FEATURE
SKIPS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Volvo skip loader’s advanced features proved to be cherry on top of Staff s fi rm's cake
CHERRY Hill Waste, who are based in Staff ordshire, has put its fi rst Volvo truck into service – specifi cally a brand new FL818 250hp 18-tonne skip loader. The vehicle was selected after the performance of a similar demonstrator which beat their existing vehicles. After years of loyalty to another manufacturer, Cherry Hill is now looking to Volvo Trucks for the future, starting with the new FL skip loader, supplied by Hartshorne Motor Services Ltd. Liam Bailey of Cherry Hill Waste, said: “We’d had some issues with our previous supplier so we thought we’d test out a few other trucks.” Liam added the company’s decision to go with the new FL skip loader was mainly about quality as Volvo’s demonstrator “knocked spots off" Cherry Hill’s existing vehicles.
He added: “It was far easier to use and comfi er to drive, and the price we were off ered was reasonable.
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Innovative safety features
“There was another attraction as well – with Volvo you can spec an additional lower side window in the off side door, giving greater visibility in what otherwise can be a blind spot.
“Obviously in skip hire you’ve always got obstacles in your
way when you’re backing into tight driveways, so any extra vision is a bonus.
“The downside of many retrofi t kerb windows is loss of the ability to open the main passenger window above, but with Volvo that isn’t the case. “A sliding version simply replaces the traditional design, removing what for many is the main obstacle to fi tting safety aids of this type. Every driver who had a go with the demonstrator said what a massive help it was.” The Newcastle-under-Lyme-based fi rm has been providing domestic skip hire and
commercial waste removal services since 1982. These days 90% of what their fl eet of six lorries bring in is recycled, a fi gure they hope to raise to 100% in future, as part of a company-wide green initiative, so making sure those vehicles are reliable is vital. With Volvo’s D8K-250 engine under the fl oor and a six-speed overdrive manual gearbox, Cherry Hill Waste’s new vehicle is already earning its keep out on the road and another Volvo will soon be on the way.
Out with the old
Liam concluded: “We’ve got another demonstrator in now to help plan our next order, which will be an eight- wheeled hook-loader, this time with the I-Shift gearbox. “We’re planning to get the whole fl eet swapped over to Volvo eventually, hopefully over the next 18 months or so. The skip loader is still a relatively new truck so we’re still learning about it every day, but so far everything’s spot on.”
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