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MANVIK & DENNIS EAGLE CLEANING UP IN REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES MARKET they need anything more, Manvik is just minutes away on the Belfast Harbour Estate. Our goal is to provide a customer support service second to none and our service engineers will beon the scene in no time.”
Five new Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) have started work with Ards and North Down Borough Council, rounding off a bumper year for the Belfast-based dealer Manvik Plant & Hire Ltd.
This emphasis on customer service has played a crucial role in winning orders for Manvik. Since July 2021, Dennis Eagle vehicles have been delivered to Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon BC, Belfast CC, Derry City & Strabane DC, Fermanagh & Omagh DC, Mid Ulster DC and more will be delivered to Belfast CC and Causeway Coast & Glens BC any day now.
The 26-tonne vehicles all feature the Elite 6x2 mid-steer chassiswith Olympus 23m3 bodies and Terberg OmniDEKA electric binlifts. “These new trucks mean we now have 26 front line Dennis Eagle RCVs and eight back-up trucks at Ards and North Down, all fitted with Terberg lifts,” said Manvik director Alan Haire. “This latest order was an easy choice for the council to make. The vehicles have already proven themselves to the council to be very efficient and very reliable. In addition to that, the drivers, crews and engineersare alreadyvery familiar with them, which obviously helps. “The low-entry cab is particularly popular with everyone. It’s both safer and easier to get in and out – which, of course, the
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crews are doing all day long, so they love it. But it also means fewer injuries from slips and falls, fewer people off work and less unbudgeted cost for operators to cover – so they love it too. “And while the council looks after routine service and maintenance in-house, whenever
“During the pandemic lockdowns, orders dried up,”said Alan. “But while we knew they’d pick up again, once everyone returned to their routines, nobody expected the boom to be as sustained as this. “We’ve supplied around 50 trucks in the last 12 months – nearly double what we’ve sold before – and there’s no sign of it letting up.” He believes the combination of great vehicles with the best customer support in the
