
brought in some demonstration vehicles for
and a CD-radio. It also boasts an array of
our engineers to assess. They gave
active and passive safety features, including
them all a thorough examination
the latest Adaptive version of the ESP
®
before voting for their favourite –
anti-skid system, which dynamically monitors
and the Vito was a clear winner.”
the vehicle’s load status while it is on
the move.
She continues: “The Vito is
impressively comfortable and well-
www.karcher.co.uk
built. We also know from experience,
as we have some larger Sprinter vans
in other areas of our business, that
Mercedes vans are extremely reliable.
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