As part of a fleet replacement programme, Burnt Tree have supplied Lyreco with 57 new Mercedes 513 5t integral vans on a full five-year contract hire deal that also includes FleetForce, Burnt Tree’s online fleet management tool. Burnt Tree has also supplied Lyreco with a further 7.5t DAF rigid box van with tail lift and a VW Caddy Maxi van.
‘When we were looking to replace our 5-tonne vehicles, Burnt Tree impressed us not only with the service that we had received with our previous 3.5t vehicles from them but also with their FleetForce fleet maintenance programme that was now available to us. The impressive range of fleet management information that is available through FleetForce was a major selling point to us as these 5t vehicles fall within the scope of our operator’s licence,’ explained Jennie Lucas, national distribution manager at Lyreco.
At the handover of the first of the new 5-tonne vehicles, Tracey Cox, business development manager at Burnt Tree said: ‘Having been involved with Lyreco since 2010, we have been able to forge strong links between the two companies over this four year period. We are looking forward to further developing this close relationship over the working life of these additional vehicles.’
The first 30 new 5-tonne vehicles from Burnt Tree have just gone into service within the national Lyreco distribution fleet, with the balance being delivered into Lyreco later this month.