The vehicles have been delivered by Walton Summit FIAT Professional dealership in Preston and bring A-Plant’s total investment in Fiat Professional vehicles to £1.1m since 2007.
The Fiat Doblò Cargo vans ordered by A-Plant are predominantly standard-wheelbase vans powered by Fiat Professional’s 1.3-litre MultiJet II turbo diesel engine, which brings low running costs without sacrificing performance or inhibiting the vans’ carrying capacity.
The vans pictured feature a Survey Hire Express livery, a division of A-Plant devoted to providing surveying equipment, such as automatic levels, theodolites, total stations and rotating lasers to construction companies, civil engineers, surveyors and utilities organisations.
A-Plant’s FIAT Doblò Work Up pickups operate in the London area and are specially equipped with tail-lifts, installed in the UK by Fosters Commercials, Preston. The lightweight lifts have a minimal impact on the overall vehicle payload, thus enabling the A-Plant Doblò Work Up pickups to deliver and collect larger or awkwardly-proportioned pieces of equipment in congested areas where larger vehicles would struggle.
Shaun Winstanley, A-Plant director of transport, said: “Getting our equipment delivered to where it's needed and at the time we’ve promised the customer is critical to the success of A-Plant and in order to do that we need a fleet of vehicles that are capable, versatile and very dependable. The FIAT Doblò Cargo fits the bill perfectly because it also manages to offer extremely low running costs and a substantial payload within its compact shape.”
