VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTERS BUILD REPUTATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND

November 28, 2016 by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

◾Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to supply nearly 60 vehicles to Northern Ireland's largest Grounds Maintenance Contractor

◾Vehicles supplied through Donnelly Volkswagen Van Centre

◾Volkswagens chosen due to build quality, RVs and aftersales support

◾Vehicles to be used for grounds maintenance and landscape design

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has secured a new partnership with Out There, Northern Ireland's largest grounds maintenance and landscaping contractor. The new agreement will see a fleet of nearly 60 new commercial vehicles supplied through the Donnelly Van Centre group.

With over 250 employees, Out There is the largest grounds maintenance and landscaping company operating in the whole of Northern Ireland, delivering grounds maintenance, landscape design, commercial installations, tree surgery and environmental management services. Formerly known as The Landscape Centre, Out There has recently rebranded, coinciding with its 70 strong vehicle fleet update.

The Volkswagen Crafter's excellent load capacity, market leading build quality, exceptional residual values and comprehensive aftersales support were key to securing the new fleet contract. The first batch of 13 Volkswagen Crafter vans have been supplied, with the remaining vehicles to be supplied over the next 18 months as part of the firm's ongoing fleet replacement programme.

The vehicles will be used by the Out There staff to cover various grounds maintenance and landscape contracts all across Northern Ireland and soon in London, where they have secured their first mainland UK contract. The purpose built vehicles have been modified to ensure that each is able to carry the firm's plant equipment. All panel vans have been fully ply-lined, feature bulkhead protection and are fitted with a heavy duty towbar. In addition, a number of the vehicles have been converted to accommodate further crew members with a second row of seats installed and glazed side windows fitted.

Steven Thompson, Managing Director at Out There said: 'This is an exciting time for everyone at Out There and it's great to finally unveil the new brand and fleet to everyone. We have around 70 new vehicles that are going to be renewed over the next 18 months, and we are pleased to have partnered up with Donnelly Commercial Vehicles for this first phase.

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'Importantly, they have been able to offer a very high quality fit out of the vans to meet our specific requirements through their TBC wing, and the quality of the finished products speaks for itself. We cannot speak highly enough of the team at Donnellys and we hope to be able continue to work with them over the coming years.'

Out There's fleet also includes a range of Caddys as well as Crafter tipper, flatbed and panel vans.

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