Hewer FM downsizes to Berlingo

Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Thirty-five Citroën Berlingo LX 1.6HDi 90hp L1 850 vans have gone into service with Hewer Facilities Management. Having decided to cut costs and emissions, but without compromising efficiency, the Gloucester-based company is using them to replace four-year-old Dispatches.

Running on 30 per cent biodiesel, the newcomers are achieving up to 25 per cent better fuel consumption than the vehicles used previously says the company. As a consequence they produce less CO₂.

Supplied through dealer Warners of Cheltenham on a three-year, 60,000-mile, contract hire with maintenance agreement with Lex Vehicle Leasing, the newcomers are equipped with Wurth Bodyline load area racking. It allows them to carry the same amount of tools and parts as the larger Citroëns they’ve supplanted.

In each case the load area has been lined with polypropylene and fitted with non-slip composite flooring. A full steel bulkhead has been fitted too, along with roof bars and Citroën’s optional Bluetooth package.

Hewer FM is involved in heating and electrical projects for business, local authority, health service and domestic customers within a 50 mile radius of its headquarters. The Berlingos are being used by its engineers.

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