Updated. 12.March.2010
Wigan Council has acquired six more Econ re-furbished spreaders and chassis to replace similar equipment supplied five years ago...
Fleet manager John Derbyshire confirmed the switch to Econ equipment had begun in the mid 1990s and now the local authority’s 10-strong fleet consists entirely of re-furbished Econ vehicles. They perform well and...
ECON RE-FURB “EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS” AT BOLTON
Updated. 25.February.2010
“Exceptional” and “exceeding expectations” were two of the comments from Bolton Council’s Ralph Heyes on the quality of his latest Econ re-furbished spreader and chassis.
Ralph – assistant head of services, vehicle fleet management, added: “We were delighted with the workmanship on the vehicle and look forward to getting a further five years service out of it. We go to Econ as...
SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL PRAISE ECON RE-FURBS
Updated. 18.February.2010
Scottish Borders Council has made further use of Econ’s comprehensive re-furbishing service with a variety of equipment with the results being described as “excellent” by its fleet manager John Martin.
Two existing tipper bodies were removed from “V” registered 6x4 DAF chassis and overhauled blast and painted to a similar specification as the Econ spreaders. The tipper was then remounted onto a new DAF 75 series...
THE GRITTING COMPANY BOOSTED BY ECON VEHICLES
Updated. 15.February.2010
The Gritting Company a division of J.W. Crowther & Son Ltd - one of the country's largest privately-owned winter maintenance contractors – has added five more Econ spreaders to its fleet...
which covers the UK and Northern Ireland. Their extensive fleet is virtually all Econ units - only six are non Econ models – they operate out of 60 depots nationwide.
The Gritting...
ECON TRAILER SPREADER FOR TOP UK SCHOOL
Updated. 12.February.2010
One of the UK’s leading independent schools for boys and girls aged from 2-20 has taken advantage of the Econ’s refurbishment service with acquisition of winter maintenance equipment to replace it’s existing supplier...
Econ has carried out work on a Unimog and supplied a refurbished 2m3 trailer spreader for Queen Ethelburga’s College near York. A DIN snowplough frame and snowplough were provided along with the...
BRINE SPRAYER ON WORLD’S LONGEST GUIDED BUSWAY
Updated. 10.February.2010
An Econ-built brine sprayer, mounted on the firm’s QCB swap body system, will soon be working on the world’s longest guided busway...
The busway, which stretches for 40kms is being built for Cambridgeshire County Council and the brine sprayer will keep the concrete channels free from frost. The first section from St Ives to Cambridge City...