The utilities company, which now operates 150 Renault Kangoos, will use the latest vehicles in the completion of essential site surveys and callouts by its scientists, water samplers and inspectors.
Finished in Wessex Water’s livery, the company’s latest Kangoos have all been supplied in Business trim and are all powered by the dCi 75 1.5-litre ENERGY diesel engine, which returns up to 67.3mpg on the combined cycle. As with all Renault LCVs, they come with a four-year/100,000-mile warranty.
The Kangoos are supplied with a standard full steel bulkhead and Wessex Water has tailored them with bespoke racking systems and sanitation equipment by QI Van Systems. The business also ordered each van with the factory fitted options of a 68mph speed limiter and the R-Link multimedia system with built-in satellite navigation.
As well as the Kangoo’s whole-life costs, other key purchase influences were the Kangoo’s comprehensive standard specification and the support that Wessex Water has received from the manufacturer and its dealer network in the time it has operated Renault vehicles.
Martin Crocker, head of fleet, Wessex Water, said: “The Kangoo is a perfect fit for our needs and when its whole-life costs, payload and efficiency are taken into consideration, it continues to provide us with an excellent package at a very competitive price.
“Feedback from everyone who drives them is very good and the high level of standard equipment has been particularly well received. With our previous experience of the Kangoo, we also know that the vans will provide us with the reliability that we insist on, our Kangoos being on the road 24/7 and any downtime having a major impact on our operations.”
