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DENNIS EAGLE & MANVIK KEEPING LOCAL BOROUGH COUNCIL’S WASTE COLLECTIONS ON TRACK With a population of around 162,000 people to serve, and seven district electoral areas to cover, Ards and North Down Borough Council’s refuse collection fleet of vehicles has to be robust, reliable and fit for purpose, which is why they’ve opted for Dennis Eagle, supplied by Dennis Eagle’s Northern Ireland distributor Manvik Plant & Hire Ltd, as Plant & Civil Engineer’s David Stokes has been finding out.
Ards and North Down Borough Council’s vehicle fleet of trucks and support vans totals around 180 vehicles of different brands including DAF, Volvo, MAN, Renault, Vauxhall and Iveco. Significantly, it includes 26 front line Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicles, in addition to eight back-up trucks, all at 26 tonnes, and fitted with Terberg bin lift systems. The council’s Chief Executive is Stephen Reid, while Fleet Manager is Jeff Shaw, a
prominent member of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers in Northern Ireland who has many years of experience in the industry. It is his responsibility to keep the fleet running smoothly
SIGNIFICANTLY, IT INCLUDES 26 FRONT LINE DENNIS EAGLE REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES, IN ADDITION TO EIGHT BACK-UP TRUCKS, ALL AT 26 TONNES, AND FITTED WITH TERBERG BIN LIFT SYSTEMS.
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