The vans were supplied by local Mercedes-Benz dealer Western Commercial, and will be used to help maintain bowling greens for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Fairways Sportsgrounds won the tender in 2011 to reconstruct and then maintain five lawn bowling greens in the shadow of Glasgow’s iconic Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum.
Commissioned by Glasgow City Council, work on the site has included constructing international-standard greens and new ditch channels, installing an irrigation system and creating a network of pathways.
The new arrivals are powered by 129hp engines, which make the 313CDI 15% more economical than the equivalent model from the previous Sprinter range; an improvement that Mercedes says equates to an extra 4.5 miles per gallon.
Fairways Sportsgrounds contracts director Dave Gibson commented: ‘Our previous Sprinters have served us extremely well so we had no hesitation in choosing more Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
‘We were keen to maintain a consistent corporate image, by having the same smart, professional-looking vans across our divisions. But we also wanted vehicles which would be reliable and safe for our operatives, as well as offering low operating costs and coming with the safety net of high quality support from a local dealer. The Sprinter ticks all of those boxes.’