ISSUE 30 NOVEMBER 2020
THE VOICE OF THE NEW ZEALAND AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
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AFC’s plan comes together EVEN BEFORE THE FIRST CONCRETE POUR, IVECO TRUCKS NEW ZEALAND IS REAPING THE BENEFITS OF PLANNING THE LUBE RETICULATION SYSTEM FOR ITS NEW TRUCK WORKSHOP AND MAIN SALES OFFICE hen Iveco decided to set up its first workshop in New Zealand, it called in Advance Fluid Control (AFC) to design and install the lubricant dispensing and waste fluid systems. AFC director Ronnie Malcolm says being called in right at the planning stage was one of the key advantages and one of the biggest influences in the project’s success.
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“Sometimes, the construction is almost completed and this can make it very difficult to gain access for services in a specific area. A little forethought can be so valuable,” Ronnie says. “Of course we often work with existing buildings, too, but it was great being able to plan the system for Iveco prior to construction starting.” Iveco sales consultant Trevor Wills worked on the project as the oil company rep at the time. He
says considerations about oil systems even dictated some aspects of the workshop’s layout. Project manager Jason Cossill, now Iveco’s Aftersales Business Manager, says the company wanted a gantry crane over the two heavy maintenance bays but that would conflict with overhead oil lines. So ducting for the oil, water, and air lines was dropped into the floor before the slab was laid to supply the four bays in that area.
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